This course introduces a media-rich learning
environment teachers can use with their students, and provides models,
including videos of exemplary practice, to illustrate ways to teach beyond
the textbook.
Resources within the courses correspond to state standards, the National
Science Education Standards, and the MCREL Compendium of Standards.

Idaho Virtual Academy Hosting Parent Information Sessions in August

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an online course designed to provide new strategies for teachers to excite
students about science and facilitate students' learning using multimedia
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BOISE, Idaho, Idaho Virtual Academy (IDVA) will
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New Online Course Teaching High School Biology Now Available From Teachers Domain Professional Development

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Teaching High School Biology joins Teaching Elementary Life Science,
Teaching Elementary Physical Science, and Teaching Middle School Life
Science in the Teachers' Domain Professional Development portfolio.

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Teachers' Domain Professional Development
introduces Teaching High School Biology at www.
Families attending the information sessions will learn more about the
school, view the curriculum , books and materials, witness a demonstration of
the academic program, and find out how their child can enroll in the tuition-
free public school for the 2005-2006 year.

The Idaho Virtual Academy is a statewide public virtual charter school.

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WGBH is also recognized as one of the nation's leading
producers of media-based resources to support teacher training and student
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A course participant exclaims, "The different sections are clearly laid out
and help give teachers specific information about what is essential in an
inquiry-based classroom and examples of how to incorporate these elements
into their own classroom.
Since IDVA is a public school, it is tuition-free for all residents of
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Teaching High School Biology helps teachers identify the benefits of an
inquiry-based approach to science education, explore a range of
methodologies for teaching challenging topics, and examine the process of
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IDVA is an innovative public school option that allows students to learn at
home, and enables parents to work in partnership with highly qualified public
school teachers to become active participants in their child's education.

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For dates, times and locations of all Idaho Virtual Academy education
events, please visit: http://www.

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These
research-based courses are available by license to educational service
agencies, districts, schools and universities for delivery to the K - 12
teachers they serve. IDVA provides an excellent education using a high quality,
comprehensive academic program that gives every child the flexibility and
individual attention needed to succeed.

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Participants use
multimedia to explore novel learning environments and strategies that
foster student interest, involve them in the research process, advance
their critical thinking skills, and develop their conceptual understanding. After taking this course I will be sure to pay
closer attention to the planning process and I will spend more time trying
to identify the preconceptions students might have, in hopes of increasing
their understanding. Funded
by the National Science Digital Library as part of the National Science
Foundation, Teachers' Domain includes lesson plans, background essays, and
customization features for introducing multimedia resources into the
classroom. Focusing on both content and methodology at all grade levels,
these products represent effective standards-based teaching in classrooms
across the country, and address a wide variety of subject areas and
educational challenges.

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IDVA teachers and/or
administrators will be there to answer questions about the school.

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Teachers' Domain Professional Development courses integrate inquiry
learning with video clips and interactive experiences from award-winning
PBS science programs and Web sites, including educator favorites NOVA,
ZOOM, and A Science Odyssey.

WGBH is the leading producer of PBS prime-time programs and online content ,
a major producer for public radio, and a pioneer in educational multimedia
(including the Web , broadband, and interactive television) and in
technologies and services that make media accessible for people with
disabilities.

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More information about the courses is available at
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Students who enroll in IDVA receive a computer, monitor, printer, access
to the K12 Online School , lessons, assessments, books, materials, planning and
progress tools, and much more.

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All sessions are free and open to the public.