Q&A
I. Who ranks online schools?
-College
U.S. News and World Report
GetEducated.com
-High School
FindTheBest.com
BestOnlineHighSchools.com
II. What agencies provide accreditation for online schools?
State:
Educational Agencies, such as the Texas Education Agency
National:
Distance Education Training Council
NCAA (for student athletes)
Regional:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) (CT, ME, MS, NH, RI, VT, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East)
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement(NCA) (AZ, AK, CO, IL, IN, IO, KS, MI, MN, MS, Navajo Nation, NB, NM, ND, OH, OK, SD, WV, WI, and WY)
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA) (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East)
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, and Latin America)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (CA, HI, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, and other Australasian locations)
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU) (AL, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, and WA)
III. What are the main types of online high schools?
Private online high schools
Public online high schools
Online charter schools
University-affiliated online high schools
IV. Agencies related to online education:
iNACOL: International Association for K-12 Online Learning
V. Awards
The Sloan Consortium
iNACOL 2012 Awards
ISTE Awards
Teacher Blog Award
CODiE Award for Educational Technology
Tech & Learning Educational Technology Products Awards of Excellence
Association of American Publishers Innovation Awards
BESSIE Awards
USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association)
Awards Recipients:
Connections Academy Awards
Edmentum Awards
VI. How do teachers get online certification?
Article: Preparing K-12 Teachers to Teach Online
Programs:
Texas Virtual School Teacher Certification
University of California at Irvine Certification Program
Texas A&M Virtual Instructor Program
California State University, East Bay
-College
U.S. News and World Report
GetEducated.com
-High School
FindTheBest.com
BestOnlineHighSchools.com
II. What agencies provide accreditation for online schools?
State:
Educational Agencies, such as the Texas Education Agency
National:
Distance Education Training Council
NCAA (for student athletes)
Regional:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) (CT, ME, MS, NH, RI, VT, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East)
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement(NCA) (AZ, AK, CO, IL, IN, IO, KS, MI, MN, MS, Navajo Nation, NB, NM, ND, OH, OK, SD, WV, WI, and WY)
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA) (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East)
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, and Latin America)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (CA, HI, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, and other Australasian locations)
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU) (AL, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, and WA)
III. What are the main types of online high schools?
Private online high schools
Public online high schools
Online charter schools
University-affiliated online high schools
IV. Agencies related to online education:
iNACOL: International Association for K-12 Online Learning
V. Awards
The Sloan Consortium
iNACOL 2012 Awards
ISTE Awards
Teacher Blog Award
CODiE Award for Educational Technology
Tech & Learning Educational Technology Products Awards of Excellence
Association of American Publishers Innovation Awards
BESSIE Awards
USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association)
Awards Recipients:
Connections Academy Awards
Edmentum Awards
VI. How do teachers get online certification?
Article: Preparing K-12 Teachers to Teach Online
Programs:
Texas Virtual School Teacher Certification
University of California at Irvine Certification Program
Texas A&M Virtual Instructor Program
California State University, East Bay