Linda

I thought this might be of interest.....

This is the greatest - we've taught and taken part in classes for the
last 2
semesters, and have had such a blast! If you have any questions,
just let me
know and I'll see what I can do. Hurry - Teacher Registration is
open until
September 22!

Linda in FL :)

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Foundation for Online Learning

You are invited to visit The Foundation for Online Learning at
http://www.netcollege.org/instructor/fol. We are a fairly new
organization
created
by home educators and we have had wonderful responses from people who
have joined us. The best part of FOL is that there are absolutely no
fees
involved in taking our courses. The only cost to you is your time!
The classes are free of charge.

Our organization is a safe cooperative learning environment on the
web for
folks who enjoy teaching children. The majority of the participants in
these classes are home educators. We have a few teachers who are not
home
educators, but they willingly extend their abilities as teachers
within our
group. The idea is for a parent/teacher to choose a topic that they
would
like
to teach, and then teach the course using the Internet method of
their choice
(i.e., BBS, Email, ListServ, Website, Chatrooms, etc.). We will help
train
and/or give guidance on how to effectively use these methods of
teaching,
but the teacher has the freedom to choose their own course topic and
teaching method. We will give suggestions and mini-training courses
for any
teacher who would like to learn more about how to use the Internet to
teach
a course.

At the appropriate time, you will be asked to submit a teacher bio
form,
giving general information about yourself. Next, you will fill out a
teacher's registration form, giving general information about the
course
that you will be teaching. Those bios and courses will be posted on
the FOL
website. We run on a semester basis. Your commitment is made one
semester
at a time.

Each semester that you would like for your children to participate in
the
Foundation for Online Learning (FOL) courses, you MUST be willing to
teach
and complete a six week course on the subject of your choice.
Teachers who
do not fulfill the requirement of completing the class they are
teaching
will have their children removed from the classes in which they are
registered. This is a balance we must keep to make it fair for
everyone and
to ensure fulfillment of commitments. Emergencies are always
considered. By
doing this, we hope to keep disappointments to a minimum.
If you feel unsure about this type of commitment, you can consider
co-teaching with someone, either from the list or a friend you would
feel
comfortable sharing this arrangement with. This will allow for more
continuity for your class throughout the semester. It is a great way
to get
a feel for how this all works and have even more support between
people. We
have had several people do this and it has worked very well for them.
Both
teacher's children may take classes during the semester that they are
co-teaching.

We keep teacher/parents and kids safety at a high priority. We have a
personal reason as well as a public reason; our kids are taking these
classes also! Therefore, any rude/demeaning remarks, profanity or
anything
similar toward anyone on this list is NOT PERMITTED! There are
moderators
who are actively watching this list and will handle any situations in
a way
that they deem appropriate. The moderators can remove anyone from
this list
and/or classes, without notice, if they do not follow the rules put
in place
by this organization.

The Foundation for Online Learning is open to all people. We are an
INCLUSIVE group. All we ask is that our rules be followed. You are
welcome
to teach from a Christian perspective, or any other religious
preference.
However, if you will be teaching a class with a tendency toward a
specific
religion/philosophy you must state this in your class description at
the
time of teacher/class registrations. Descriptions must be clear and
concise
for this purpose. By doing your part in keeping this very clear from
the
beginning, you will help prevent any misunderstandings.
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If you would like more information you can follow the subscribing
directions
below. There is not any commitment for subscribing to the HS-FOL list
to
find out more about us. You can easily unsubscribe at any time.
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From this website you can follow the prompts to easily register.
If you are unsuccessful, please contact:
Teresa Downey at: ttdowney@...
We look forward to hearing from you.

FOL Staff:
Teresa Downey: ttdowney@...
Laura Shea: Leabelle31@...
Shirley Beck: Mylaketime@...
Linda Haycook: Mamalin21@...