EdReady MontanaXLi 2014
March 27, 2014
Ryan Schrenk, Ed. D
Ryan Schrenk, Dad to Justin and Ian
&
EdReady Montana Program Manager
&
Employee #3 at MTDA
MTDA
• 2009 Legislature
• Serve K12 Students in Montana through Public Schools
• Governing Board
• Director (CEO) Curriculum Director (Vice CEO)
• Montana licensed teachers
• Core subjects, dual credit enrichment
Montana Teachers & Montana Students
Creating online learning solutions that are uniquely ours!
Only SVS on University Campus
Opens Partnerships
Encourages Research
Helps Address Transition from K12 to Higher Ed!
Partners in MTDA Creation and Governance
MTDA Core Programming 2010-2013
Original Credit
Connect Credit
Recovery
Middle School MLS
MTDA Core Programming 2014
Original Credit
Connect Credit
Recovery
Middle School MLS
MDPLN, “The Network”
EdReady
We Get To Are Expected To Address Solve Big Problems in Education
Understand Continuum of Distance Ed + OER + MTDA +
Funding Source + Blended Learning + Montana Centric
+ DevEd + Retention + Graduation Matters + Expertise
+ Individualized Education + Personalized Learning
Paths + Research + Scalable Roll Out
Secondary Ed + Higher Ed + Proven Partnerships
+ Need It NOW! = EdReady Montana?
Why NROC?
• Longtime member (MI &MT) of NROC Advisors
• NROC Is member driven
• Algebra an Open Course and Developmental Math Project
• Bringing EdReady to Montana!
http://nrocmath.org/
Complete College America Stats & Recs
http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy_Summary.pdf
Time is the enemy
http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy_Summary.pdf
Gates Foundation Recommendations
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
Gates Foundation Recommendations
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
Potential Use Cases
• Montana University System UM, MSU, Colleges (4 and 2 Year)
• High Schools and Middle Schools, Alternative Education Programs
• Adult Learning Centers (Workforce Development)
• Military, Incarcerated, Adult Basic Ed. and more
EdReady Is…• Aimed at math (and later English) readiness.
• Uses NROC’s Dev Math as a base: http://nrocmath.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DevMath_catalog_r101712.pdf (19 Units/59 Topics)
EdReady Montana Is…
Standardized Public Goals… Plus…
EdReady Montana Is…
Customized Assessments and Goals for Montana!
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)
Student Takes Assigned Assessments
Questions Answered or Skipped
Student Completes Assessment
Can start/continue assessments,
study goals or re-take assessments
Overview of Results
Detailed Study Plan
Dev Math Study Resource Only
Initially
Could Use More Options Later
Flow of the Dev Math Topic of Study
UM Pilot Results
Zero Points
Better, 6
1 Point Better, 26
2 Points Better, 10
3 Points Better, 1
43 Participated
Zero Points Better 1 Point Better 2 Points Better 3 Points Better
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+
Comments and Advantages
• Program was easy to use
• It made a difference
• I would recommend to others
• Allows us to know where students are at and what to focus on
Challenges and Lessons
• How to fund it for Montana secondary and post-secondary students
• Integration and implementation at K-12 level
• Students saw it as “extra” work
• Teachers may see it as the same without personal assistance or changes to blended learning approach
• How to work with teachers and staff to implement
• How to measure success and support state-wide implementation
Brand New Utah 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).
http://activelearninglab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/STEM-AC-Pilot-Findings_2_23_2014.pdf
EdReady Montana – 1st in the Nation to see and use EdReady – Public release in
coming week!• Funded by Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
• All 7th graders to College Students in Montana are allowed to sign up
• Charges paid for access for 3 years to get project off ground
• First Higher Ed Programs Ready in Summer 2014
• K12 Field Testing Spring 2014 and Full Access Fall 2014
• Dev English Piloting in Spring 2015/Roll out and expansion after that
• Managed By MTDA
How to find out more• Contact Ryan Schrenk, EdReady Montana Project Manager
• Or Bob Currie, MTDA Executive Director
• 406-243-4619
• Watch our website (coming soon) at http://edreadymontana.org
• Watch for more coming soon as we continue to partner with your school/campus!
…or will soon!
Recommended
