Advanced Maths in the Virtual Space - utilizing virtual online spaces for hard-to-staff content

SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026

Audience Classification: Digital Learning
Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders.
Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Primary Audience: Content Designer, District Leader, Teacher
Does this session focus on a specific product? No – This session is focused on ideas, strategies, or practices, not a specific product or service.

Presenter(s)

Thomas C. Cooper, III, EdD

Instructional Director
North Carolina Virtual Public Schools
WAKE FOREST, NC, United States
Rachel McBroom, PhD

Chief Academic Officer
North Carolina Virtual Public School
Raleigh, NC, United States

Abstract Description : As students take advanced math earlier, many schools struggle to staff these courses. Explore how virtual learning can be a powerful solution based on NCVPS experiences with rigorous, engaging advanced online math instruction with middle schoolers. Learn best practices for curriculum design, instructional delivery, and student engagement, plus innovative strategies for building student-teacher connections, providing timely feedback, and using adaptive technologies to support diverse learners.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key challenges in staffing and delivering advanced math courses and explore virtual solutions.
Analyze best practices for structuring and facilitating engaging, high-rigor math instruction in an online environment.