TWelch Consulting

The "National Virtual Learning Magnets" is a project launched under the auspices of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with support from NASA.  It is designed to provide a customized learning opportunity to any student in the United States. 

Students in the VLMs will stay enrolled in their sending school and take traditional classes.  In addition they will take highly specialized courses as members of a designated cohort.  

 We anticipate launching the first NVLM in the fall of '09.  It will be the National Virtual Learning Magnet for Space, Science and Mathematics and NASA will be our major governtmental cooperating agency.

Please feel free to access the materials developed to date about the NVLMs and to extend your comments and suggestions to us as we continue development plans.

National Virtual Learning Magnets

CCSSO Board Meeting

January 2008

Powerpoint 

Project Explanation for the CCSSO Board

Key Points for States

Prospectus 1

Prospectus 2

 "Elevator speech" with major elements outlined.