Registration Now Open!
2009 Virtual School Symposium
Creating New Solutions Through Online Learning
November 15-17, 2009
Austin, TX
Special Edition Webinar Series
July 16: How To Start An Online School
July 21: Selecting and Developing Online Content
July 23: Online Teacher Recruitment, Preparation, and Support
July 28: Online Student Recruitment, Support, and Access Issues
Connect with over 2,400 members who are experts and professionals in K-12 online learning.
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The International Association for K-12 Online Learning
Mission: iNACOL strives to ensure all students have access to world-class education and quality online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success.
Vision: Online learning is a powerful innovation that expands education opportunities. iNACOL supports access to high-quality online learning for all students.
Resources
Latest News
- Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, U.S. Department of Education (June 26, 2009)
- IESD Comprehensive Technical Report: Evaluation of the Social Skills of Full-Time, Online Public School Students, May 2009
- Getting Students More Learning Time Online: Distance Education in Support of Expanded Learning Time in K-12 Schools, by the Center for American Progress (May 2009)
- NACOL Moves International, Becomes iNACOL (January 2009)
- K12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators, by The Sloan Consortium (January 2009)
Research Reports Released on Online Learning:
- Visit the new iNACOL Online Bookstore for a complete list of iNACOL's publications, to download and order hard copies.
- iNACOL Promising Practices in Online Learning: Management and Operations of Online Programs: Ensuring Quality and Accountability, by John Watson and Butch Gemin (April 2009)
- Breaking Away From Tradition: E-Education Expands Opportunities for Raising Achievement, (Education Week Webinar, March 31, 2009) with Susan Patrick, CEO of iNACOL, and Bill Thomas, Ed Tech Director of SREB
- Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: A Review of State-level Policy and Practice (October 2008) by John Watson
- Connecting to the World of Online Learning, Threshold Magazine (Fall 2008)
- Virtual Schools and Online Learning: How It Works, Threshold Magazine (Fall 2008) - this illustration explains how K-12 online learning works
- NACOL Promising Practices in Online Learning: Socialization in Online Programs, by John Watson and Butch Gemin (August 2008)
- iNACOL Sorting Through Online Learning Options: A Guide for Parents (January 2009)
- NACOL Promising Practices in Online Learning: Using Online Learning for At-Risk Students and Credit Recovery, by John Watson and Butch Gemin (July 2008)
- NACOL Fast Facts About Online Learning, NACOL (March 2009)
- Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2002–03 and 2004–05, released by the U.S. Dept. of Education (June 2008)
- Connecting Students to Advanced Courses Online, released by the U.S. Department of Education (January 2008)
- NACOL National Standards of Quality
- 20/20 Costs and Funding of Virtual Schools A Report Prepared for the BellSouth Foundation by APA (November 2006)
- Exploring E-Learning Reforms for Michigan: the New Education (R)evolution by Tom Watkins, former State Superintendent of Michigan