For over three decades, EdisonLearning has been changing the conversation about education and improving learning opportunities for all students, regardless of ZIP code and socioeconomic status. EdisonLearning continues a legacy of implementing the most innovative and extensive portfolio of proven 6- 12 school designs used in public education. We focus on establishing a school environment that promotes student learning and success; offering a full and rich curriculum; and providing ongoing training and professional development to develop high-performing administrators and teachers. Throughout our history, we have provided a broad range of educational services to almost 500 schools in more than 30 states.

EdisonLearning is an accredited Learning Services Provider by the Middle States Association Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS).

Inherent to the core of EdisonLearning’s business model is the Digital Learning Solutions, which include the following products and services.

EdisonLearning eCourses

EdisonLearning uses proven methodologies to deliver the most engaging and innovative online courses on the market. Each EdisonLearning eCourse was developed by highly qualified instructional designers and certified teachers utilizing best practices fostered over a decade of online learning experience and 20 years of experience driving achievement in brick-and-mortar schools. The full EdisonLearning eCourse catalog offers sixth- through twelfth-grade online courses in both core and elective subject areas that can be used for a full virtual, credit recovery, supplemental, or alternative education, or for enrichment programs. EdisonLearning eCourses for high school are available in multiple course types to meet the needs of each learner and program including:

• Foundation
• Competency Based
• Honors
• Credit Recovery

Each EdisonLearning eCourse is aligned to both national and Florida state standards and features learning objects in multiple means of representation and multiple modes of learning to meet the needs of each student. Students are presented course content through textual, interactive, and multimedia-rich learning activities and led through guided practice and formative assessments. EdisonLearning eCourses include both system-graded and teacher-graded assessments with a variety of technology-enhanced question types and activities at varying levels of rigor.

eSchoolware

EdisonLearning’s proprietary learning management system, eSchoolware, is an integrated software suite that serves as the foundation for a partner’s online learning program. Specifically, eSchoolware allows partners to:

• Track, monitor, and report on progress or performance
• Manage their online program including registration and scheduling
• Facilitate communication and sharing between users

The key components of eSchoolware include:

• System Portal: The portal is the user dashboard that centralizes all vital tools for students, teachers, parents, and administrators, allowing them easy access to everything they need from one convenient homepage.
• Information Management System: The web-based information system is designed expressly for the administration of enrollment, courses, content, students, and instructors in online and hybrid environments.
• Content Delivery Systems:
  • Course Player is an engaging and interactive content delivery system used for the majority of our high school EdisonLearning eCourses. Course Player requires students to interact with content and assessments in a personalized forced progression of learning objects. Mastery settings ensure that a student has succeeded in meeting the objectives of a lesson before the next lesson is unlocked. Students are provided with additional learning objects when needed.
  • MyDay is a content delivery system designed as the result of targeted research with middle school students. As with Course Player, students are provided with a personalized forced progression of learning objects through their daily task lists. Mastery settings are available at an institution and student level to ensure that students have demonstrated success with the objectives of each lesson before moving to the next lesson. Students are assessed regularly through a variety of games and traditional summative assessments.
  • Traditional View is a simplified user interface that allows students to guide themselves through lesson content and assignments. Any EdisonLearning eCourse can be delivered in this view. A performance alert system is available to indicate when academic interventions are needed based on lesson and cumulative assessments.

Instructional Support Services

The Edison certified teacher serves as an online teacher for the asynchronous curriculum. The online teacher is responsible for providing students with quality feedback on all non-system-graded assignments. Teachers also provide supplemental support through a synchronous instructional platform.

Edison certified teachers are required to respond to students, families, administrators, and members of the student support team (e.g., case managers, advisors, and counselors) in a timely manner. Teachers are expected to consistently provide effective, student-focused feedback on all relevant assessment items. All teachers participate in extensive training and ongoing professional development in constructing and providing effective feedback. Feedback is subject-specific and crafted to guide and support students in learning and applying the skills and concepts provided in the Edison eCourse lessons. Teachers employ rubrics to score student essay submissions and lengthier, multistep assessments.

Edison teachers are fully compliant with all laws, policies, and procedures surrounding Special Education modifications and accommodations, confidentiality, and the process for recommending students for Special Education testing. When asked, teachers attend and contribute to IEP meetings and participate in professional development to learn how to best serve students with special needs. When appropriate, teachers and instructional teams modify coursework and provide alternative means of assessing standards and skills for Special Education students. 

Advisement Services

Advisement services are available as an add-on to assist with programmatic student support. A student success coordinator (SSC) will serve as a student and family’s main point of contact while supporting the student’s academic and social-emotional needs.  The responsibility of the SSC is to monitor student pacing, progress, performance, and attendance. They will communicate consistently with students, parents, and school staff via telephone conversations, email, and our internal messaging system. The SSC plays a crucial role in the student’s success, including examining and analyzing student needs from a cross-functional (academic and personal) perspective. The SSC is responsible for monitoring student performance across all subjects and is a key stakeholder in the overall academic support team along with the student’s teachers and local school staff. The SSC is a product expert and will support students in platform navigation and scheduling requests and collaborate with local school staff on the best course schedule and academic support settings for each student.