online learning with the montana digital academy @ blackfoot etc 2011
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Online Learning with Montana Digital Academy Jason Neiffer, Curriculum Director
http://montanadigitalacademy.org http://www.neiffer.com http://www.techsavvyteacher.com
Twitter: MontDigAcad Twitter: TechSavvyTeach
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Paperless Handouts
http://www.workshophandouts.com/etcmtda11 (etcmtda11 is case sensitive)
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• My agenda: – Sorry… a lot of me talkin’ – MTDA 2010-2011 – MTDA 2011-2012 – MTDA Innovations – MTDA Test Kitchens – “Ideal” Online Student
Today’s Session
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Briefing
Montana Digital
Academy
Statewide Virtual School
Exists/Serves Through Local
Schools
“Original Credit” and “Credit Recovery”
Certified Teachers with
Association with Montana Public School District
State Standards Based
Moodle and Other Learning Environments
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2009 • HB459 passed and funded • Initial board named, chair
and vice chair elected • Director hired
2010 • Additional hires: Curriculum
Director, 76 teachers, Instructional Manager
• Initial Summer pilot program • Fall 2010: Full program
begins
2011 • February: MTDA Connect
credit recovery rolls out • Summer: Full, two tiered
summer program • Fall: Expanded program
begins
Program Timeline
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Montana School Boards
Association
School Administrators of Montana
MEA-MFT
Montana Rural Education
Association
Montana University System
Office of Public
Instruction
Board of Public
Education
Montana High School
Association
Who are the partners?
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Online Learning in Context - 2010
Source: Keeping Pace, iNACOL 2010
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P r o g r a m 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1
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2010-2011 MTDA Courses
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Red = Teachers Purple = Students
MTDA Teachers and Students
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Fall Spring Summer Total
Students
Number of
unique students
2751
Enrollment 1951 2109 1470 5530
Teachers 67 76 28 76
Schools 137 165 122 165
MTDA 2010-11 Enrollment
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• 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
Successes 2009-2011
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2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 P r o g r a m
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• 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
Internal Improvement Efforts
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New High School Courses
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Open-Entry,
Open-Exit
Pre-Test Module
Exemptions
Self-Paced
Available 24/7
Expanded Credit Recovery
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Aimed at the Middle School
Learner
Seven-Week Program
Programs in French, Spanish, Latin, German and Mandarin
Innovative, Game-Based PowerSpeak Curriculum
MLS: Middle School Multi-Language Sampler
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I n n ova t i o n @ M T DA
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Open Educational Resources
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Virtual Environments
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T h e M T DA Te s t K i t c h e n
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Mobile Learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/4721437813
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/4721437813
Professional Development
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Support for Blended Learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dccentralkitchen/5238518044
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I d e a l o n l i n e s t u d e n t ?
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Who is the ideal online student?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zappowbang/524195904
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Independent “Smart”
Tech-Savvy Motivated
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What makes up that gap?
Source: Library of Congress