Why Districts Should Start Summer School Preparation Now
Simplify Summer School by Preparing Early Summer school gives students an excellent opportunity to catch up on missed credits or get ahead in preparation for the next year. During the summer, students have more flexible schedules to add in enrichment courses that they may not have time for in the fall and spring. For Districts, […]
Elementary Teacher Switches to Virtual Education to Pursue Her Dreams
Karen Wirt loves working in education. She worked in Tennessee schools for 23 years before making the switch to live online teaching with Proximity Learning. She taught Kindergarten through 4th grade and worked as a Professional Development and School Compliance (PDSC) Coach in brick and mortar schools. Both positions gave her the perspective she needed […]
How this teacher can be in 5 places at once
Proximity Learning teacher Chelisa Elmore teaches in five places at once. Ms. Elmore teaches in Indiana, Louisiana, and three different districts in Texas – all from the comfort of her own home in Maryland. Students have access to her expertise in Latin and Spanish despite the geographical distances because Ms. Elmore livestreams into their classrooms […]
July Featured Virtual Teachers Help Students Thrive
At Proximity Learning, we know that certified, virtual teachers can be hard to find. We are thankful to have a team of over 700 teachers who are passionate about their work and care about the success of their students. Each Monday during the Proximity Learning leadership meeting, we feature one of our awesome virtual teachers […]
A Parent’s Perspective: Virtual Learning in the Pandemic
Greg Angell is the parent of four children in the Summers County school district of West Virginia. In 2020, three of Angell’s children enrolled in virtual learning due to the pandemic. Until Proximity Learning was introduced into the district in August, “Having a teacher five days a week was something [my kids] would not have […]
Proximity Scholarship Highlight
Rylee King of Tuloso-Midway High School is the recipient of the 2021 Proximity Learning scholarship. Proximity is proud to award this outstanding student $1,000 in partnership with the Texas Association of Community Schools to pursue her higher education goals. Rylee is deeply involved in her community and has led service work through multiple organizations including […]
Adding Equity to Schools through Career and Technical Education
There are a variety of paths for students to traverse after high school. From college to jumping straight into a career, many students have different goals and needs for what they want to achieve with their future. Career and technical education (CTE) courses are designed to help students master a specific skill set, such as […]
Texas School District Receives Certified Foreign Language Teachers
In 2015, Garland ISD received a request from its students that they offer courses in Latin, American Sign Language, and Mandarin Chinese. The district was excited about the initiative, but they were unable to locate teachers that met their certification and experience requirements. Garland ISD was also uninterested in Blended Learning programs; they wanted a […]
West Virginia School District Connects Students to Virtual Classroom
McDowell County Schools, located in West Virginia, had difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified teachers and substitutes due to their remote location. Being in a poor county, many substitutes could not afford to obtain the requirements to become a certified teacher. One of their English Language Arts teaching positions had been vacant for two years. Students […]
Rural Tennessee District Achieves Strategy to Combat Teacher Shortages
Fayette County Public Schools, located in a rural community in Tennessee, had limited access to a wide range of technology and high-quality teachers. Superintendent Dr. Marlon D. King was concerned about the gap between student achievement in rural and suburban school districts. The district partnered with Proximity Learning (PLI) in the fall of 2019 to […]
