This presentation was an overview of EdReady with background research, demo/orientation and the start of planning for creation of EdReady goals to help prepare prospective college students for gateway math classes in allied health fields.

1. EdReady Montana
(a project of the Montana Digital Academy)
Healthcare MT – Missoula, MT
June 17, 2015
Ryan Schrenk, Ed.D. –EdReady Montana Project Manager
Available online: http://www.slideshare.net/rschrenk

3. Serving Montana Students Since 2010!

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

5. Original
Credit
Credit
Recovery
Middle
School
World
Language

6. – Montana Legislature approves $2M funding
to start Montana Digital Academy
– MTDA opens for student enrollment
with 45 courses
– Enrollment surpasses 30,000

7. EdReady Montana
Montana Digital
Professional Learning
Network

8. 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

10. Timeline
• Spring and Summer 2013
• One of five states to pilot EdReady
• February 2014
• Gift from Dennis and Phyllis
Washington Foundation
• Three year field test
• First state to adopt EdReady
• Year 1
• Grew to serve Montana Secondary
Schools, Colleges, Universities and
Adult Basic Literacy Education
Centers

14. 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).

15. Too many entering freshmen
need remediation.
15
51.7%
of those entering a 2-year college
enrolled in remediation
19.9%
of those entering a 4-year college
enrolled in remediation
Source: Fall 2006 cohorts

16. Many complete remediation, but they DO NOT
complete gateway courses or graduate.
16

17. Few Ever Get to Gateway
Within the USA 70%
of students placed
into remediation fail to enroll
in a gateway math course in
two academic years
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18. A Look at Montana
Percentage of First Time Freshmen Enrolled in Remedial Math
& Writing
 27 Percent Four-Year Campuses
 61 Percent Two-Year Campuses
. . . resulting in dramatic challenges related to retention and
graduation rates.
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19. A Look at Montana
 First-time freshmen enrolling in at least one remedial
Math course (1st academic year) & completing
college level Math (2 yrs) anywhere in MUS
 2-Year Colleges: 29%
 4-year Colleges: 45%
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20.  High Schools and Middle Schools, Alternative Education
Programs
 Montana University System UM, MSU, Colleges (4 and 2
Year) and Private and Tribal Colleges
 Adult Learning Centers (Workforce Development)
and possibly
 Military, Incarcerated and more

24. Current Use Cases Include:
• Skill recovery and preparation
outside of the classroom
• Co-curricular, companion or
supplement in the classroom
Discussed or In Progress:
• Mixture of both and tied to
other interventions
• Preparation for non-math
majors (Career Pathways &
Healthcare MT)

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

26. 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

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

29. EdReady Montana is….
• Customized K12 and Higher
Ed Assessments
• Personalized student learning
paths
• Reporting/tracking for
Montana Secondary Schools
and Higher Ed Institutions
7th Grade Readiness
8th Grade Readiness
Pre-Algebra Readiness
Algebra 1 Readiness
Geometry Readiness
Algebra 2 Readiness
M065 PreAlgebra Readiness
M088 Math Literacy
M090 Intro to Algrbra Readiness
M090 Companion
M095 Intermediate Algebra Readiness
M096 Readiness
M105 Contemporary Math Readiness
M111 Technical Math Readiness
M115 Probability and Linear Math Readiness
M121 College Algebra Readiness
M135 Math for K8 Teachers Readiness
M162 Applied Calc Readiness
M171 Calculus 1 Readiness
TABE E Readiness
TABE M Readiness
TABE D Readiness
TABE A Readiness
HiSet Readiness
Pre-HiSET
SAT Math Preparation
College Readiness
Compass Test Math Preparation

30. Use Cases Include:
• Skill recovery and preparation
outside classroom.
• Co-curricular, companion or
supplement in the classroom
• Mixture of both

