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Barb Fardell Educational Technology Manager fardellb@michigan Michigan Department of Education December 12, 2008

Barb Fardell Educational Technology Manager fardellb@michigan.gov Michigan Department of Education December 12, 2008. It’s All About Options! Virtual Learning Can Make the Difference in Student Success. Virtual Learning Can Make the Difference in Student Success

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Barb Fardell Educational Technology Manager fardellb@michigan Michigan Department of Education December 12, 2008

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  1. Barb Fardell Educational Technology Manager fardellb@michigan.gov Michigan Department of Education December 12, 2008 It’s All About Options! Virtual Learning Can Make the Difference in Student Success Virtual Learning Can Make the Difference in Student Success Online Learning Can Make the Difference for Student Success Virtual Learning Can Make the Difference in Student Success Michigan Department of Education Counselor Professional Development Day Kellogg Conference Center, Michigan State University

  2. The Next “Shift Happens” “A Vision of K-12 Students Today” – Teacher Tube

  3. Goals for Today • Models of Instruction • Grants Available • Low cost content • PD

  4. Students “Getting” Credit • Meeting Content Expectations • In the traditional classroom • CTE coursework • Online courses • Online programs – notSchool • Lab Environments – Plato/NovaNet • Mix and Match!!

  5. Enhancing Ed Through Tech • EETT Grants • Pockets of Excellence vs Helping All Students • Models of Demonstrated Proficiency – must be replicable in any district

  6. Free Resources via EETT Grants • MSO – Michigan Schools Online (GISD & REMC) • Online courses • MORE Portal • MVU – Scholarships! • One-to-One Institute

  7. MI Schools Online • Identify Barriers • Identify Needs • Remove Barriers • Provide for Needs

  8. Survey Shows:

  9. Removing the Barriers • Deliver Online Instruction with Teachers Already Employed by the District • Identify and provide low cost, high quality content

  10. Survey Shows:

  11. Survey Shows:

  12. Solution! • 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 200 teachers to date

  13. Algebra I Remediation Course • Algebra Course Demo • To access demo of free Aventa Algebra Remediation course please contact your REMC Director

  14. On the horizon! • Algebra Intervention + PD • If you are interested in participating in pilot contact Karen Hairston at hairstonk@mi.gov • Additional low cost content

  15. GenNET • REMC Online Project available throughout the state • Teacher led, self paced • Many providers • Low cost • Low cost IT

  16. How Can MSO Assist YOU? • How do your teachers (or you!) sign up for the online PD course? • Ask your REMC Director or • Contact Barb Fardell at • fardellb@michigan.gov

  17. Free Online Resources • MIT Open CourseWare for high schools • Hippocampus • Alison

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

  19. How Can MSO Assist YOU? • You will find info for accessing the Algebra I course on the MSO Portal • You will also find (soon) resources for online learning/teaching/tech integration, etc.

  20. Math/Science Curriculum • MVU • Math/Science summer school opportunities • Scholarships for students from high needs schools Contact Jamey Fitzpatrick @ • jfitz@mivu.org

  21. Where’s the Portal? • MSO Beta • Your REMC Director will be the best resource for information on the MSO Grant.

  22. MORE! • MORE is for teachers • MORE is for administrators • MORE is even for parents! • MORE brings resources to teachers quickly, easily, and ALIGNED to the MI Content Expectations!

  23. More on MORE! • MORE now has over 8,000 resources • MORE will soon have 55,000 more resources! • Thinkfinity has given these to Michigan to add to our portal

  24. Let’s take a look! • Go to MeL.org • Click on MORE at the bottom of the page • The rest is easy!

  25. Why MORE? Aligned Resources! • Having resources aligned to the MI Content Expectations is the value of MORE • We need your help! • Contact Barb Fardell if you would like to host an alignment workshop fardellb@michigan.gov

  26. How Do You Find Resources on MORE? http://more.mel.org

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  39. How Do You Find Resources? http://more.mel.org

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  41. Thinkfinity Content Partners http://more.mel.org

  42. QUESTIONS? For clarification on any of these slides please contact Barb Fardell at fardellb@michigan.gov http://more.mel.org

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