Wrap Up and Looking Ahead

Summary

This week you’ve had an opportunity to examine the basics of K-12 TLO and to debate the pros and cons of the movement as a whole. You should have a basic mastery at this point of what K-12 TLO is, what it looks like, what kinds of students it serves and some of the issues associated with understanding its effectiveness.

Checklist

• Read Chapter 1: "The Landscape of K-12 Online Learning."
• Review all course materials for the week.
• Explore examples of K-12 TLO.
• Participate in the lesson discussion forum.
• Establish relationships with your teaching team.

Looking Ahead

As we look ahead to next week, we’re going to examine the school choice movement in a bit more detail and begin to establish the micro teaching experiences that will fill Lessons 3-8. We’ll also complete an exercise that will help us begin to better understand the experience of kids.