<div dir="ltr"><span class="im"><div dir="ltr">I would like to suggest the EdX program to my students. I also feel the need, as the OAGC Coordinator Division Chair, to learn as much as I can about such advertisements for opportunities for Ohio's gifted youth in order to share with fellow coordinators around Ohio. I was impressed with EdX so much that I thought about the various ways some of the students in our area could take advantage, especially for acceleration and/or credit flex. The site says courses are free, but if they want a certificate of passage in the class, which these students would need, there is a small fee. I could not find that fee listed anywhere, so I emailed the contact. (In an area where we have between 65 and 70% economically disadvantaged students, this is important to be able to tell parents.) I want to believe this is a welcoming business for our kiddos, but unfortunately, this is the response I received:<div><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Hello Kelley,</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Thank you for your interest in edX! I have passed on your inquiry to the appropriate department. If there is any interest on their end, they will be in touch with you.</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Regards,</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Holly<br>the edX team</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif"><br></p></div></div></span><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="im"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Kelley Rains</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Gifted and Talented Coordinator</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">South-Western City Schools</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="tel:614-801-6289" value="+16148016289" target="_blank">614-801-6289</a></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:kelley.rains@swcsd.us" target="_blank">kelley.rains@swcsd.us</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Kelley Rains<div>Gifted and Talented Coordinator</div><div>South-Western City Schools</div><div>614-801-6289</div><div><a href="mailto:kelley.rains@swcsd.us" target="_blank">kelley.rains@swcsd.us</a></div><div><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ohiogift@lists.osu.edu" target="_blank">ohiogift@lists.osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><div dir="ltr">I would like to suggest the EdX program to my students. I also feel the need, as the OAGC Coordinator Division Chair, to learn as much as can about such advertisements for opportunities for Ohio's gifted youth in order to share with fellow coordinators around Ohio. I was impressed with EdX so much that I thought about the various ways some of the students in our area could take advantage, especially for acceleration and/or credit flex. The site says courses are free, but if they want a certificate of passage in the class, which these students would need, there is a small fee. I could not find that fee listed anywhere, so I emailed the contact. (In an area where we have between 65 and 70% economically disadvantaged students, this is important to be able to tell parents.) I want to believe this is a welcoming business for our kiddos, but unfortunately, this is the response I received:<div><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Hello Kelley,</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Thank you for your interest in edX! I have passed on your inquiry to the appropriate department. If there is any interest on their end, they will be in touch with you.</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Regards,</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif">Holly<br>the edX team</p><p style="color:rgb(43,46,47);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;margin:15px 0px;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif"><br></p></div></div></span><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Kelley Rains<div>Gifted and Talented Coordinator</div><div>South-Western City Schools</div><div><a href="tel:614-801-6289" value="+16148016289" target="_blank">614-801-6289</a></div><div><a href="mailto:kelley.rains@swcsd.us" target="_blank">kelley.rains@swcsd.us</a></div><div><br></div></div></div>
<br></span><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Gifted and Talented in Ohio Discussion List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ohiogift@lists.osu.edu" target="_blank">ohiogift@lists.osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The partnership that created EdX has announced that it is releasing 26 free MOOC courses intended for High School students<br>
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<a href="https://www.edx.org/high-school-initiative" target="_blank">https://www.edx.org/high-school-initiative</a><br>
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The courses will include AP, high school level and advanced classes.<br>
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EdX was founded by Harvard and MIT. The consortium now includes many other universities.<br>
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Margaret<br>
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