In New Hampshire, teachers use a variety of models for teaching online, from posting daily homework assignments to posting their entire course content online, and everything between. This page will connect you with resources and standards used by teachers to deliver quality instruction and materials online.

As more and more schools and districts move their content online, teaching online will be a greater part of the expectations for teachers.  Districts and teachers will have to develop their own philosophy for distance learning and online education within their individual districts.

Watch the video A Vision of K-12 Students Today on You Tube.

In Chapter 4 of his book Developing Faculty to Use Technology, Programs and Strategies to Enhance Teaching, Douglas F. Johnson of the University of Florida talks about moving Toward a Philosophy of Online Education. The Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List sponsored by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning printed an excerpt from the chapter in the book.

The NH e-Learning for Educators Program, originally part of a Ready to Teach Grant from the US DOE to Alabama Public Television, continues on as a program of the NH Department of Education. The program provides online professional development training to teachers throughout New Hampshire.
Through the OPEN NH project, teachers can get online professional development in both content and pedagogy. NH e-Learning for educators also offers Teaching Enhancement courses for New Hampshire educators in online course development and facilitation. Visit the Teaching Enhancement pages on the OPEN NH website for more information.

You can also view a video clip about the 8-state E-Learning for Educators Initiative on the Alabama Public Television web site.

Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
The online charter school has opportunities for teaching online. Teacher training for online delivery of content is provided by the school.

The VHS Collaborative
The VHS Collaborative offers a consortium membership model for districts.  The virtual school provides seats in its classes in exchange for an online teacher from the school. 

National Standards for Quality Online Courses and Teaching
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (formerly the North American Council for Online Learning )

• NACOL (iNACOL) endorsed the national standards for quality online courses in 2007. Download the standards.
• NACOL (iNACOL) released the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching in 2008. Download the standards.