Links to Resources

This is a great place to share websites with teachers and students. When you post a link, please use the link feature and write a brief summary of what is useful on that page.

Teacher Discussion

Teachers, we know this job is complicated. From the paperwork to counseling sessions, being an independent study teacher challenges your time management skills as well as your heartstrings. Here's a place to share with your peers and students tricks you've learned to help you survive and your students to thrive.

Student Discussion

If you are an independent study student this is the place for you to share with teachers and students the challenges you face and the tips you've discovered to help you survive!

Welcome!

This blog is a place where students and teachers can discuss ideas that lead to success in independent study high school programs.

Independent study (IS) is an alternative way to complete high school. It requires students be self-starters, hard-workers, and able to learn through independent research and study. Most students who complete high school through IS programs need more flexibility in their schedule than the typical 7:30-2:30 school day allows. They are those who work or parent, or who have emotional or medical needs that make attending school regularly impossible. An IS program can be part of a school district, a publicly funded charter school, or a private school.

I have worked for a public charter and a school district. I'll be offering my own ideas on what helps students and teachers be successful as well as soliciting ideas from my students, peers, and other professionals in the field.

Please contact me through this website if you would like to become a contributor!