“Virtual education affords us the opportunity to craft
distinctive learning experiences and environments for students who are
better suited to non-traditional learning. We are confident that our new
hybrid virtual high school will help our students achieve academic and
social success and are very pleased to be working with such a highly
regarded organization as Connections Learning.”
–Dr. Bonita Coleman-Potter
Deputy Superintendent for Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland
“I
have been a high school teacher and administrator for almost 20 years,
and have been using online learning management and course delivery
systems throughout my career. I served as the chair of a district-wide
committee charged with researching and adopting an online system that
would serve as the foundation of a state-wide K-12th grade virtual
school. Suffice it to say that our committee found that Connections
Learning is the most effective and comprehensive digital education
program available to educators today. Connections Learning features
highly qualified teachers, rigorous curriculum, engaging instruction,
valid assessments, and has the experience and customer service necessary
to support all levels of users. Connections Learning is the true
realization of everything that ‘online education’ is supposed to be.”
–James Rooks, Vice Principal
Jackson Hole High School, Teton County School District #1, Wyoming
“Connections
Learning is a win-win for my student’s academic level and allowing me
to use my skills as a teacher to create specially designed instruction
pertinent to the individual student’s learning style and needs.
Connections Learning makes the cake and I, as the teacher, frost and
decorate it to the specific occasion.
The staff and
administration at Connection Learning are part of our team. They listen
to our needs, suggestions, and questions and follow up with solutions
that work. Working with the Connection Learning teachers, who are only
an email or phone call away, has been a positive learning and
collaboration experience
As a secondary special education
teacher, modifying the work in the general education classroom took most
of my time, now I can concentrate on my student’s daily work, needs and
successes. Hmm . . . paperwork or working with the student . . . which
would any teacher choose?”
–Melanie Elliott, Teacher, Integrated Learning Center, Special Education Dept
Bainbridge High School, Washington
“Most
credit recovery programs fail to re-teach the students and simply have
them do paper/pencil work. Connections Learning is very different: My
students are expected to master the work and they have online teachers
who really want to help them get there.”
–TJ McCray, School Programs Manager
Connections Academy, Houston, Texas
“K
to the 8th Power (Kto8) is carefully designed both to teach technology
skills and strengthen academic skills. Students exercise math skills as
they learn Excel®, review grammar rules while creating Word® documents,
build logic skills while exploring HTML. It’s a powerful tool that’s
getting results for more than half a million students in over 2000
schools and districts across the country.”
–Pat Hoge, Ph.D., VP Curriculum and Instruction
Connections Education, Maryland
"In the 21st Century, “It is so important in this day and age for our
students to be proficient typists, no matter what they are studying. No
more hunt and peck! With Kto8, the keyboarding lessons are very
game-like, so our students are very happy to keep practicing at school
and at home until they master the skills. Small schools like mine can
really benefit from the Kto8 curriculum – and our kids will really love
it!”
–Jean Suttie, Principal
St. Patrick’s School, a K-8 school of just under 150 students in Sparta, Wisconsin
"Connections
Academy has been of invaluable assistance to our students who are
unable to attend a brick and mortar school. The online curriculum has
helped our elementary and middle school students stay on track with
their cohorts and it has helped our high school students gain credits
towards graduation."
–Mickey Burgess, Dean of Instruction
HISD Community Services, Houston Independent School District, Texas
"As a special and regular education teacher, I have come to really appreciate the many resources that Connections Learning provides with each of its course lessons. Not only do the students have daily access to their online teachers, they also have videos, interactive slide presentations, discussion boards, activities and readings to assist them with learning the relevant course materials. This has been beneficial to the variety of learning styles that are present in all classrooms."
–Natasha Mallone, Teacher
HISD Community Services, Houston Independent School District, Texas