Chinook+Cyber+School


 * Mission Statement:**Chinook Cyber School (CCS) provides 21st century learners with student centered educational opportunities based on innovative technology. CCS extends learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of students allowing them to develop personal responsibility as lifelong, independent learners

CCS teachers strive to ensure academic excellence in their courses through relevant educational practice with the assistance of technology.
 * Vision Statement:** Our vision is to facilitate students towards taking pride in and ownership of their learning by providing opportunity for personal academic achievement. This will be supported through collaboration with the CCS community which includes teachers, students, support schools, and families.


 * Services:** a full range of grade 10-12 core and elective high school classes (54 in total)


 * Service Region:** all schools within Chinook School Division


 * Demographics:** ~ 600 students with ~850 seats total registration


 * Model:**
 * Synchronous courses via codian server - semesterized scheduled classes
 * Asynchronous Courses via Moodle – semesterized and CSI (continuous student intake)
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 * Delivery Tools**
 * Moodle,
 * Skype, Twiddla, Camtasia and SnagIt, Inspiration, Audacity, Google Docs
 * Adobe Connect
 * Team Communication/Development**
 * Shared workspace for CSI teachers – continuous sharing
 * School visits by Cyber School Principal
 * Semester video conference meeting with all DL staff

Our course selections are based on a student driven timetabling model. An interest survey goes to all Chinook schools in March to find student interest in courses. The Cyber School timetable is based on these results and staffing is put in place.

Shelby Budd – sbudd@chinooksd.ca 306-773-2801 ext 534
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