http://homeschoolrecess.com/node/120 A place for Minnesota homeschooling families and virtual charter school families to network, share resources, plan field trips
Center for Rural Policy and Development spotlights the publication "Rural Minnesota Journal" which includes a chapter by Doug Thomas, Executive Director of EdVisions, Inc.
Minnesota's K-12 Schools: How Charter and Other New Ideas are Opening Up the Public School System
EdVisions
Our Flagship - 'Imagine' creating a school that is fundamentally different.
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Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America of Minnesota
Charter School Authorizing Program
920 E 34th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-201-0292/Fax: 612-746-2020
Small schools- Research shows that students are more successful in small school environments. Students receive more attention and are able to form strong relationships with their teachers in small schools. Their size allows teachers to work closely with parents and students to develop individualized learning plans that address the learning style of the student, resulting in a a more beneficial learning experience for all involved.
Gates Foundation
The Gates-EdVisions Project seeks to create and develop innovative schools using the governance model created by the EdVisions Cooperative and the instruction-learning model used by the Minnesota New Country School (MNCS) in Henderson, Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Education
MDE publishes a list of approved and certified online learning providers.
Stand Up
The STAND UP Coalition includes more than 50 community-based schools, education organizations, and others from throughout the country which have joined forces to address a common goal: demanding a solution our education crisis. The coalition works to engage all Americans in becoming part of the solution by providing valuable information and resources parents, guardians, concerned citizens, and communities can use to help make sure all young people graduate high school ready for college, work and citizenship.
Minnesota Center for School Change
Profiles of Minnesota Charter Schools is the collective effort of three organizations and many, many individuals. Leadership came from the Center for School Change at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, with considerable assistance from EdVisions, Inc. and the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools.
Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
Unleashing education from convention
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Examples of Education Reform
Sixty-five percent of new teachers and 50 percent of veterans are interested in "working at" a school "run and managed by teachers," according to a recent Public Agenda survey. What many teachers don't know is that they can run and manage a school. We tend to assume that teachers must be employees. But thanks to some teachers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, teachers can work at a school which they run along with their fellow teachers.
eMediaWire
- New Online High School Offering Minnesota Teens Webcams, Laptops, and Freedom Holds Demonstration on July 18 in Burnsville
Henderson, Minnesota (PRWEB) July 13, 2005 -- Up until now, Minnesota teens who wanted the convenience of an online school had to enroll in one with traditional classes and curriculum. But now they have another option; they can attend EdVisions Off-Campus High School and choose what they want to learn. Based on the program used at Minnesota New Country School, famous for its 1995 discovery of deformed frogs in a local pond, EOCHS will offer teens around the state the option of designing their own projects, carrying them out at home or in the community, and sharing them with others via webcam, laptop, and live meetings in different areas of the state.
Tools of EdVisions Off-Campus
Hope Study
The Hope Study was designed to assist schools in pinpointing their strengths as well as areas for improvement, and help them design proactive plans to improve their practices and procedures with an eye towards enhancing and enriching the student experience. Using these surveys, schools can drive continuous improvement through the organization in a way that directly benefits their students.
Project Foundry
When Tom Vander Ark of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation called Minnestoa New Country High School the "Coolest school in America" innovative educators began to take note of the school’s innovative approach. Since then Edvisions Coop has replicated the successful Project-Based model in schools across the midwest and soon across the country. Project-Based Learning Systems and Edvisions are proud to announce a partnership with Homeboyz Interactive to provide site licenses for Project Foundry.
