How Online Learning Works at Pathfinder!
Personalized Online Learning
In addition to general education courses, students will enroll online in a career–focused academy aligned with their college and career goals. With multiple paths to success, students can gain a competitive advantage against their peers, whether that includes college, career, or both. Within each academy, students can specialize in a program of study that connects with their interests, skills, and talents. No matter which academy a student chooses, they will develop essential workplace skills and can gain industry-recognized credentials related to their program concentration.
The Learning Team for Student Success
- Student
- Parent/Guardian/Learning Coach
- Success Coach
- Content Teacher
- Advisory Teacher
- School Counselor
- CTE Coordinator
- Head of School
Getting Started
Before the start of school, the school counselor or success coach will meet with your student to understand their interests, aspirations, and previous course history and develop a personalized study plan.
You and your student can participate in orientation activities to best prepare for the start of school. During orientation Success Coaches will guide students through a series of walkthroughs and overviews to get acquainted with the educational tools they will be using everyday including the student dashboard, course access, calendars, email, and how to turn in assignments. There are live sessions for interactive discussion and ‘orientation courses’ to help set your student up for success.
A Typical School Day
It’s a Wednesday at 8:30 am, and John, an eighth grade student, sits down at the workspace tucked into a corner of his family’s living room. John logs onto his school-provided computer and is immediately viewing his course dashboard. He reviews the to-do list for the day and the live conference class sessions scheduled for each course. His mom helps him plan what tasks to tackle first, and she heads to the other room to make a work call.
*Schedules will vary by student and teacher.
The Learning management System and Naviance
AMP (Accel Management Platform for Education)
Pathfinder Career Academy will utilize a full learning ecosystem called AMP. Within AMP, asynchronous and live instruction occur within the student’s course dashboard. Student dashboards contain a course card for each course. Within each course card students access live instruction through a secure web conferencing tool.
Web conferencing is used for one-on-one, small group, and whole group sessions between teacher and students as well as for collaboration among students. The web conferencing platform provides students and teachers with access to a virtual whiteboard, chat functionality, and microphone and webcam functionality to promote collaboration.
Additionally, share screen features are controlled by the teacher, and shared documents can be edited simultaneously. Within these meetings, teachers can create “breakout” rooms where collaborative groups can meet to discuss a project or work on content.
As part of the AMP package, students will have Naviance as their college and career planning tool. This program can be accessed directly in the student’s Canvas learning management system. Naviance will help students with career exploration and planning, college research and application, course planning, life skills, and self-discovery tools to make informed decisions about their future.
The student-centered instructional method used puts students’ needs at the forefront of the instructional design, allowing for them to take charge and be wholly involved in each aspect of their learning. Students can progress through their lessons at different paces based on their rate of mastery, yet the school has grading and progress expectations that all students must meet for each term.
Walkthrough Video: watch to see how you can access your coursework and lessons!
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