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EDUCATIONAL VISION

ACHIEVE3000

• Began as an innovative company to reach students 2-12 online• Assists more than 1 million students nationwide• Has branched to reach adult learners and L2

learners of English• Have branched into interdisciplinary studies• The products lines include:

PROVEN TO ACHIEVE

• Case studies determine raging success• Falls in line with success rates of online learning

and preparedness for the future• Students are engaged with gamification and

MOOC concepts• Students learn and succeed through diverse

implementation:• Home• School• Library

FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION• To accommodate full spectrum needs and learning

modalities through the use of email interaction, and individual progress dashboards

• Incorporate through the use of major email providers, and to integrate the use of international learning as a standard in the corporate catalogue.

CURRENT SITUATION

• Currently this organization is servicing school districts across the country• Reaches students that range from k-adult• Complies with federal education testing

regulations of the Lexile reading mandates• Services ELL students through email and

gamification ESL

ELLReading

Comprehension

GOALS OF ACHIEVE3000

• The next five years are crucial to expansion of the product:• The goal is to incorporate their technology to adapt to

tablets and mobile devices.• Promoting and continue the incorporation of ELL

programs

ACHIEVING TO LOOK AHEAD

• These goals are estimations of what could be, and to adequately assist and educate the public. • The future will be dependent on a few factors:• Economy• Need• Educational Policy

• Barring any hindrances, Achieve3000 should be able to move ahead, reaching masses in a way that incorporates technology and promotes independent learning at any time.

FUTURING

• The future of education is moving in the direction of MOOC’s and use of mobile and tablet devices for on-the-go/just-in-time learning

• Technique to track how new changes can be incorporated, or to propose their effectiveness is through Scanning

• Trends help to identify how new technology can be used, and what will be needed for that technology to be successful

SCANNING

• Using Scanning to track successes of a new technology• To incorporate new

information and collaborative ideas• Catalogues

proposed technology for use in specific areas

PROJECTIONS FOR A FUTURE EDUCATIONAL SETTING-2017

• Students will gain most content based instruction through the use of mobile and tablet devices• Registration and attendance for grades k-12 will

skyrocket for online education• Textbooks will become scarce if present at all for

certain areas (considering economics a factor)• Topics will be app based with devices• Teachers will be remote• Low income areas will maintain status quo-remain

as they are now

THE FUTURE CLASSROOM

“classrooms” will possess the same learning modalities and tenets, but will no longer require physical attendance.

LEARNING ONLINE

FUTURE STUDENTS

Trends• Future students will

use mobile/tablet devices in order to gain content knowledge• Email and web-based

learning will be primary means of communication and lessons

FUTURE TEACHERS

• Teacher will have to be more cognizant of technology, its applications, and how to leverage the use to accommodate a mass number of students• MOOC’s will need to be regulated as opposed to

teachers setting schedules• Higher education will bleed into secondary

education as students find interests quicker• Skill sets and problem solving will be increased

due to the technical traversing and mastering

OVERALL OUTCOMES

• The projection for the future of education is that students will have quicker and richer information• Learners will be able to cut out unnecessary work

to target mastery content• Higher level of comprehension will develop due to

the lack of politics and wasted time in a brick and mortar environment• Lower income school districts have the potential

of suffering the most• Lack of funds to streamline their educational programs