EdReady Montana project presentation for ACE PIR Day in Laurel on September 22, 2014. The presentation will summarize the current EdReady Montana project and how it ties to MTDA programming, demonstrate how the program works, display use cases and show participants how to get started with the program at their school in Montana.

1. EdReady Montana
(a project of the Montana Digital Academy)
ACE PIR Day
Laurel – Sept 22, 2014
Ryan Schrenk, Ed.D. –EdReady Montana Project Manager
(slides available at: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk)

3. 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!

4. Serving Montana Students Since 2010!

5. Dennis
Parman,
Chair,
Deputy Supt.
OPI
Anthony
Lapke
Teacher
Kalispell PS
Joel Graves
Principal Lincoln
County High
School
Bryan
Duvall
Trustee,
Geraldine
Clay
Christian
Comm. Higher
Education
Roberta Evans
Dean Coll. Of Ed.
UM

6. Original
Credit
Credit
Recovery
Middle
School
World
Language

8. – Montana Legislature approves $2M funding to
start Montana Digital Academy
– MTDA opens for student enrollment with
45 courses
– Enrollment surpasses 27,000

9. EdReady Montana
Montana Digital
Professional Learning
Network

10. 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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16. 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

17. 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

18. EdReady is a tool…
What do I want my students to be
ready for?

19. 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

20.  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

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

23. EdReady Montana is….
• Customized K12 and Higher Ed
Assessments
• Personalized student learning
paths
• Reporting/tracking for Montana
Secondary Schools and Higher
Ed Institutions

24. 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

25. 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

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

28. Customized
With over 50 color
Assessment Icons
combinations,
assessments are
personalized with
student’s school colors.
Havre High School
Browning High School
Fergus High School
Sentinel High School
Missoula
West Yellowstone High School
Scobey High School
Dawson High School
Glendive
Plenty Coups High School
Pryor

30. Personalized
Goals and
Goal Icons

33. Student Completes
Assessment

34. Detailed
Personalized
Study Plan

35. Instructional Design Dev Math Topic of Study

36. Pilot Outcomes
 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

37. Saving Time and Money!
 43 students skipped 49 courses
 Total of 151 credits were “skipped”
 …adding up to estimated $31,000 tuition/fees!

38. 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+

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

44. 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

45. Rollout Plan for Montana Higher Ed.,
Schools and Students
Spring and Summer 2014
 Outreach to the 2 year Colleges and
Universities
Field tests in several high schools
Fall 2014
Large scale rollout to both higher education
and secondary schools

47. 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).

48. 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

49. …or will soon!