MTDA UpdateMCEL October 17, 2014

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

Slides available at: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

Plan for today

History and background of MTDA

Current initiatives and projects

Research and new directions

EdReady Montana information

Montana Digital Academy

Serving Montana Students Since 2010!

MTDA Governing Board

Dennis 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

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

Shape P20

Plus MDPLN and EdReady Montana

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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VSLA Members 2012-13

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21Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS)

International Baccalaureate

Thematic Academies

Language Immersion

Professional Learning Communities

Principal Leadership

Graduation Matters

22Research•Examine current data concerning student success•Examine other models of credit recovery•Examine vendor products and resources from other schools

Custom Credit Recovery Project

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Develop•Utilize resources from other successful programs (NCVPS) to create a core curriculum•Develop student-centered course model utilize lately LMS technologies from MoodleRooms•Utilize MTDA teacher experts (initially in Earth Science, Algebra I and English I)

Custom Credit Recovery Project

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Test•Release prototypes to schools and test with select sites•Get student and local site feedback•Ready for wide deployment during Fall 2015

Custom Credit Recovery Project

25Blended Learning Project

Montana Online Blended Learning for K-12 Educators (MOBL K-12)

Masters-Level Course PD Opportunity for

Teacher/Administrator Teams Develop Unique Blended Learning

Opportunities for Students

26Setup

Combination of F2F and Online Learning. Teams of Administrators and Teachers Create a Blended Learning Project for their

classroom or school.

27Blended Projects (Elementary)

4th Grade Math 4th Grade

Science/Math/Measurement Spanish Immersion Cross-

Grade (8th/1st)

28Middle School

2 (or 3) EdReady Groups 7th Grade Health English/Language Arts 7th Grade Enrichment on MT

History

29High School

Financial Literacy Wilderness Music Composition Alternative School-Wide

Program 150 Students

High School Cross Curricular English/Math/Social Studies

30Completion

Final F2F Meeting Celebrate and Share Success

Reception

Final Presentations

What Makes Each Unique

Implement Next Fall

Other Research and Edready

College and Career Ready(Information and Discussion)

SVSLA - Indianapolis

EdReady… 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

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

EdReady is a tool…

What do I want my students to be ready for?

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)

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

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

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+

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/

Slides available: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

…or will soon!