Three Clicks and You're In...to 3rd Party Providers

Your Name and Title: 

Katie Leach

Three Clicks and You're In...to 3rd Party Providers

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School, Library, or Organization Name:

Weatherly Area School District

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Co-Presenter Name(s): None

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Area of the World from Which You Will Present:

Pennsylvania, USA

Language in Which You Will Present:

English

Target Audience(s):

Administration, Teachers of Gifted Students, Teachers of Special Needs Students

Short Session Description (one line):

Small schools can provide many courses for their students using 3rd Party Providers.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

In small school districts, the faculty cannot offer specialized courses such as Chinese, AP courses or even Driver's Education.  Using 3rd Party Providers, schools can offer a tremendous array of courses for their students.  For this presentation, we will look at the following:

• Why you would want to use 3rd Providers

• What to look for in choosing a 3rd Party Provider for your school
  • Blended School
  • Total provider, including the teacher
• What types of courses can be offered
  • Languages
  • AP Courses
  • Sciences
  • Arts
  • Driver's Education plus more
• Costs for 3rd Party Providers
• Getting Organized to Use 3rd Party Providers
• Preparing students for Online Learning with 3rd Party Providers
• The surprises in using a 3rd Party Provider
• What our district did right...
• What our district did wrong...
• Other online alternatives

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

These are the websites to the 3rd Party Providers our district uses, but there are other choices for 3rd Party Providers, as well.

Keystone National High School

A 1 Mummas Driving School