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How one of the largest virtual charter schools in America introduced engaging, student-owned interventions that students, families, and teachers couldn\u2019t get enough of.<\/div>

T<\/span>hey\u2019re a school like no other: Epic Charter Schools<\/a> serves the entirety of Oklahoma with virtual school solutions, teaching approximately 30,000 students. It\u2019s among the largest of its kind in the United States, with students joining Epic from a diverse range of household settings, for a plethora of reasons.<\/p>\n

Last school year, the virtual charter school launched a new department, ELA+, focused on providing high-quality literacy interventions for Epic\u2019s most in-need students. Launching a new intervention program can be a challenge in any setting, and Director Amber Parks knew that introducing this in a virtual, state-wide school would come with its own host of hurdles along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not to be defeated, Amber and her team of passionate teachers knew that their high-quality instruction needed to be teamed with a high-quality platform to host it on, which is where Book Creator entered the fold. The team spoke to us about what it was like to roll out this new intervention program, and how it positively impacted students and their families.<\/p>\n\n

Establishing a high-quality intervention program<\/h2>\n

Before any class could get started, Amber and the team had to set goals and plans in place to ensure the success of this newly founded department. Having experience founding a literacy development program before her role at Epic, Amber was familiar with the pillars that would need to be in place to scaffold their instruction.<\/p>\n

Talking about the mission behind setting up ELA+, Amber says the team were given a green light to focus on the question: \u201c\u2018what does high-quality, live, student-facing intervention look like?\u201d She goes on to explain that \u201cnothing can replace fantastic and passionate teachers, and that was really the impetus\u201d for the mission at hand.<\/p>\n

Before any technology or materials could come into play, Amber knew exactly what the core mission was: \u201chaving highly specialized teachers to provide the most powerful instruction to our most in-need students.\u201d With those teachers brought together under this new department banner, it was time to look into which platforms and tools would best support their work.<\/p>\n\n

Why use Book Creator for intervention?<\/h2>\n

Book Creator was used by a handful of teachers across Epic before the inception of ELA+. When the department came together, it was Middle School Teacher Lisa Marshall who introduced the creation software to the group.<\/p>\n

At first, there was some resistance to adopting Book Creator, as teachers felt they didn\u2019t have the spare time in their schedule to learn a new tool. For fellow ELA Instructor, Tabitha Martin, it was seeing what Lisa and her classes were already creating that got the wheels turning.<\/p><\/div>

Once I saw the capability, I thought, \u2018Woah, we need to be using this!'<\/div>