EdReady Montana(a project of the Montana Digital Academy)

ACE PIR DayLaurel – Sept 22, 2014

Ryan Schrenk, Ed.D. –EdReady Montana Project Manager

(slides available at: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk)

Plan for today

What is EdReady Montana and how does it fit with the MTDA mission?

Who can use EdReady?

What were pilot and early use cases like?

Screenshots and demo of how it works!

How to get started!

Montana Digital Academy

Serving Montana Students Since 2010!

MTDA Governing BoardDennis

Parman, Chair,

Deputy Supt. OPI Anthony

LapkeTeacher

Kalispell PS

Joel Graves Principal Lincoln

County High School

Bryan Duvall Trustee, Geraldine

Roberta Evans

Dean Coll. Of Ed. UM

Clay Christian

Comm. Higher

Education

MTDA Programs

Original Credit

Credit Recovery

Middle SchoolWorld

Language

MTDA Teachers

75 Licensed Montana Teachers Provide Instruction and Academic Coaching!

MTDA Highlights

July 2009 – Montana Legislature approves $2M funding to start Montana Digital Academy

September 2010 – MTDA opens for student enrollment with 45 courses

September 2014 – Enrollment surpasses 27,000

MTDA Projects

EdReady MontanaMontana Digital

Professional Learning Network

What’s New at MTDA for 2014-15?Focus on Helping Students Prepare

for Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment/Credit

New High School Advanced Courses

Helping Students New to Online Learning Become Comfortable

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MTDA – The only Statewide Virtual School on a University Campus

Opens Partnerships

Encourages Research

Helps Address Transition from K12 to Higher Ed!

MTDA = Core MTDA Programs

Plus MDPLN and EdReady Montana

Why MTDA???

A Natural Bridge between K-12 and Higher Education• History and experience with

NROC

• Relationship with middle and high schools in Montana

• Unique association with Higher Education through the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences

EdReady is a tool…

What do I want my students to be ready for?

EdReady Montana is not….

A stand alone online course. • It is a free, online, customized

math readiness and individualized learning path curriculum based upon school need

• Offered/managed/supported state-wide by MTDA

• Facilitated locally by K12 school or college/university personnel

Use Cases for EdReady Montana High Schools and Middle Schools, Alternative

Education Programs

Montana University System UM, MSU, Colleges (4 and 2 Year) and Private and Tribal Colleges

and possibly

Adult Learning Centers (Workforce Development)

Military, Incarcerated, Adult Basic Ed. and more

EdReady Montana Is… Aimed at math (and later English 2015) readiness. Uses NROC’s Dev Math as a base: (19 Units/59 Topics)

EdReady Montana is….

• Customized K12 and Higher Ed Assessments

• Personalized student learning paths

• Reporting/tracking for Montana Secondary Schools and Higher Ed Institutions

Pilot Testing Results 2013

Developed by NROC

Phase 1 Pilot in these states – Montana (4 schools), Oregon, Minnesota, North Carolina and Kentucky

Funded by a Gates Foundation Grant

Pilot Testing Results 2013

Office of Student Success

University of Montana

Summer 2013 Students in Dev Level Math

3 points or lower on ALEKS test

Worked With Math Professors to Identify Units and Topics to Study (set goals)

Customized

Assessment Icons

With over 50 color

combinations,

assessments are

personalized with

student’s school

colors.

Havre High School

Browning High School

Fergus High School

Sentinel High SchoolMissoula

West Yellowstone High School

Scobey High School

Dawson High School Glendive

Plenty Coups High School Pryor

Customized for Colleges & Universities

Personalized Goals and Goal Icons

Student Completes Assessment

Detailed Personalized Study Plan

Instructional Design Dev Math Topic of Study

43 students voluntarily opened an EdReady account completed the program:

• 70% increased by 1 ALEKS point• 27% increased by 2 ALEKS points• 3% increased by 3 ALEKS points

86% of students who completed EdReady increased their ALEKS score by at least 1 point … AND qualified to enroll in a higher math course at UM

Pilot Outcomes

Saving Time and Money!

43 students skipped 49 courses

Total of 151 credits were “skipped”

…adding up to estimated $31,000 tuition/fees!

Results After Enrollment?

37 of the pilot participants enrolled in a mathematics course in the Fall 2014 term

91% successfully completed their course

Average mathematics grade for these students: B-

UM Freshman overall average mathematics grade: C+

Data Reporting…what our custom version of EdReady gives us!

Washington Foundation Gift to Implement EdReady Montana

Three year field test and rollout funding -

$800,000/year for a 3 year total of $2,400,000

All students in 7-12 and higher education eligible to establish EdReady account and utilize the program

Substantial Gates Foundation Funding invested in the development of the NROC EdReady Project

Rollout Plan for Montana Higher Ed., Schools and StudentsSpring and Summer 2014

Outreach to the 2 year Colleges and Universities

Field tests in several high schools

Fall 2014Large scale rollout to both higher

education and secondary schools

Utah State University STEM Action Center Pilot Results

Grade 10 students using EdReady made five times the progress expected in an entire academic year with just 3 months of use (EdReady N=206).

How to find out more Contact Ryan Schrenk, EdReady Montana Project Manager

406-203-1812

ryan.schrenk@montanadigitalacademy.org

Visit our website to get started: http://edreadymontana.org Click on Secondary schools and “how to get started for local schools”

Step 1 will set up your account with us

Step 2 sets up customized goals/assessments

From there, you create student accounts and enroll them

That link is here: http://edreadymontana.org/how-to-get-started-for-local-schools/

These slide are available at http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

…or will soon!