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
Paperless Handouts
http://www.workshophandouts.com/etcmtda11 (etcmtda11 is case sensitive)
• 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
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
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
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?
Online Learning in Context - 2010
Source: Keeping Pace, iNACOL 2010
P r o g r a m 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1
2010-2011 MTDA Courses
Red = Teachers Purple = Students
MTDA Teachers and Students
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
• 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
2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 P r o g r a m
• 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
New High School Courses
Open-Entry,
Open-Exit
Pre-Test Module
Exemptions
Self-Paced
Available 24/7
Expanded Credit Recovery
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
I n n ova t i o n @ M T DA
Open Educational Resources
Virtual Environments
T h e M T DA Te s t K i t c h e n
Mobile Learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/4721437813
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/4721437813
Professional Development
Support for Blended Learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dccentralkitchen/5238518044
I d e a l o n l i n e s t u d e n t ?
Who is the ideal online student?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zappowbang/524195904
Independent “Smart”
Tech-Savvy Motivated
What makes up that gap?
Source: Library of Congress
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