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

32. Vocabulary to brush up on
• HealthCARE Montana – Career
Access to Rural Education
• TAACCT 4 – Trade Adjustment
Assistance Community College
and Career Training
• EdReady vs. EdReady Montana
• NROC and NROC DevMath
• EdReady goals and assessments

33. Regional Ambassadors

34. Regional Ambassadors

35. Regional Ambassadors

36. 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

37. 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

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

41. Customized
Assessment Icons
With over 50 color
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

43. Personalized
Goals and
Goal Icons

46. Student Completes
Assessment

47. Detailed Personalized Study Path

48. Breakdown of
mastery and
what to focus on

49. High quality custom delivered curricular assets:

50. Links and Resources
 One page fact sheet and summary of scope of EdReady Topics:
 https://drive.google.com/a/montanadigitalacademy.org/file/d/0B3cxO
_yQcA1AX0xuU3A0TGZVTVU/edit
 Hippocampus – chunked up free content
 http://www.hippocampus.org/?user=myMTDA
 Example NROC Dev Math topic (scroll down to “topic 1” or 2, etc)
 http://moodle.montereyinstitute.org/course/view.php?id=21

51.  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
Pilot Outcomes

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

53. 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+

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

55. Clickable Pie Charts for Progress and Activity

56. Assessment
Overview
Data

60. Rollout Plan for Summer 2015
 Summer Prep Programs -Colleges
and Universities
 Summer and Fall Planning –
Secondary Schools
 Partner with ETS/GearUp
Healthcare MT
 Utilize Ambassadors and MTDA
Staff
Fall 2015
 Expand to support more programs

61. New Features and Directions
 Expanded Facilitator and
Parent Dashboards - Summer
 Dev English – Pilot in Summer,
Expand for Winter 2015/16
 Data, Marketing, Support
 Support for Planning your
Programs

62. …or will soon!

63. Break Time!

64. Use Case Examples & Discussions
 Highlands College
 (Summary from Denise)
 Supplement to classroom
 “Lecture Schedule”
 Acceleration/Remediation strategy
 Taught in lab vs. taught in classroom
 Observations?/Outcomes?/Feedback?
 Helena College (Summary from Amy?)
 Northern (Summary from Kirk?)
 Others?

65. Our Mission - TAACCCT 4 Using EdReady
 Create Statewide HealthCARE Pathways
 Show existing menu of assessments
 http://edreadymontana.org
 List of them
 Unit details
 Topic details
 Discuss needs and thoughts?

66. Considerations
• What blended learning model
will you use to deliver?
• Staffing or scheduling needs to
be considered.
• Will differentiated timelines be
possible if desired?
• How does a student know they
are done?
• What’s next for them?
Classroom
Supplement
Placement
Testing or
Cohort
Classroom
Instruction
EdReady
Montana
Post Tests
and Grades

67. Considerations
• Placement into program
• Creating custom assessments
to prepare students for X
• Assistance during program or
individual?
• How will placement work after
completion?
Skill
Development
Outside
Classroom
Placement Test
or Assessment
Coaching
and/or
Facilitation
EdReady
Montana
Post Tests and
New Placement

68. Considerations
• Who is the target audience?
All students or some subset?
• What does the EdReady
custom solution entail?
• What will need to be added
to supplement it?
• How will it be integrated and
delivered?
Pathway
Prep
Placement
EdReady
Montana
Supplemental
Skill
Development
Entry into
Program of
Study

69. How to Get Started
 Parallel effort
 SME Teams building assessments and other pathway-
specific “curriculum”
 EdReady Math Skills as base, build out from there to
address pathway needs
 Campus-based teams planning implementation with
EdReady Montana Staff
 Set up user accounts
 Choosing assessments for each campus
 Student account creation and enrollment from each site
 PD/Training for implementation

70. Final discussions?
 Fill out online or handed out interest forms
 Set any follow up meeting on calendar?
 Other items for the good of the order?

71. Break Time
 Break till ____
 Next up: try out EdReady Montana Demo Accounts