K-12 Virtual Schools and Their Research Needs (Part 4 of 4)
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Amy Jaramillo of IDEAL-NM, Bob Currie of Montana Digital Academy, and Dawn Nordine of Wisconsin Virtual School share information about their respective organizations and their unique research needs.
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- 3. Disclaimer: This webinar will be recorded and shared publically. Consequently, anything shared during this webinar, including chat comments, could be shared publically. This webinar may represent a presenter’s or an attendee’s personal views, opinions, conclusions and other information which do not necessarily reflect those of MVU and/or the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and are not given nor endorsed by MVU/MVLRI unless otherwise specified.
- 4. K-12 Virtual Schools and Their Research Needs (Part 4 of 4) www.virtualschoolalliance.org
- 5. Presenters: Amy Jaramillo Bob Currie Dawn Nordine
- 6. Research Questions: How can online and blended learning programs in rural communities with chronically under-performing schools address learning needs? How are evaluations for online teachers being integrated into states’ VAM models for teacher effectiveness? What do the results show?
- 7. Serving Montana Students Since 2010!
- 9. – Montana Legislature approves $2M funding to start Montana Digital Academy – MTDA opens for student enrollment with 45 courses – Enrollment total surpasses 25,000
- 10. High Schools Served by MTDA AA = 1000-2000 A =350-999 B=150-349 C= 6-149 AA 39% A 22% B&C 16% Alt. Ed. 23% Credit Recovery Percentage of Enrollment by High School Size AA A B & C Alt. Ed. AA 33% A 16% B &C 51% Original Credit Percentage of Enrollment by High School Size AA A B & C
- 11. EdReady Montana Montana Digital Professional Learning Network
- 13. Research Needs Impact and perceptions of local school administrators on online learning in their school – the relationship between expectations of student success and support of online learning by local school administrators to actual student enrollments and their success in online courses. Merits of self-paced vs. cohort based online courses. Identification and analysis of the barriers to online learning for rural students in Montana with a specific focus on the reservation schools.
- 14. High Schools Served by MTDA Original Credit AA 33% A 16% B 23% C 27% Percentage of Enrollment by High School Size AA (1000- 2000) A (350- 999) B (150- 349) C (6-150) AA 33% A 16% B &C 51% Percentage of Enrollment by High School Size AA A B & C
- 15. Wisconsin Virtual School Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC) Partner
- 16. Formerly - Wisconsin’s Web Academy: A collaboration between Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS), and Wisconsin eSchool Network, Inc. (WEN) Both WEN and WVS have MOUs with the DPI Non-profit groups provide online learning opportunities for Wisconsin students and districts in grades 6-12 (and growing). Partnering with public, private, and charter schools. • Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS), operated out of CESA #9, • Wisconsin eSchool Network (WEN), collaboration of school districts
- 17. WDLC by the Numbers • Both programs 10+ years in existence • Combined enrollments of 20,000 for SY 2013-14 • Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS) – serves approximately 200 of 425 school • Wisconsin eSchool Network (WEN) – 18 school districts, 8 of 11 the largest in Wisconsin • Neither are state funded. Funding is from course enrollments, local districts, and grants.
- 18. Flexible Options •Local Autonomy •Supplemental Offerings •Combination of both Integrated Systems •Single sign on regardless of course or program utilization •Integrated software solutions facilitating Personalized Learning Collaborative Efficient Work •Allows collaborative support and advocacy •Low cost efficiencies (systems, curriculum, common core, etc.) •Dual Credit Opportunities •Leverage cross state partnerships •Shared knowledge •Collaborative Decision Making and Program Development Economy of Scale •Basic economics, increased volume = decreased cost •Still providing flexibility and autonomy with QUALITY •Allows vendor partnerships on behalf of all districts WDLC Summary
- 19. Personalized Learning Platform LMS = “Classroom” Portal= “Front Door to the School” Agilix: BrainHoney Blackboard Collaborate Owned • (do with it what you want) Licensed • (work with all LTI vendors) Digital Learning Library (i.e. OER) Developed • Build • Slice and Dice Genius Course Registration Tool Aligned and Mapped Curriculum/Resources Connected via API
- 20. 20 Use Cases… Collaboratively reaching over 230 school districts 8 out of 11 of the Largest School Districts in Wisconsin Rural school districts Districts who have been in online learning for 10+ years Districts who have no experience in online learning Statewide Virtual Charters, FT, PT, Supplemental, Blended, Personalized Learning Dual Credit Credit Recovery, Gifted and Talented, AP/Honors, Summer School Racine Kenosha Janesville Appleton Green Bay Sheboygan Madison Oshkosh Fox Valley Technical College Antigo Barneveld Crivitz Denmark Green Lake Menomonie Phelps Ripon Winter
- 21. WDLC Research Needs • Student Academic Success – Advanced Placement – World Languages – Credit Recovery • Student Academic Success tied Support Provided • Online Teaching and Affects on F2F Teaching • Blended Learning and Student Academic Success
- 22. Dawn Nordine, Executive Director, Wisconsin Virtual School dnordine@cesa9.org
- 23. Upcoming Webinar: Date & Time: Thursday, 1/15, 2pm Eastern Time Topic: Interim Research Findings on Schools Pursuing Personalized Learning Presenters: John Pane, RAND Education
- 24. Upcoming Webinar: MVLRI Guest Blogger Program http://mvlri.org/Blog/MVLRI-Guest-Blogger-Program MVLRI Research Fellows Program http://mvlri.org/About-Us/Fellows/MVLRI-Fellows- Program
- 25. Email: MVLRI@mivu.org Facebook: /mvlrinstitute Twitter: @MVLRI_MVU LinkedIn: michigan-virtual-learning-research-institute YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mvlri1 Contact us!
