This information about EdReady Montana is presented at the 2014 MCEL conference in Billings, Montana.

1. How to Get Started with EdReady
Montana
(a project of the Montana Digital Academy)
MCEL Conference (Billings)
October 16, 2014
Ryan Schrenk, Ed.D. –EdReady Montana Project Manager
Available online: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

2. It has been a very good year…
…not only for the Seahawks

4. 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!

5. Serving Montana Students Since 2010!

6. 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

7. Original
Credit
Credit
Recovery
Middle
School
World
Language

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

10. EdReady Montana
Montana Digital
Professional Learning
Network

12.  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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17.  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

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

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

21. Use Cases Include:
• Skill recovery and preparation
outside classroom.
• Co-curricular, companion or
supplement in the classroom
• Currently piloting placement
and post testing applications

22. Important Lessons Learned
• Educator presence
• Engage with content
• Don’t just test and re-test
• Blended learning approaches
work well

23. 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

24. 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

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

27. 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

29. Personalized
Goals and
Goal Icons

32. Student Completes
Assessment

33. Detailed
Personalized
Study Path

34. Breakdown of
mastery and
what to focus on

35. High quality custom delivered curricular assets:

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 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

46. How to get started
 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/
 Contact Ryan Schrenk, EdReady Montana Project Manager
 406-203-1812
 ryan.schrenk@montanadigitalacademy.org
 Available Online
 http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

48. 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).

49. …or will soon!