K-12 ONLINE AND IVDL PROGRAMS

This is a comprehensive list of programs that offer ASL in Ohio for students in High School. Some community colleges also allow high school students to take classes, such as Columbus State Community College.

Disclaimer: I cannot give you recommendations or tell you the quality or reputation of any program listed below (with the exception of Gallaudet University, my alma mater). If you find a program you are interested in, you are responsible to do your own research on the quality of instruction and of the program as a whole.

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List of Free ASL Practice/Training Online

Their links don't seem to work, but you can use the website names as clues to do a Google search.

http://study.com/articles/List_of_Free_Online_American_Sign_Language_Training_Programs.html

K-12 Online- Ohio

• Educere (online) https://www.educere.net/
  • Educere offers ASL 1-4 in a self-paced format. ​Former OSD ASL Online students have taken ASL 3-4 in this program, and were satisfied with their instruction.
  • The course content and instruction is provided by Bill Vicars of www.lifeprint.com. Vicars is a Deaf ASL professor from California.
  • Cost $599 per course (as of February 2019).
• Connections Academy (online)- Ohio http://www.connectionsacademy.com/ohio-eschool
  • Online charter school, appears to be tuition-free.
  • Offers ASL IA, IB, IIA, IIB (ASL 1 and 2) under their Humanities list.
  • Curriculum description/Courses offered: http://www.connectionsacademy.com/ohio-eschool/curriculum/high-school/courses
• Ohio Virtual Academy http://ohva.k12.com
  • Does not currently offer ASL but they did in the past (prior ASL listing is not there), but offers other foriegn languages including: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Chinese, and Japanese. Check back to see if they will offer ASL.
  • Curriculum List: http://www.k12.com/curriculum/high-school-program-courses/high-school-course-list.html
• Michigan Virtual School (8-12) also offers ASL 1-2 online. I am not sure if Ohio students can take classes with them. http://www.mivhs.org
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UPDATED 2/17/17:

• Jefferson County Educational Services Center (JCESC) Virtual Learning Academy
  • Currently offers 1 course "Introduction to ASL" via ProgressBook​ Virtual Classroom.
  • Director indicated that there is no live video conferencing, but there is live chat.
  • Contact Info: Teresa Silverstri, Director of Education & Outreach
    • tsilvestri@jcesc.org​ or info@jcesc.org
    • 740-283-3347 ext 121
    • http://www.jcesc.org/
• The Virtual High School​
  • Offers 2 levels of ASL 1 and 2 levels of ASL 2.
  • Representative indicated that ASL was offered. Format is similar as OSD's ASL Online program.​ Can accommodate up to 25 students per course period, and can do periods with individual schools.
  • Current course catalog does not mention ASL, although the representative said they offer it.
  • http://www.thevhs.org/
  • Link to their Foreign Languages section http://thevhscollaborative.org/?q=additional-foreign-language-courses

IVDL

• Muskingum Valley IVDL https://www.mvesc.org/
  • Based in Zanesville. They offer ASL classes in an IVDL format.
  • To see which counties they cover, go here https://www.mvesc.org/49
  • Contact the Distance Learning Coordinator Leslie Charles https://www.mvesc.org/11