Lost in the Patchwork: A Conversation on Curriculum for Virtual Schools

In our recent Webinar—𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨—we explored a key question:

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

Here are five takeaways that stood out:

1. 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Too often, schools rely on retrofitted or off-the-shelf materials that weren’t designed for online learning. What’s needed is a curriculum intentionally built for virtual environments.

2. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Pulling from multiple vendors, platforms, and resources creates inconsistency for students and chaos for teachers. Virtual schools need one cohesive, end-to-end solution.

3.  𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

Jumping between disconnected systems wastes time and breaks focus. A consistent, integrated experience across the LMS helps students and teachers stay on track.

4. 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Disjointed resources force educators to assemble lessons themselves. Purpose-built curriculum reduces that burden—so teachers can focus on instruction.

5. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁.

Virtual learners need to 𝘥𝘰, not just scroll. Content should be interactive, relevant, and designed to keep students actively involved in their own learning.

We’re grateful to our panelists—Christine Voelker, Andrew Hulbert, and Jennifer Kolar-Burden, moderator Dr. Cristine Legare, and everyone who joined us for their honesty, expertise, and vision.

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