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The ''Open High School of Utah'' (OHSU) aims to provide Utah students with an education through an online, virtual environment that will help them achieve their full academic and social potential.
The ''Open High School of Utah'' ('''OHSU''') is based in the [[US]] state of [[Utah]]. Founded in 2009, it is a public [[charter school]] which aims to provide Utah students with an online, virtual environment to fulfill their "full academic and social potential". Courses are fully online.


OHSU is committed to using open educational resources.  
In 2011 OHSU offered education for 500 full-time high school students in grades 9-11, and planned to add grade 12 in 2012.  


OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree from '''Utah State University'''.
OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree from [http://www.usu.edu/ Utah State University]. It is estimated that 39% of existing students' "needs [were] not being met in previous school situations".  


''The Open High School of Utah is currently full for 2009-2010, but was still accepting applications for a wait list.''
The Open High School of Utah has been supported in part by a grant from the US Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIPSE).
 
Orientation began on Monday, August 17, 2009. Classes began on Monday, August 24.


The Open High School of Utah web site is at http://openhighschool.org
The Open High School of Utah web site is at http://openhighschool.org
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== More details ==
== More details ==
Founded by OER evangelist David Wiley, OHSU is committed to using open educational resources ([[OER]]); the entire curriculum is based on open educational resources, enhanced with screencasts, interactive components and other activities.


As a Utah public school, any 9th grade high school student (13 to 15 years of age) in the state of Utah can apply to enroll in the grade they would attend at any other high school in the state. OHSU opened for 9th grade in fall 2009 with a quota of 125 students in the 2009-2010 school year. OHSU will add 10th grade in 2010, 11th grade in 2011, and 12th grade in 2012.
As this is a Utah public school, any 9th grade high school student (13 to 15 years of age) in the state of Utah can apply.  
Enrolled OHSU students can take advantage of the OHSU partnership with [[Utah]]-based [http://home.byu.edu/home/ Brigham Young University] Independent Study (in the [[Utah Higher Education Consortium]]) to take BYU independent courses at no cost.  


Open High School of Utah is a publicly-funded high school, so there is no tuition cost to attend. As with any public school, there may be incidental fees as allowed by state law. Students can expect any such fees to be comparable to their local high school, including the opportunity to have the fees waived.
All OHSU students are issued/provided a laptop and an internet connection subsidy, along with CDs/DVDs and other instructional supplies. Learning is self-paced, in collaboration with teachers. OHSU utilizes both synchronous and asynchronous types of communication. For each course, students have the opportunity for synchronous instruction with their teacher (daily). For more details see http://openhighschool.org/teaching-model


During the 2009-2010 school year the Open High School of Utah will enroll only 9th graders and will offer only 9th grade courses, including the following core courses:
* Algebra
* Earth Systems Science
* World Civilizations
* Geography for Life
* English 9
If there is a course that students would like to take that the Open High School of Utah doesn’t yet offer, enrolled OHSU students can take advantage of the OHSU partnership with Brigham Young University Independent Study (in the [[Utah Higher Education Consortium]]) to take BYU independent courses at no cost. There are over 200 such courses.
For more details see http://openhighschool.org/enrollment
== e-learning ==
In framing e-learning, OHSU utilizes cutting edge multimedia technologies and diverse educational approaches and methods including but not limited to service-oriented learning and inter-disciplinary project-based learning.
All the students are issued/provided a laptop and an internet connection subsidy, along with CDs/DVDs and other instructional supplies.
In collaboration with the teachers, students pace their own learning.
OHSU utilizes both synchronous and asynchronous types of communication. Synchronous tools enable live
interactions and immediate feedback, and give a sense of belonging to a group. For each
course, students will have the opportunity for synchronous instruction with their teacher
each scheduled day of class. In addition, asynchronous modes of communication allow
students to access instructional materials any time of the day
For more details see http://openhighschool.org/teaching-model
== Reports ==


==References==
* "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
* "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
* Open High School of Utah web site, http://openhighschool.org
The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf
The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf




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The Open High School of Utah (OHSU) is based in the US state of Utah. Founded in 2009, it is a public charter school which aims to provide Utah students with an online, virtual environment to fulfill their "full academic and social potential". Courses are fully online.

In 2011 OHSU offered education for 500 full-time high school students in grades 9-11, and planned to add grade 12 in 2012.

OHSU offers a full college preparatory programme and the opportunity for students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree from Utah State University. It is estimated that 39% of existing students' "needs [were] not being met in previous school situations".

The Open High School of Utah has been supported in part by a grant from the US Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIPSE).

The Open High School of Utah web site is at http://openhighschool.org


More details

Founded by OER evangelist David Wiley, OHSU is committed to using open educational resources (OER); the entire curriculum is based on open educational resources, enhanced with screencasts, interactive components and other activities.

As this is a Utah public school, any 9th grade high school student (13 to 15 years of age) in the state of Utah can apply. Enrolled OHSU students can take advantage of the OHSU partnership with Utah-based Brigham Young University Independent Study (in the Utah Higher Education Consortium) to take BYU independent courses at no cost.

All OHSU students are issued/provided a laptop and an internet connection subsidy, along with CDs/DVDs and other instructional supplies. Learning is self-paced, in collaboration with teachers. OHSU utilizes both synchronous and asynchronous types of communication. For each course, students have the opportunity for synchronous instruction with their teacher (daily). For more details see http://openhighschool.org/teaching-model


References

The charter proposal is at http://openhighschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/OHSU-Charter-as-Amended-Apr09.pdf


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