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Preparing Your High School Students for the New MME
MACAE Alternative Education One-Day Workshop
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Effective Online Tools for Algebra Remediation
Barbara Fardell, Educational Technology Manager
Michigan Department of Education
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A Vision of K-12 Students Today” – Teacher Tube
Vision of 21st Century K-12 Students - YouTube
The Next “Shift Happens”
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Your Students and the MMC
• 4 Years of Math–Algebra I
–Geometry
–Algebra II
–Any math – can be taken as 9th grade student
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Enhancing Ed Through Tech
• EETT Grants–How Ed Tech moves into
curriculum area
–Pockets of Excellence vs Helping All Students
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Free Resources via EETT Grants
• MSO – Michigan Schools Online–Online courses
–MORE Portal
• MVU – Scholarships!
• One-to-One Institute
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MSO – MI Schools Online
Implemented through the work of the REMC Association and Genesee ISD
Requested by MDE to serve ALL Michigan School Districts in an effort to expand online instruction
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MI Schools Online
• Identify Barriers
• Identify Needs
• Remove Barriers
• Provide for Needs
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Survey Shows:
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Survey Shows:
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Removing the Barriers
• Deliver Online Instruction with Teachers Already Employed by the District
• Identify and provide low cost, high quality content
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Survey Shows:
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Survey Shows:
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Solution!
• MSO will provide a free Algebra I credit remediation course
• MSO will provide free training for teachers to deliver this course in a blended or totally virtual environment – over 175 teachers to date!
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Algebra I Remediation Course
• Algebra Course Demo–To access demo of free Aventa
Algebra Remediation course please contact your REMC Director
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On the horizon!
• Algebra Intervention + PD–If you are interested in
participating in pilot contact Karen Hairston at [email protected]
• Digital Curriculum Pilot(s)
• Additional low cost content
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Free Online Resources
• MIT Open CourseWare for high schools
• Hippocampus
• Alison
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Low Cost Content
• Epic Learning–All core
–Includes LMS
–Supplemental or Full Course
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How Can MSO Assist YOU?
• How do your teachers (or you!) sign up for the online PD course?–Ask your REMC Director or–Contact Barb Fardell at
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How Can MSO Assist YOU?
• You will find info for accessing the Algebra I course on the MSO Portal
• You will also find (soon) resources for online learning/teaching/tech integration, etc.
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GenNET
• REMC Online Project available throughout the state
• Teacher led, self paced–Many providers
–Low cost
• Low cost IT
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Math/Science Curriculum
• MVU –Typically provides Math/Science
summer school opportunities
–This year will have additional scholarships for online courses
Contact Jamey Fitzpatrick @• [email protected]
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Where’s the Portal?
• MSO Beta
–Your REMC Director will be the best resource for information on the MSO Grant.
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One-to-One Initiative
• Managed by the One-to-One Institute
• Provides PD and Consulting for moving toward a one to one environment and also on technology integration
• All services are at NO COST to the districts!
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MORE!
• MORE is for teachers
• MORE is for administrators
• MORE is even for parents!
• MORE brings resources to teachers quickly, easily, and ALIGNED to the MI Content Expectations!
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More on MORE!
• MORE now has over 8,000 resources
• MORE will soon have 55,000 more resources!
• Thinkfinity has given these to Michigan to add to our portal
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Let’s take a look!
• Go to MeL.org• Click on MORE at the bottom of the page
• The rest is easy!
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Why MORE? Aligned Resources!
• Having resources aligned to the MI Content Expectations is the value of MORE
• We need your help!
• Contact Barb Fardell if you would like to host an alignment workshop
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In Honor of Veterans’ Day
• A Pittance of Time
Video honoring all Vets
www.terry-kelly.com/pittance.htm
QUESTIONS?
For clarification on any of these slides please contact Barb Fardell at