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How Tutor.com Provides Instant Support for VLACS Students

Have you ever been stuck on an assignment when your instructor wasn’t available? Whether you’re …

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Badges Aren’t Just for Scouts

While you might be more familiar with the badges that go on sashes and vests, badging has a newish …

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Everything You Need to Know About Advisory

You’ve probably heard about this thing called Advisory in your kid’s school, but what …

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Student building relationships to help school career

How Building Relationships Prepares Students For Success

Successful learning isn’t a stagnant activity. It’s dynamic and fluid, a continuously …

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Relationships Matter: Welcome Calls

“Hello! So glad you found the Zoom link for our welcome call! Welcome to VLACS! Is that your …

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Student working on a flexible learning project

What is Project-Based Learning?

In customized learning, students choose when, where, and how they want to learn. They select from a …

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What Are Flexible Learning Journeys?

Meet Lisa. Like every student, Lisa is unique. Her needs, interests, and talents are distinctively …

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Flexible Learning Pathways: Courses

In a customized learning model, students and members of their learning communities benefit from a …

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teacher working with student to reach competency

What’s A Competency?

When you think of someone as “competent” in something, you think of them as having the …

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Welcome Back To School! What’s In Your Virtual Backpack?

Welcome back to school! Welcome back to 180ish days of packing school lunches, managing homework …

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Four Life Skills That Customized Learning Teaches Students

Life skills are those that allow us not just to function in everyday life, but to make positive, …

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Students who took advantage of taking college courses in high school

6 Reasons Why You Should Take College Courses in High School

It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that college admissions are more competitive now than ever …

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Flexible Learning Pathways: Experiences

Customized learning platforms mean lots of options, all of which enable students to earn credit …

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