Online Learning with the Montana Digital Academy @ Blackfoot ETC 2011

Montana Digital AcademyOnline Learning with Montana Digital Academy Jason Neiffer, Curriculum Director http://montanadigitalacademy.org http://www.neiffer.com http://www.techsavvyteacher.com Twitter: MontDigAcad Twitter: TechSavvyTeach

Paperless Handoutshttp://www.workshophandouts.com/etcmtda11 (etcmtda11 is case sensitive)

Today’s Session•  My agenda: –  Sorry… a lot of me talkin’ –  MTDA 2010-2011 –  MTDA 2011-2012 –  MTDA Innovations –  MTDA Test Kitchens –  “Ideal” Online Student

Briefing Statewide Virtual School Moodle and Exists/ServesOther Learning Through Local Environments Schools Montana DigitalState Standards Academy “Original Credit” and “Credit Based Recovery” Certified Teachers with Association with Montana Public School District

Program Timeline2009 2010 2011•  HB459 passed and funded •  Additional hires: Curriculum •  February: MTDA Connect•  Initial board named, chair Director, 76 teachers, credit recovery rolls out and vice chair elected Instructional Manager •  Summer: Full, two tiered•  Director hired •  Initial Summer pilot program summer program •  Fall 2010: Full program •  Fall: Expanded program begins begins

Who are the partners? Montana School Boards Association Montana High School School Administrators Association of Montana Board of Public MEA-MFT Education Office of Montana Rural Public Education Instruction Association Montana University System

Online Learning in Context - 2010Source: Keeping Pace, iNACOL 2010

Program 2010-2011

2010-2011MTDA Courses

MTDA Teachers and StudentsRed = Teachers Purple = Students

MTDA 2010-11 Enrollment Fall Spring Summer TotalStudents Number 2751 of unique studentsEnrollment 1951 2109 1470 5530Teachers 67 76 28 76Schools 137 165 122 165

Successes 2009-2011•  Successful recruitment of administrative and program staff•  Rollout of two distinct programs: Original Credit and Connect Credit Recovery•  Adoption of cutting edge tools to enhance online learning•  Passage rates on par with other statewide virtual schools•  Developed working relationships with 160 schools across the state of Montana•  Offered dual credit/dual enrollment courses from three units of the MUS

2011-2012 Program

Internal Improvement Efforts•  Teacher training and professional development•  Partnerships and alliances in and out of Montana•  NCAA Non-Traditional Provider Eligibility•  Accreditation•  Quality control – teacher performance, course quality•  Research and professional development by MTDA leadership on evolving issues in online pedagogy: –  Open education resources –  Credit recovery –  Flexible time courses –  New technologies –  Mobile learning

New High School Courses

Expanded Credit Recovery Open- Entry, Open-Exit Self-Paced Pre-Test Available Module 24/7 Exemptions

MLS: Middle SchoolMulti-Language Sampler Programs in Innovative,Aimed at the Seven-Week French, Spanish, Game-BasedMiddle School Program Latin, German PowerSpeak Learner and Mandarin Curriculum

I n n o v a t i o n @ M T DA

Open Educational Resources

Virtual Environments

T h e M T DA Te s t K i t c h e n

Mobile Learninghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/4721437813

Professional Development•  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/ 4721437813

Support forBlended Learninghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dccentralkitchen/5238518044

Ideal online student?

Who is theideal online student? http://www.flickr.com/photos/zappowbang/524195904

Independent “Smart”Tech-Savvy Motivated

What makes up that gap?Source: Library of Congress

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Online Learning with the Montana Digital Academy @ Blackfoot ETC 2011

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