Barb Fardell

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Michigan Department of Education Counselor
Professional Development Day Kellogg Conference
Center, Michigan State University

• Barb Fardell
• Educational Technology Manager
  fardellb_at_michigan.gov
• Michigan Department of Education
• December 12, 2008

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The Next Shift Happens
A Vision of K-12 Students Today Teacher Tube
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Goals for Today

• Models of Instruction
• Grants Available
• Low cost content
• PD

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Students Getting Credit

• Meeting Content Expectations
• In the traditional classroom
• CTE coursework
• Online courses
• Online programs notSchool
• Lab Environments Plato/NovaNet
• Mix and Match!!

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Enhancing Ed Through Tech

• EETT Grants
• Pockets of Excellence vs Helping All Students
• Models of Demonstrated Proficiency must be
  replicable in any district

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Free Resources via EETT Grants

• MSO Michigan Schools Online (GISD REMC)
• Online courses
• MORE Portal
• MVU Scholarships!
• One-to-One Institute

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MI Schools Online

• Identify Barriers
• Identify Needs
• Remove Barriers
• Provide for Needs

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Survey Shows
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Removing the Barriers

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

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Survey Shows
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Survey Shows
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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

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Algebra I Remediation Course

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

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On the horizon!

• Algebra Intervention PD
• If you are interested in participating in pilot
  contact Karen Hairston at hairstonk_at_mi.gov
• Additional low cost content

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GenNET

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

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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_at_michigan.gov

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Free Online Resources

• MIT Open CourseWare for high schools
• Hippocampus
• Alison

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Low Cost Content

• Epic Learning
• All core
• Includes LMS
• Supplemental or Full Course

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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.

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Math/Science Curriculum

• MVU
• Math/Science summer school opportunities
• Scholarships for students from high needs schools
• Contact Jamey Fitzpatrick _at_
• jfitz_at_mivu.org

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Wheres the Portal?

• MSO Beta
• Your REMC Director will be the best resource for
  information on the MSO Grant.

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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!

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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

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Lets take a look!

• Go to MeL.org
• Click on MORE at the bottom of the page
• The rest is easy!

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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_at_michigan.gov

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Thinkfinity Content Partners
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QUESTIONS?

• For clarification on any of these slides please
  contact Barb Fardell at fardellb_at_michigan.gov