Presentation

Montana Digital Academy Yo u c a n l e a r n
anywhere in Big Sky
Country!
Created by the Montana
Legislature in 2009
Created by the Montana
Legislature in 2009
•  Serve K12 Students in Montana
through Public Schools
•  Governing Board
•  Director (CEO) Curriculum
Director (Vice CEO)
•  Montana licensed teachers
•  Core subjects, dual credit
enrichment
K-12/Higher Ed.
Partnership
Unique Educational
Partnership
MEA-MFT
Montana
University
System
Montana Rural
Education
Association
Montana
School Boards
Association
School
Administrators
of Montana
MTDA Governing Board
Bruce
Messinger
Chair, Supt.
Helena PS
Sheila
Stearns,
Dennis Parman,
Deputy Supt.,
OPI
Commissioner
Higher
Education
Barbara Fettig,
Teacher,
Billings Public
Schools
Roberta Evans,
Dean Coll. Of
Ed. UM
Bryan Duvall,
Trustee,
Geraldine
MTDA Program
Overview
•  45 core high school courses, including
electives and AP offerings
•  9 dual credit college courses
•  New MTDA Connect - Launched February
2011
•  Courses available at 9-12 levels;
•  2010-2011 courses available at no cost to
Montana students/parents and schools
MTDA Enrollment Data
2010-11
Fall
Students
Enrollment
Spring
Number of
unique
students
Total
2751
1951
2109
4060
Teachers
67
76
76
Schools
137
165
165
MTDA Courses
MTDA Teachers
•  Licensed in Montana •  Employed by Montana school districts •  Trained by MTDA on course development and online pedagogy •  Monitored and mentored by MTDA staff MTDA Teachers
MTDA Teachers and
Students
Red = Teachers
Purple = Students
What Students See
Mathematics – AP
Calculus simulation
Resources – Video
Science Labs
Moodle Discussions,
Audio, Video and Text Chat
•  Communication MTDA Online Delivery
Tools
Credit Retrieval
Examples of MTDA
Connect Courses
US Government Geography Economics World History Biology Health
Consumer Mathematics American History MTDA Connect
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Assess individual learner gaps
Individualized instructional path
Self paced
Flexible
Internet Resources
Offline activities
Regain lost academic ground
MTDA Connect
Student Progress Report
Roles State Virtual
Schools Play
The Status of Online
Learning (Fall 2009)
Keeping Pace with Online
Learning
http://www.kpk12.com
Attributes of State
Virtual Schools
•  SIZE‐ Range from a few thousand to about 16,000 course enrollments 2009‐10. •  Funding ‐ Funded primarily by legisla@ve appropria@on, some@mes supplemented by charging course fees. •  Grade level ‐ Primarily high school, although half offer middle school courses. •  Full ‐6me students Most provide supplemental courses to students who are enrolled in another school full @me. Attributes of State
Virtual Schools
•  Organiza6on type ‐ Run by or within the state educa@on agency. •  Accountability for student achievement ‐ Most state virtual schools work in partnership with local school districts, which grant the credit for the online course. The state virtual school provides the grade for the course. Questions and Comments