Options for Students & Resources for Teachers – Low Cost, NO COST!! 2009 MAEO Spring Conference Crystal Mountain April 29 – May 1, 2009 Barb Fardell, MDE

Finding a Low Cost Solution Enhancing Education Through Technology – EETT Grant MI Schools Online Grant Collaborative Project with Michigan’s Regional Educational Media Center (REMC Association)

MSO – MI Schools Online Requested by MDE to serve ALL Michigan School Districts in an effort to expand online instruction Fiscal Agent – Genesee ISD

First Steps Identify Barriers Identify Needs NACOL Gap Analysis Survey

Survey Results:

Removing the Barriers Deliver Online Instruction with Teachers Already Employed by the District Identify and provide low cost, high quality content Provide Access to Multiple Vendors

Determining Need Survey teachers, administrators, etc. as to what course or service they need right now.

Survey Results:

Solutions 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 250 teachers to date with another 150 signed up

On the horizon Algebra Intervention + PD Additional low cost content Hosting and LMS Full MMC Digital Content

Free Online Resources MIT Open CourseWare for high schools MIT Open CourseWare Hippocampus Alison Algebra I Course For access write to

Low Cost Content Epic Learning All core Includes LMS Supplemental or Full Course

LMS for Every District No statewide option for Michigan, a local control state ISDs provide an LMS option for districts Genesee will host Blackboard (low cost) for districts with no LMS Contact Beverly Knox-Pipes at GISD

MSO Portal Links to : Low cost content PD options Vendors Policies Anything and everything to assist schools with providing online options for students

MSO Portal

Access to Multiple Vendors GenNET available throughout the state GenNET Negotiates Contracts Is the “middle man” One Stop Shop for Best in Course Providers MVHS State supported, tuition based

GenNET

Implementation PD for Administrators Policies Infrastructure ISD/District Teachers/Parents/Students Develop an understanding

PD for Administrators Should come from top down Should understand enough to apply policy and choose vendors

Policy and Infrastructure Online Tutorial that will walk a district through the steps necessary to build their own virtual school or to access courses to offer students

Options for “Online Experience” REMC Toolkit One-to-One Institute MI Online Resources for Educators MVHS CareerForward

REMC Toolkit

One-to-One Initiative Managed by the One-to-One InstituteOne-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!

MVHS

MORE Portal

MORE now has over 8,000 resources MORE will soon have 55,000 more resources! MORE is in on the MeL.org portal MORE Interested in becoming a MORE Field Trainer? Contact Karen Hairston at

Seat Time Waivers Credit granted for proficiency Online learning allows students more options No more credit for “seat time” Who was “Carneige” anyway?? Great option for Alt Ed programs Contact Barb Fardell for more info

What do we want? Students who are engaged Teachers who are not burned out Students graduating when they meet the state required proficiencies or standards

How Can we Get That? Provide an LMS for schools Show them the way Provide low cost/free content Educate the key stakeholders Stand back and watch it take off!

Conclusion ALL students do not learn the same way ALL students deserve options Options can include digital curriculum Low cost options are available PD is a necessary component YOUR students deserve these options!

Cool Things that Didn’t Fit! Described and Captioned Media PowerSpeak “Lost Generation”Lost Generation