Pathways Academy
High School of Graphic Communication Arts
PATHWAYS MISSION
The mission of the Pathways Academy is to provide all students with the individual
attention and support they need in order to graduate from high school and fulfill
their postsecondary goals.
gTo carry out our mission we sought to give students
more control over pace, place, and content by leveraging technology to create more personalized
learning experiences.
PATHWAYS TEACHERS
Sean Brandt - Academy DirectorGloria Canales - Social Studies/Spanish
Elisabetta La Tanza - MathSylvia Gayatinea - Science
Kelly Doherty - HealthMaria Pepen - Spanish
Helaine Resnick - Guidance Counselor
PATHWAYS ONLINE TEACHERS
Sean Brandt - ScienceKelly Bhola - English
Osvaldo Mendez - EnglishAndy Baker - Science
Emily Owens - Health/Physical EducationRuby Grimes - Career and Technical Education -Web Design, Digital Photography, Computer
Literacy
PATHWAYS ACADEMY
Full time Pathways
• 100 students• Juniors/Seniors identified
as over-age and under-credited
• Deficient 10+ credits• 22 students identified as
LTAs
Part-time Pathways with Facilitator
• 153 students enrolled in our Pathways PM School Program• 6th Period Elective• Course re-takes• Credit accumulation
• 91 Students attend 2nd, 4th or 5th period ONLINE CLASS• Health• Spanish• 6th Period Elective
• 26 BOSS Enrollments• Multi-course (PM SCHOOL)
OUR BLENDED LEARNING MODELS
Self Paced Learning• Students choose to take
one or more courses entirely online (home and brick & Mortar)
• Work with guidance counselors to identify courses
• Checks in with Teacher-of-Record once a week
Flex Models• Content and instruction
is delivered primarily online with the Teacher-of-Record or facilitator on site to provide support as needed
• Classroom teacher supplements instruction with online activites
Fully Online Face-to-Face
FLEX MODEL 1
• Classes held in Mac Lab or classroom with a laptop cart• Facilitated by a trained teacher• Provides support as needed• Conducts student/parent outreach
• Students work independently on online courses and emails or seeks out Teacher-of-Record for assistance with content
Use wall charts to
track progress and
externally motivate
students to
complete their
courses
Celebrate students’ achievements
86
21
17
Average Courses Completed per
Student
1
2
3 +
Social Studies
English
Mathematics
Spanish
Electives
Science
Physical Education
Health
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
79
12
7
18
17
4
19
46
iLearn Courses Completed by Subject
ILEARN COURSES COMPLETED TO DATE
173
FLEX MODEL 2 - ECONOMICS
Face-to-Face Instruction enhanced with online tools
Daily Structure:• DO NOW posted
in DISCUSSION BOARD
• Whole Group Instruction
• Independent Online Work
• Whole Group Share-out
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT
•Approx. 60 (and more to come!) students WILL graduate in June after
having taking a class on iLearn
CHALLENGES
• Teacher buy-in• Many opportunities for professional development but few
took advantage• Few understand blended learning, most believe that it is
only online learning
• Lack of strong classroom facilitators• Weak student orientation• Improve through use of video and orientation study guide
• Experimented but not satisfied with blending learning in Math classes• Students’ skills are too weak and require more teacher
attention than before
NEXT STEPS
• Begin to expand the iLearn program school-wide• Achieve3000• Train teachers on using NBC Learn, Discovery, Gale, and
D2L
• Implement a Rotation Model in math classes using MathXL as a supplement
• iLearn Summer School for the Graphics Campus: HSGCA, BOSS, UAG• Create Guidance/Student Goal Setter
PATHWAYS STUDENT EXPERIENCE
• Ashley Palmer
• Daphne Rivera
• Sokhona Cisse
• Diamond Atteberry
• Brandon Andrade
• Patrick Sarno
• Doris Rosario
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