IScoil - Revision history

Pbacsich: added cat virtual schools case studies - and tidied

2013-01-02T15:53:29Z

added cat virtual schools case studies - and tidied

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	> [[Europe]]		> [[Europe]]
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	> [[Virtual schools]]		> [[Virtual schools]]


			[[Category:Ireland\|iscoil]]


	~~[[Category:Ireland\|Iscoil]]~~

	[[Category:Virtual schools ~~in Ireland\|Iscoil~~]]		[[Category:Virtual schools]]
	[[Category:~~Europe\|Iscoil~~]]		[[Category:Virtual schools in Ireland]]
	[[Category:Virtual schools in Europe~~\|Iscoil~~]]		[[Category:Virtual schools in Europe]]

			[[Category:Virtual schools case studies]]

	[[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:VISCED]]

NikkiCortoos: change ref to website

2012-04-19T11:10:42Z

change ref to website

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	iScoil operates with 4 full time staff and about 8 part-time teachers. Teachers are either mentors who work with groups of up to 6 students or subject specialists who devise the learning pathway and curriculum for individual students.		iScoil operates with 4 full time staff and about 8 part-time teachers. Teachers are either mentors who work with groups of up to 6 students or subject specialists who devise the learning pathway and curriculum for individual students.

	The ~~Virtual School Name~~ web site is at <http://www.iscoil.ie>.		The iScoil web site is at http://www.iscoil.ie.

SallyReynolds: added more information to iScoil page

2012-02-22T10:11:12Z

added more information to iScoil page

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	The ''iScoil'' is a [[virtual school]] located in [[Ireland]].		The ''iScoil'' is a [[virtual school]] located in [[Ireland]].

			iScoil began in 2009 and emerged from a collaboration with NotSchool UK. Before launching as iScoil, it operated for 2 years as NotSchool Ireland.

	iScoil has been developed for students between the ages of 12 and 16 who have disengaged from the school system. Funded by the Presentation Sisters, iScoil currently caters for 50 learners located in five clusters around the country - Dublin, East Coast, Longford, Limerick and Galway.		iScoil has been developed for students between the ages of 12 and 16 who have disengaged from the school system. Students include school phobics, students suffering from depression and behavioural problems and students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Funded by the Presentation Sisters, iScoil currently caters for 50 learners located in five clusters around the country - Dublin, East Coast, Longford, Limerick and Galway. It does not at this time receive any funding from the Dept of Education or other government agencies although this is being actively sought. Referrals to iScoil generally come through government agencies of some sort.

	iScoil is based on blended learning where students receive both online tutoring and face-to-face workshops. The students are assigned a mentor who identifies the student's interests, facilitates their learning and helps them to work towards a FETAC accreditation. The students are not bound by a class timetable but can participate throughout the day and at their own pace as the server is open from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.		iScoil is based on blended learning where students receive both online tutoring and face-to-face workshops. The students are assigned a mentor who identifies the student's interests, facilitates their learning and helps them to work towards a FETAC accreditation. The students are not bound by a class timetable but can participate throughout the day and at their own pace as the server is open from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

	iScoil is an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment.Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year.		iScoil is an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment.Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year. iScoil students generally progress on to either YouthReach programmes or FAS or other training options or alternatively continue their eduction in a traditional school.

	~~Significant~~ numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.		Online learning is based on a moodle based service which offers various modes of learning content. Most of this is asynchronous although some instant messaging is used and other synchronous means are being investigated. Students also meet on occasion in small groups for face-to-face group work.

			iScoil is based on the premise that significant numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.

	Within this context iScoil aims to:		Within this context iScoil aims to:
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	* Offer Accreditation opportunities		* Offer Accreditation opportunities
	* Support progression to further education and employment		* Support progression to further education and employment

			iScoil operates with 4 full time staff and about 8 part-time teachers. Teachers are either mentors who work with groups of up to 6 students or subject specialists who devise the learning pathway and curriculum for individual students.

	The Virtual School Name web site is at <http://www.iscoil.ie>.		The Virtual School Name web site is at <http://www.iscoil.ie>.

NikkiCortoos: added categories

2011-09-23T07:48:44Z

added categories

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	[[Category:Ireland\|Iscoil]]		[[Category:Ireland\|Iscoil]]

			[[Category:Virtual schools in Ireland\|Iscoil]]
	[[Category:Europe\|Iscoil]]		[[Category:Europe\|Iscoil]]
			[[Category:Virtual schools in Europe\|Iscoil]]


	[[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:VISCED]]

NikkiCortoos: changed capital case in category

2011-09-23T07:46:35Z

changed capital case in category

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	[[Category:Ireland\|~~iscoil~~]]		[[Category:Ireland\|Iscoil]]


	[[Category:Europe\|~~iscoil~~]]		[[Category:Europe\|Iscoil]]



	[[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:VISCED]]

SallyReynolds: changes to iScoil entry

2011-09-23T07:43:56Z

changes to iScoil entry

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	''iScoil'' is ~~an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment~~.		The ''iScoil'' is a [[virtual school]] located in [[Ireland]].

	Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year.
			iScoil has been developed for students between the ages of 12 and 16 who have disengaged from the school system. Funded by the Presentation Sisters, iScoil currently caters for 50 learners located in five clusters around the country - Dublin, East Coast, Longford, Limerick and Galway.

			iScoil is based on blended learning where students receive both online tutoring and face-to-face workshops. The students are assigned a mentor who identifies the student's interests, facilitates their learning and helps them to work towards a FETAC accreditation. The students are not bound by a class timetable but can participate throughout the day and at their own pace as the server is open from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

			iScoil is an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment.Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year.

	Significant numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.		Significant numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.

	Within this context ~~iScoi~~ aims to:		Within this context iScoil aims to:

	* Engage young people in learning		* Engage young people in learning
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	* Support progression to further education and employment		* Support progression to further education and employment

	~~iScoil welcomes a range of young people aged between 13-16 years whose needs are not currently met by the education system~~.		The Virtual School Name web site is at <http://www.iscoil.ie>.


			> [[Ireland]]



			> [[Europe]]



			> [[Virtual schools]]



			[[Category:Ireland\|iscoil]]


	~~----~~		[[Category:Europe\|iscoil]]
	~~> [[Ireland]]~~
	~~<br>~~
	> [[Europe]]
	~~<br>~~
	~~> [[Virtual schools]]~~
	~~<br><br>~~
	~~>> [[VISCED~~]]


	~~[[Category:Virtual schools]]~~
	~~[[Category:Ireland\|iScoill]]~~
	~~[[Category:Virtual schools in Europe]]~~

	[[Category:VISCED]]		[[Category:VISCED]]

Pbacsich: entry

2011-07-11T20:32:30Z

entry

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''iScoil'' is an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment.

Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year.

Significant numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.

Within this context iScoi aims to:

* Engage young people in learning
* Build confidence and self esteem
* Offer Accreditation opportunities
* Support progression to further education and employment

iScoil welcomes a range of young people aged between 13-16 years whose needs are not currently met by the education system.

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> [[Ireland]]
<br>
> [[Europe]]
<br>
> [[Virtual schools]]
<br><br>
>> [[VISCED]]

[[Category:Virtual schools]]
[[Category:Ireland|iScoill]]
[[Category:Virtual schools in Europe]]

[[Category:VISCED]]