1. Preparing for College Readiness with
EdReady and
Powered by NROC
Presented by Michele Jersak, Counselor and GPS LifePlan Coordinator
Randy LaFoy, eFolio/GPS LifePlan Media Coordinator
Century College

2. Presentation on wikispace

3. The Crisis of Remediation
Each year about 2.5 million college freshman take math and English placement exams.
More than half learn they face required remediation.
In % of MN high school graduates entering college required remediation.
Only about 22% of students that undertake remediation complete college and receive a degree.
Data shared by NROC for EdReady Pilots Fall 2012

4. Data shared at Annual NROC Meeting by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

5. Data shared at Annual NROC Meeting by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

6. Data shared at Annual NROC Meeting by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

13. Teacher View of Data

14. Admin View of Data

15. EdReady National Pilots
Montana Digital Academy
Kentucky Statewide Consortium
Berkley High School
Community College of Denver
Minnesota Learning Commons

16. EdReady Minnesota Pilots
Minnesota Learning Commons Pilots:
NE Metro 916 Perkins Consortium (NE St. Paul Suburbs)
Harding High School (St. Paul)
Guadalupe Alternation Program (GAP) School (St. Paul)
Century College (White Bear Lake)

17. Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District
Student Math Intervention
Main Contact: Erick Lehet, Math Coach, Career & Technical Center
Demographics:
Seniors (11), Juniors (3)
Females (3), Males (11)
From the Following High School:
Stillwater HS (4)
Irondale HS (1)
Roseville HS (2)
North St. Paul HS (1)
Mahtomedi HS (1)
Park HS (3)
Woodbury HS (2)
Length of Time of Assessment and Review Materials:
All said just right/not too long
Would you return to the tool on your own if you needed to meet a certain math test goal:
Yes (8)
Probably (1)
Would need help with it –might not be able to do by myself (1)
It said I needed to review 2.5 hours – that seems like a lot (1)
Data gathered through student interviews upon completing the assessment and viewing tutorials.

18. What was liked about EdReady
Video and Animation was helpful
Liked how the video showed the problems of how to do it
I have ADHD and so I did get distracted a bit during the assessments but really liked the videos – the animation, color was good, the length, the problem review
It’s stuff that I would need for my future career; its practical
It shows where you are at and what you need to work on
It’s helpful – reviews and shows what to work on
Data gathered through student interviews upon completing the assessment and viewing tutorials.

19. What was liked about EdReady
It explains things; it’s easy to understand; explains why things are the way they are
I have a learning disability related to reading and writing and I like that it talks to you – the audio and animation – brings out the details in a slower format
I liked that it showed me what I don’t know and hone in on what I need to know
Liked that it kept things simple
Data gathered through student interviews upon completing the assessment and viewing tutorials.

20. Harding High School – Risk for Graduation
Main Contacts for Group: Michael Houston, Math Teacher and Maureen Reueber, Teacher on Special Assignment
Length of Time of Assessment and Review Materials:
Time is good! (2)
It took a while to take the assessment – review was good because it helped you go back to check what you did wrong. (2)
Would you return to the tool on your own if you needed to meet a certain math test goal:
Yes, I tried to get in at home but couldn’t get in.
Yes, would help a lot, watching the videos increase understanding of what’s being asked.
Yes, definitely – especially if it’d help on my ACT especially as it tells you your weaknesses.
Demographics:
Juniors (20)
Females (13), Males (7)
Unit Assessment Completed by Students:
Arithmetic (17)
Geometry (10)
Statistics (6)
Algebra part 1 (8)
Algebra part 2 (3)
Algebra part 3 (2)
• The students were asked to work on the assessment and review modules every school day for 2 weeks. Randy and Michele helped the class of about 18 set up their accounts on day one. There were some challenges but everybody had an account by the end of the class time (40 minutes). Four students completed the assessment that first day. Three met the mastery cut-off (80%) and were not allowed to access the review modules. No students were able to view the videos since time ran out.
• Randy and Michele returned a week later. There was a substitute teacher on this day. The students were easily distracted by talking with each other and using their smart phones. Most students had to be reminded to focus on the work at hand. One student had difficulty logging into her account even after several password changes (she was using the correct because the change would go to her in-box but the given passwords would never work).
Data gathered through student interviews upon completing the assessment and viewing tutorials and admin report.

21. Administrative Report

22. Administrative Report

23. What would you tell others
What was liked about EdReady
The challenges, wanting to spend more time working on project.
Easy to follow and applies to different materials/math subjects.
I like the test, your score and what you need to work and it’s right away. It’s non-threatening and you know right away what you need to work on.
What would you tell others
Try it – it helped me!
Easy page to go to and that material is such that I enjoyed doing it.
They should get into it because it tells them their weaknesses and your strong points too and what to study.
Data gathered through student interviews upon completing the assessment and viewing tutorials.

24. Demo of Items and Plans http://century.beta.edready.org/home New Users
--Both these users are brand new and have no activity beyond user activation.
Completed Initial Assessment
--This user has completed the 'Review to get into College Level Math' Assessment and has a variety of Unit-level status' (Not Ready, Needs Review, Optional)

25. Coming in 2014

26. Observations
Online and blended learning can be used to help students access personalized learning, and real-time adaptation of learning through assessments
EdReady prepares students for both “credit recovery” of high school units not earned and better preparation for college-level instruction.
Students expressed that it would motivate them more if they were to get help with deciding on a career path and then know how math pertains to their career path.
Such wrap-around student development resources and activities are available on the GPS LifePlan ( or /secondary)

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