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Sharing progress on state-wide Credit Retrieval program (MTDA Connect) for the state of Montana using the PLATO Learning Environment and a coach/facilitator model through the Montana Digital Academy. XLi 2011
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Modularized Developmental Education at MTDA: 3/8/10
Montana Digital AcademyRyan Schrenk, Instructional
Coordinator
Director
Robert Currie
Curriculum Director
Jason Neiffer
Instructional Coordinator
Ryan Schrenk
Ian Jeffrey Schrenk – Born 3/9/10
Where I was a year ago tomorrow:
Montana Digital Academy – employed December 1, 2011
Pilot underway with 2 schools
Where I was 4 months ago:
MTDA Connect Credit Retrieval– Over 300 enrollments, 29 schools and counting. Today: What it is, how it works and how it can work for you…
Where we are today:
MTDA SummaryWhat is the Montana Digital Academy (MTDA)?
Montana Digital Academy 20-7-1201. Montana virtual academy -- purposes
-- governance. (1) There is a Montana virtual academy at a unit of the Montana university system. (2) The purposes of the Montana virtual academy are to: (a) make distance learning opportunities available to all school-age children through public school districts in the state of Montana; (b) offer high-quality instructors who are licensed and endorsed in Montana and courses that are in compliance with all relevant education and distance learning rules, standards, and policies; and (c) emphasize the core subject matters required under the accreditation standards, offer advanced courses for dual credit in collaboration with the Montana university system, and offer enrichment courses.
Montana Digital Academy
Funded by 61st Legislature
Free to Montana K-12 Students
Housed at UM College of Education
Executive Director and Curriculum Director Hired Early 2010
Curriculum, Courses Created and Faculty Hired 2010
First Courses September 2010
Instructional Program Coordinator Hired December 2010
Three Types of Offerings
MTDA Courses
Dual Credit Courses
MTDA Connect (Credit Retrieval)
Credit Recovery,
Credit Retrieval
"What I think we want to use online learning to do is to escape the traditional factory model that treats every student the same way on the same
day" –Bill Gates January 28, 2010 USNews
Credit Recovery or Credit Retrieval
Usually defined as an in-school opportunity for students to earn academic credits that they have lost, or are about to lose, by failing a regular course.
–edweek.org 10/20/2008
History of Credit Retrieval
Remediation in math increased 72% in public 4-year colleges between 1950-1980
1983 – Nation at Risk Published
Nation At Risk led to NCLB
Alliance for Excellent Education (2008) – 30% of HS students fail to graduate on time
---Loupa (2010)
Montana has new statewide tracking system now (AIM number) with numbers quoted around 78% graduation rate
Gates – 1 to 1 Computing
Improve academic achievement
Equalizing access to digital resources
Change the nature and quality of instruction
Improve economic competitiveness by providing students with real-world skills
Why credit retrieval to keep pace?
Factors for dropout Early grade academic
achievement High school test scores Being held back a grade
-California Dropout Research Project (2008)
Types of Credit Retrieval
1. Focused Learning Efforts
K-12 After school programs Saturday or summer School Block scheduling Academies Early ID of at-risk population
College Fast-track/focused programs Adult Basic Ed Veteran’s Upward Bound
Commercial Computer-Based Solutions
2. Commercial ProductsAventaPLATONovaNETApexFlorida VirtualK-12.comKhan Academy (
http://www.khanacademy.org/)
Credit Retrieval is
needed How does a school decide what, who and
how?How do they afford it?
How to staff it?Who has time to plan, coordinate, support
it?
MTDA Connect- home-grown attempt to:
Combine intrusive focused learning
With individualized/computer based solution
MTDA Connect Credit
Retrieval Program
What is it? How Does It Work?
MTDA RoleProvide scalable state-wide solution for Credit
Retrieval
MTDA Connect Charge
Accessible/secure/comprehensive solution
Purchased centrally, shared widely
Technical support
Enrollment management
Curricular oversight
Integrated solution? Coming Soon
How Schools Get Involved
District Rep contacts us
Fills out enrollment form(s)
Go through short orientation
Figure out how to support students locally
How MTDA Connect Works
MTDA + local facilitator + academic coach
Online access 24/7 to curriculum
Modular, individualized, self-paced
Module tests open for 2 tries
Post-tests unlocked manually and monitored locally
How MTDA Connect Works
PLATO Vocabulary
Tracking and communication
Pre-test, module exemption or module mastery, post-test
Grade reports
PLATO Learning Environment (PLE)
Time-based model Based on Caroll (1963) “Quality instruction is defined by a
structure based on knowing what objectives are, access to content and carefully planned and specified wide range of instructional events”
Mastery Learning Model Based on Bloom (1987) Bloom preferred self-paced learning or
adjusting the time to the student’s aptitude
---Loupa (2010)
Bloom’s 5 Steps For Mastery Learning
1. Notify of objectives
2. Organize into small units
3. Materials and strategies should be identified and used consistently
4. Each unit has pre-test
5. Allow for/provide supplementary instruction
Academic Coach
Role Responsibilities
Why use coaches?
Wide variety of programs at local level
Balance with local needs to provide support
Grading or teaching needs
Changes equation for students
Subject matter certified
Modifications to curriculum
Communication
Monthly meeting with MTDA and Coaches
PLE messaging
Email to facilitators and students
Google docs and dropbox.com for shared files
Toll free fax to email service for written work
Phone calls
Taking Content Retrieval to the Next Level
Analysis of curriculum/prioritize offline activities Support Site Teacher Materials Curriculum maps
Suggestions for improvements
Modifications and Planning
Monthly Update Meetings
Site FacilitatorWays to track and support credit retrieval
students
Facilitators
Class management Local eyes and ears for MTDA Connect Passwords Enrollments
Tracking and Management Help logging in then making students
do it Working on curriculum Formative assistance Conduit for communication Tracking work Grades and final assessment
Final Lesson…so far
"Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.“ - Cofucius
Do’s and Don’ts
Do something
Don’t wait, our students need us
Do’s and Don’ts
Do use technology to deliver
Don’t use it to babysit or purely reward
Do’s and Don’ts
Do get “intrusive” in Credit Retrieval or Remedial Education
Don’t expect different results without changing the variables
Questions? Interested in discussing or partnering?
Contact Ryan Schrenk [email protected] ryan.schrenk@montanadigitalacademy.
org
406-243-6122 Skype: ryan.schrenk Twitter: hardball8
This presentation is available at slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk