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FLEXIBLE TEACHING OPTIONS
Flexible Teaching Models for K–12 Online Programs
Support Your Program, Your Way.
Flexible staffing and instructional support options for schools, co-ops, homeschool groups, and virtual learning programs.
Every school and program operates differently, and instructional needs can vary across programs and courses. GSN gives schools and homeschool groups the flexibility to choose the teaching model that works best for their students, staffing structure, and goals.
Programs can use their own teachers, homeschool parents, GSN teachers, or a combination of approaches within the same program. Regardless of the instructional model, curriculum, student progress, reporting, and communication remain centralized within the GSN system.
Choose the Teaching Model That Fits Your Program
Use Your Own Teachers
Schools can keep instruction in-house while using the GSN system to manage curriculum, student progress, and reporting. Teachers have access to the full curriculum, answer keys, instructional resources, and system training tools needed to support students effectively.
Programs can easily monitor student lessons, submissions, grades, and work history, giving teachers and administrators visibility into progress throughout the course.
Include Homeschool Parents
Homeschool groups and co-ops may choose to have parents oversee instruction and student support within the program structure. Parents receive access to curriculum materials, answer keys, training resources, and tools that make it easier to monitor progress and support learning at home.
The system also allows parents to review lessons, submissions, and student work history in one place.
Add GSN Teachers as Needed
Schools can add GSN teachers to individual courses or programs when additional online teaching support is needed.
GSN teachers handle grading, answer student questions, provide instructional guidance, and support students throughout the course. This allows schools to maintain flexible online programs without needing to recruit or manage additional staff internally.
Programs can use GSN teachers across all courses or only where support is needed most.
Combine Multiple Teaching Approaches
Programs are not limited to a single instructional model. Schools can combine their own teachers, homeschool parents, and GSN teachers across different courses based on staffing needs, student support requirements, and program goals.
This flexibility allows schools to build instructional models that fit their programs without being locked into a single approach.
Teaching Options at a Glance
Teaching Model Best For Who Handles Instruction Progress Visibility Key Benefits Your Own Teachers Schools wanting in-house instruction School Staff Full access to lessons, submissions, and reporting Maintain instructional control Homeschool Parents Co-ops, homeschool groups, charter schools Parents / co-op leaders Access to curriculum, lessons, and student work history Support learning at home GSN Teachers Programs needing instructional support GSN Instructors Ongoing progress monitoring and grading Reduce staffing burden Combined Approach Schools needing mixed staffing models Shared between school & GSN Centralized within one system Adapt support by course or staffing need
Why Flexible Teaching Models Matter
Every program operates differently, and staffing needs can change over time. Some schools want to keep instruction fully in-house, while others need support for specific courses, electives, or growing programs.
GSN allows schools to adapt instructional support without changing platforms, restructuring programs, or limiting course options. Because schools can combine different teaching approaches within one system, programs can continue adapting as enrollment, staffing, and student needs evolve.
How Schools Use Flexible Teaching Options
Schools and homeschool groups often combine teaching approaches based on course offerings, staffing availability, and student needs.
Blended Staffing Models:
A school uses its own teachers for core courses while adding GSN teachers for electives.
Homeschool Co-ops:
Parent-led instruction is combined with online coursework.
Growing Programs:
Schools fill staffing gaps without reducing course offerings.
Program Launches:
- Schools launch online programs before hiring additional staff.
Supporting Programs Facing Staffing Challenges
Schools facing teacher shortages can continue offering courses and supporting students without limiting program growth. Instead of removing courses or overextending existing staff, schools can add instructional support where it’s needed most while continuing to manage the broader program within the same system without disrupting student access to courses.
Built Around Your Program, Not a Fixed Model
GSN gives schools the flexibility to structure instruction in a way that fits their students, staffing, and goals, rather than forcing every program into the same approach. Schools can combine curriculum options, teaching models, and instructional support within one system designed to grow alongside your program over time.
