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Learn Anywhere, Anytime with the Canvas Mobile App

Empower your education with the Canvas Student app, designed for busy students and flexible …

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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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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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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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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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Six Things to Know About Customized Learning

Maybe you’ve heard some buzz out there.  Student-centered learning. Personalized Learning. …

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How Online High School Helped a Former Ballerina Discover a New Passion

After being accepted into a premier ballet academy in New York City, Gwyneth Bailey left her …

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