Resources

Included below are links to external resources that be may be helpful to students, educators, and schools.

Distance Learning Aptitude
To take a self-assessment on whether distance learning is for you try:

http://www.waol.org/getstarted/IsOnline4Me.asp

Learning Skills
To access hints on how to study, be an active reader, write effectively and manage your time try:

http://www.howtostudy.org

To gain helpful hints on how to succeed in a virtual education program try:

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp

Reports
To read a study from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics about the increasing use of distance learning courses in public schools go to:

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/2005010/

To read a report from WestEd about supplementing traditional K-12 school curriculum with distance learning courses go to:

http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/KN-03-02.pdf

To read a report from the Early College High School Initiative, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, about the new phenomena of earning an Associates Degree by the end of high school go to:

http://www.earlycolleges.org/Downloads/collegecredit.pdf