E-Learning Opens Doors for Gifted Students

Online learning can open the door to a vast array of expanded course selections, individualized attention for students, and the flexibility for students to move at their own pace—all factors that make virtual learning environments an attractive option for gifted students.

And as budget cuts threaten to drain funding from programs for the gifted, more schools—and students—may be looking to online education as a way to fill the gap in offerings, according to experts in gifted education.

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Report Shows N.C. 2nd in Virtual School Enrollment

“The growth of North Carolina’s Virtual Public School is good news for North Carolina students and their families,” said State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison. “This shows that students are seeing the value of virtual learning.”

“The virtual public school offers schools an opportunity to extend their learning opportunities for students,” said State Superintendent June Atkinson. “This is an outstanding tool for our school districts to use in meeting student needs and for leveling the playing field from school to school and from school district to school district.”

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Farmville Central construction nearly complete

The expansion will increase the school’s capacity from 780 to 1,020. The school has been at about 105 percent capacity the past couple of school years.

In the 2009-10 school year, the school had 827 students, and in the previous year it had 824 students.

The new wing will have four labs and one technology room for virtual learning, in addition to standard classrooms.

The labs are in pairs on either side of the hall with a small common room in between each set for teachers to prepare materials.

The cafeteria will be about 2,000 square feet bigger.

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