Michigan Virtual University

http://www.mivu.org/

Focusing on the K-12 community

In the late 1990s, the State of Michigan founded Michigan Virtual University to support the state’s economic development efforts by providing convenient and cost-effective education and training to Michigan’s current and future workforce.

After redefining its mission and vision in 2004, MVU now serves the K-12 education community exclusively through the Michigan Virtual School and Michigan LearnPort.

As one of the largest virtual schools in the U.S., Michigan Virtual School offers more than 150 online courses, including unique courses like Chinese and CareerForward^®, an online career exploration course.

Michigan LearnPort brings professional development to the K-12 educational community. Hosting a broad catalog of courses and collaborative tools, Michigan LearnPort provides online learning resources and solutions for educators.

MVU provides powerful and engaging online career development tools for high school and middle school students, parents and K-12 educators, including a no-cost online course called CareerForward that helps all Michigan schools meet the state’s online learning graduation requirement. MVU’s web-based application called myDreamExplorer® gives students an opportunity to explore different career pathways, take personal interest surveys and build a personalized education development plan.

The MVU organizational values represent a set of core beliefs that continue to build a high performance team environment. These value statements serve as the foundation for MVU’s vision and mission statements. MVU is committed to the following values:

•                High standards for quality, ongoing research and the use of data to improve operational decisions;

•                Use of innovative technologies to address persistent educational challenges;

•                Listening to customer and stakeholder feedback to guide product and service development plans;

•                Excellence in the design, development and delivery of online educational services;

•                A professional environment that celebrates creativity, good ideas and initiative; and

•                Serving as a responsible steward of public and private resources.

Academics and career exploration, online, all the time

You can take classes and explore careers, online from school, home or anywhere there’s a computer, at MVU’s Michigan Virtual School. Learning can be exciting and you can reach your potential through online delivery platforms with innovative, teacher-led and school mentor-supported classes.

Students

Academics and career exploration, online, all the time

Take Courses

Our online courses feature streaming audio and video, computer animations, discussion boards and more. Are you interested in learning Chinese? We have it. How about earning credit for taking “Mathematics in Baseball”? We’ve got that, too. We’re open all year and with more than 150 courses you’re sure to find a course or two that’ll fit your schedule. Check out our middle school and high school courses. Go to MVS to learn more.

Explore a Career
	The myDreamExplorer® website and CareerForward® course are two career exploration tools that will get you where you want to go: on track for the next step after graduation, college or a career. If you just want to research a career or two or follow a path that will create your Educational Development Plan, myDreamExplorer is for you. If you’d like a more in-depth look at what you’ll need to succeed and how to match your interests with a career, you’ll want to take the CareerForward course. Either way, you’re in control of your future with Michigan Virtual School. Go to myDreamExplorer page to learn more.  Go to CareerForward page to learn more.