Required reading for online learning educators

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning puts out many publications.  Here is a list of some of their more recent publications that will be of interest to online learning educators.

• Authorizing Online Learning, Patrick and Vander Ark (2011)
• iNACOL Online Learning Definitions Project (October 2011)
• Authorizing Online Learning (VanderArk and Patrick, published by NACSA, August 2011)
• The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles of emerging models (Innosight Institute, 2011)
• Clearing the Path: Creating Innovation Space for Serving Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in Competency-Based Pathways (Chris Sturgis, Bob Rath, Ephraim Weisstein, and Susan Patrick, January 2011)
• Digital Learning Now Report: 10 Elements (December 2010)
• When Success is the Only Option: Designing Competency-Based Pathways for Next Generation Learning (Chris Sturgis and Susan Patrick, November 2010)
• Going Virtual! 2010: The Status of Professional Development and Unique Needs of K-12 Online Teachers (Lisa Dawley, Kerry Rice, Glori Hinck, November 2010)
• Lessons Learned from Virtual Schools: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field (Richard E. Ferdig and Cathy Cavanaugh, November 2010)
• A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, Version 2 (Matthew Wicks, November 2010)
• Class Connections: High School Reform and the Role of Online Learning (Picciano and Seaman, August 2010)
• Virtual K-12 Public School Programs and Students with Disabilities: Issues and Recommendations (Eve Muller, July 2010)
• Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Dallas, TX: National Staff Development Council (2009)
• iNACOL Research Committee Issues Brief: An Exploration of At-Risk Learners and Online Education (April 2010)
• Wichita Public Schools' Learning Centers, Innosight Institute (March 2010)
• The Online Learning Imperative: A Solution to Three Looming Crises in Education, by Governor Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education (February 2010)

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