South Carolina Calvert Academy Online Resources
South Carolina Calvert Academy employs the latest tools in online instruction. Each student has access to My Calvert, an online student portal for access to instructional support, and resources that are designed to enhance and reinforce learning such as online lesson manuals and tutorials, supplemental game-based activities.
In addition to live online classes, students have access to the following resources:
Calvert’s i-Library
Contains interactive resources, tools and supplemental activities designed to enhance your offline instructional time including educational web site reviews, age appropriate activities, an astronomy portal and online versions of core reference materials including: Encyclopedia Britannica, World Atlas, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, and Multimedia Library.
Computer Skills and Applications
The South Carolina Calvert Academy instruction includes lessons in Computer Skills and Applications integrated into our curriculum. The Computer Skills and Applications Lesson Manual guides you and your child through interactive online lessons.
Students learn computer-based word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation skills using interactive lessons. The skills acquired in the lessons are then practiced through assignments in other subject areas. We have integrated the instruction so that your student does not learn new skills in isolation but develops an appreciation of how to apply and expand the new skills.
Click here to view an example interactive presentation on using a keyboard.
Instructional Presentations
In addition to the live, interactive classes, students have access to pre-recorded lectures in various subjects. These lectures, delivered by a Calvert Online Instructor, reinforce instruction and allow for greater pacing flexibility.
Click here to view an example.
Supplemental Online Math Instruction
South Carolina Calvert Academy makes learning math fun with Aha!Math. This Web-delivered, supplemental math curriculum supports your student’s core math instruction. It uses rich, multisensory, game-based activities to improve learning. Because the activities are fun, they motivate students to extend their time in math practice. The Aha!Math content is available in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Virtual characters encourage students with multiple levels of feedback and instructional support. With research-based instructional models and content, this tool helps your students improve foundational math skills and extend their knowledge while developing higher level problem-solving and reasoning skills. Click here to view an example.
Online Threaded Discussions
Supervising Teachers will use different types of technology to engage students in group projects and peer review. One frequently used tool is threaded discussions. In this example, students are asked by the Supervising Teacher to comment on the word play in The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, which is featured in Calvert’s Sixth Grade curriculum.
