NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INNOVATION K-12 Virtual Schools, like Wisconsin Virtual Academy, are adopting Elluminate Live! to: Add live interaction and collaboration to engage students Eliminate isolation of traditional self-paced, text-based asynchronous learning Decrease dropout rates and improve student performance Deliver real-time education that encourages real learning and active participation Mirror activities of traditional, face-to-face classroom As a Center of Excellence, Wisconsin Virtual Academy, a charter school in Fredonia, Wisconsin, demonstrates groundbreaking uses of Elluminate's best in class technology. Associate Principal and Director of Curriculum for WIVA, Michael Skurek uses Elluminate to enhance learning by engaging students in exercises that increase interaction with him and their classmates. Through cooperative education, WIVA uses Elluminate for break-out sessions, tutoring and mentoring, quizzes, polling, application sharing, and collaborative whiteboards. According to Michael, "Elluminate works extremely well and is dependable, even for families who use it with dial-up connections. For the 600+ students spread throughout Wisconsin, Elluminate creates an environment that simulates the face-to-face learning typically found only in a traditional classroom." WIVA has created a tight-knit community, which will only grow in the future. "When we look back years from now, Elluminate will be one of the reasons for that growth because it gave us the ability to increase and enhance communication. The sky is the limit for how we can use the software."

VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH: MICHAEL SKUREK, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AND DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM WISCONSIN VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELLUMINATE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE From redefining how an in-classroom lecture is given to providing advanced distance learning capabilities, certain schools stand at the vanguard of innovation. Elluminate recognizes these institutions for their progressive approaches to change. To learn more about how your school can be considered for designation as a Center of Excellence and to discover the benefits, please click here.