Opening Math for all Learners March 27, 2012 Brief Status Update Algebra 1—An Open Course Developmental Math—An Open Program

Algebra 1—An Open Course Spanish Translation Dr. Moisés Torres Martínez Prof. Carlos Franco Reboreda University of Guadalajara

15 Campuses throughout the State of Jalisco, México – 100,000 (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) High School System - Sistema de Educación Media Superior (SEMS), – 110,000 High School Students UdeG- Los Angeles – 500 Students in California – 650 Total in the U.S. Virtual University--Sistema de Universidad Virtual– (UdeG- Virtual) – 6,000 Undergraduate and Graduate students – 1,200 High School Students

Mathematics Challenges Enlance- National State Exam – 89 % of Students in the State of Jalisco score below average in the Enlace Exam – Enter University with a poor preparation in Mathematics México is in last place in mathematics performance of the 30 nations that belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD)* *(OECD, 2010)

Colaboration with MITE Algebra Course- Spanish Translation – Courses Translated Algebra 1, Calculus New Algebra Course *Developmental math – Benefit Spanish Speakers in the U.S., especially states with a high number of English Learners. California– Approximately 25% of K-12 students are English learners and out of this number 80% are Spanish Speakers. – Benefit students and teachers in México by providing access to high quality Algebra course. Future Content Development

Algebra 1—An Open Course Spanish Translation Resources in the Algebra course that are available in English and Spanish include: Topic Text Topic Terms Glossary Presentation text transcripts

Algebra 1—An Open Course Spanish Translation: Topic Text

Algebra 1—An Open Course Spanish Translation: Glossary

Algebra 1—An Open Course Spanish Translation: Presentation

Algebra 1—An Open Course Open Textbook files available in the Instructor Resources section at the NROC Network Media objects available at HippoCampus

Algebra Pilot Research Sites Piedmont City School District, AL Culver City Unified School District Los Angeles USD Placer Union High School District Poway Unified School District Whittier Union School District Sonoma County Office of Education Santa Cruz City Schools Iowa AEA Consortium Idaho Digital Learning Academy Illinois Virtual School Kentucky Virtual High School LaRue County High School, KY JFY Networks, Boston Michigan Virtual University Minnesota Online High School Minneapolis Public Schools, MN South Saint Paul Secondary School, MN Montana Digital Academy New Mexico-IDEAL Coos Bay School District, OR Oregon Trails School District South Carolina Virtual School Program Palmetto State E-Academy, SC Open High School of Utah Bay Port High School, WI Active and Planned Teachers, Students, Administrators Interviews, data Red = actively gathering data

Case study approach to evaluate student Attitude Persistence Competence Case Study Approach Goal: evaluate the relative efficacy of the courseware. Algebra 1 Research: Case Study Approach

Administrators, Instructors, Students 1.Questionnaires 2.Interviews in use – on-site and online 3.Performance Data Algebra 1 Research Method

Aggregated Student Survey – “Thumbs Up”

All pilot sites are showing improved student results, from small to large. Comparison data include: Prior-year course performance using other content and methods with similar population Classes in same school or district using different content, approach and/or methods Use cases available at NROCmath.org Promising Preliminary Results

Developmental Math Arithmetic (6 units) – Being piloted now Beginning Algebra (6 units) – Being piloted now Intermediate Algebra (4 units) – Summer 2012 Statistics and Geometry (2 units) – Summer 2012 Developmental Math—An Open Program Release Dates Prescriptive Assessment Available for select pilot use – Fall 2012

Developmental Math—An Open Program Prescriptive Assessment “Sneak Preview”

Developmental Math—An Open Program

Open Textbook files for Units 1-6 and Units 9-14 are available in the Instructor Resources section at the NROC Network HippoCampus media objects available Fall 2012

Nation-wide Pilot Sites Brookhaven College California CC Economic & Workforce Dev. Central Piedmont CC Century College Community College of Denver Iowa CC Online Consortium Middle Georgia College Pierce College Renton Technical College Sinclair Community College St. Louis Community College University of Alaska at Fairbanks West Virginia Univ. at Parkersburg Culver City Adult School Poway Unified School District Santa Cruz City Schools SIATech (Adult Ed)

Use Cases: Medgar Evers College Urban, Blended 75-80% traditional college age students need remedial Math and English Hope to replace the remedial math course Spotty computer access at home 4 hours, 3 times per week Day 1 in large lecture, watch videos Day 2 break into small groups to work with course materials together Day 3 computer lab to work individually CUNY, Brooklyn, NY

Los Angeles County English language learners Supplements the GED textbook Lab open for computer access Rolling, open enrollment Teacher captures annotated course images on whiteboard, adds to LMS Teacher involved in ongoing state- funded PD on technology in Adult Ed Blended, self-paced GED students Use Case: Culver City Adult School “I finally understand fractions!”

Use Case: Jacksonville State Online Independent Study With teacher assistance Traditional college student age (18-25) Mainly rural students Many are first generation college students Teachers with little online teaching experience “We're so impressed with the functionality, we are considering asking all our instructors to "flip" their classes.”

Developmental Math—An Open Program Additional Pilots Welcome – Summer, Fall Professional Development Available: Instructor Resources by Unit Instructor Orientation Video and Print Student Orientation Video NROC Network webinars, recordings Support of peer-to-peer PD (NROC Network LinkedIn) Share resources and adaptions (tk NROCnetwork.org)