{"id":904,"date":"2013-03-12T10:55:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T14:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=904"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:51:01","slug":"language-learning-online-how-one-school-cut-spending-and-boosted-student-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2013\/03\/12\/language-learning-online-how-one-school-cut-spending-and-boosted-student-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Language-learning Online: How One School Cut Spending and Boosted Student Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s no secret that public school districts are strapped for cash.\u00a0 Budget shortfalls are commonplace, and administrators are looking for solutions to cut costs without compromising the educational experience.\u00a0 Recently, one school found a way to cut costs and improve student outcomes. East Kingston Elementary School, (EKES,) located in East Kingston, NH is saving money by revamping the way in which foreign languages are taught.\u00a0 EKES decided to run their foreign language courses online, using a combination of self-guided online courseware and live class sessions with real instructors via online classrooms.\u00a0 These classrooms are hosted by Transparent Connect, a virtual language school house<\/a> and they replace a failing Rosetta Stone-based program the school had used in the past.<\/p>\n

EKES students in 4th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> grade follow a \u201cflipped classroom\u201d model, in which they complete self-guided learning activities before meeting with a real instructor in a virtual classroom.\u00a0 This strategy familiarizes them with the material before each instructor-led class. Students arrive to the virtual classroom more confident and ready to communicate with the teacher and their classmates. The model helps students stay motivated and eager to learn. \u00a0It also allows the school to run classes in less commonly taught languages, which would be difficult and costly to support using a traditional approach.\u00a0 The school chose to run classes in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Vietnamese, and the program is facilitated by East Kingston\u2019s Foreign Language Lead. This one instructor can be leveraged across more languages than she could instruct on her own, and it helps minimize the school\u2019s costs.<\/p>\n

In an ideal world, schools would receive the funding they need to hire excellent, full-time language instructors.\u00a0 Schools want to prepare students for 21st<\/sup> century jobs and lifestyles, but “out of the box” solutions like Rosetta Stone simply aren’t cutting it. Until schools get the funding they need, schools like East Kingston Elementary School will have to seek innovative ways of supporting students\u2019 language goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It\u2019s no secret that public school districts are strapped for cash.\u00a0 Budget shortfalls are commonplace, and administrators are looking for solutions to cut costs without compromising the educational experience.\u00a0 Recently, one school found a way to cut costs and improve student outcomes. East Kingston Elementary School, (EKES,) located in East Kingston, NH is saving money…<\/p>\n

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