Editor's Notes
- Welcome, and thanks so much for joining us today for another installment of the Research Webinar Series hosted by our team here at the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (or MVLRI). The goal of MVLRI™ is to expand Michigan’s capacity to support new learning models, engage in active research to inform new policies in online and blended learning, and strengthen the state’s infrastructures for sharing best practices.
- MVLRI is a division of MVU, the Michigan Virtual University, a nonprofit organization whose mission is advancing K-12 education through digital learning, research, innovation, policy and partnerships. MVU is also the parent company of Michigan Virtual School, a supplemental state-sponsored virtual school; Michigan LearnPort, an online professional development portal for K-12 educators and personnel, and MyBlend, a blended learning initiative providing K-12 schools with resources, products and services to personalize learning options for their students and improve student achievement.
- Before we introduce today’s presenters and the topic of their presentation, an important disclaimer for our Research Webinar Series. This webinar will be recorded and shared publically. Consequently, anything shared during this webinar, including chat comments, could be shared publically. This webinar may represent a presenter’s or an attendee’s personal views, opinions, conclusions and other information which do not necessarily reflect those of MVU and or the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute and are not given nor endorsed by MVU/MVLRI unless otherwise specified.
- Today will be the fourth in our 4-part series on virtual school research needs. These webinars provide a way for k-12 online learning programs to introduce themselves to the research community and share their research needs for cultivating collaboration for moving the field forward and improving practice. The series started from discussion among members of the Virtual School Leadership Alliance, which is an association of the chiefs of multiple virtual schools that provides collegial support and collaborative opportunities for its members and member organizations. For that reason, we wanted to acknowledge the alliance and direct you toward their website, which is www.virtualschoolalliance.org, for more information on their work. I’ll now take a moment to introduce today’s presenters.
- First we have Amy Haramillo, who is the Executive Director for Innovative Digital Education and Learning (IDEAL-NM), a program of the New Mexico Public Education Department offering supplemental online courses for grades 6-12. In the past 6 years, over 10,000 students have completed an online course through IDEAL-NM. In addition to offering a state-led supplemental online learning program, IDEAL-NM offers districts and charter schools their own eLearning environment free of charge to support blended and online learning in New Mexico schools. The learning management system, course content and training to deliver online and blended learning are provided to districts. For the last seven of her 22 years of education experience, Amy has taught online courses, developed online courses, evaluated teachers in the online learning environment and has supported virtual learning communities across the state. Next, we have Robert Currie, who is the Executive Director of the Montana Digital Academy, Montana’s statewide online program housed at The University of Montana. MTDA has served over 25,000 online student enrollments since beginning operation in the fall of 2010. Prior to starting MTDA, he was the Executive Director of the Michigan Virtual School and was a superintendent and high school principal in Michigan. Currie is a founding member of the Virtual School Leadership Alliance, an organization consisting of twelve virtual schools from across the U.S. He was recently recognized as an innovative educational leader as the 2014 recipient of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning’s Outstanding Individual Contribution to K-12 Blended and Online Learning Award. This award acknowledged Currie’s overall body of work in Montana, Michigan and on a national level, and noted his efforts for significantly increasing the credibility and advancement of K-12 blended and online learning. Lastly we have Dawn Nordine, who is the Executive Director of Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS), the state-led supplemental online program for grades 6-12, operated out of CESA 9. Since 2000 WVS has provided online courses for over 22,000 students. WVS is also a collaborative partner in the legislated Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC), a strategic alliance between Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin eSchool Network, and Wisconsin Virtual School. The collaborative work of these entities connects school districts with the right path and right resources at the right time to implement digital learning initiatives and options for students. Dawn has been in the education field for 22 years. Formerly a superintendent and technology coordinator of a rural school district, Dawn has been actively involved in the expanding online learning opportunities for students in Wisconsin for 11 years. With that, I’ll go ahead and hand it over to Amy to start us off.
- Thank you to our presenters for sharing their work with us today. And of course thanks to those of you in attendance for joining us. Just a reminder that our next webinar will be Thursday, January 15th at 2pm eastern time. We’ll be welcoming Jon Pane of RAND Education, who’ll be sharing his interim research findings on Schools pursuing personalized learning. We’re looking forward to his presentation and hoping to see you all there.
- Thank you to our presenters for sharing their work with us today. And of course thanks to those of you in attendance for joining us. Just a reminder that our next webinar will be Thursday, January 15th at 2pm eastern time. We’ll be welcoming Jon Pane of RAND Education, who’ll be sharing his interim research findings on Schools pursuing personalized learning. We’re looking forward to his presentation and hoping to see you all there.
- Lastly, as a reminder, if you’re interested in keeping up with the latest webinars, please email MVLRI@mivu.org or join us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn. Happy holidays!