1. The Army’s Commitment to Student Success March2Success

2. March2Success.com  An On-line, Standardized Test Preparation Course…  Developed as a free, no obligation tool to help high school students improve their performance on standardized tests by improving math, science and English skills  Developed for the Army by e-learning industry leader Peterson’s.  March2Success Courseware Includes: High School Math and Verbal Skills College Readiness Online Course High School Science Hub Full Length SAT and ACT Practice Tests SAT and ACT Flashcards What is It?

3. March2Success  High School Math and Verbal Skills  College Readiness Online Course (Advance level courses)  High School Science Hub (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)  SAT Prep (7 timed on-line practice tests)  ACT Prep (7 timed on-line practice tests)  Flashcards -- SAT/ACT (20 verbal decks; 5 math decks)  Zero Hour Threat -- SAT/ACT style questions in a video game format.  Understanding College Admissions and Financing Students can select from the following courses:

4. M2S Overview Provides students easy access to on-line learning environment with test preparation training, study skills, game challenge, and individualized coursework remediation.  Will improve high school competency and college readiness  Will improve SAT/ACT test scores  Allows Parents, Educators or mentors to track students progress Allows young men and women to participate in individualized instruction with self-paced lessons and timed practice tests. Provides venue for supervised assistance and intervention

5. M2S Learning Path Dynamically generated course materials and follow-up tests based on the results of assessment exams The pre-assessment will diagnose a student’s current level of proficiency and teaches the concepts and skills needed to master basic academic skills. Learning Path includes: Pre-Assessments: Gauges the individual’s skill levels, strengths, and weaknesses Customized Learning Path: Consists of a series of lessons with quizzes based on pre-assessment results Practice Tests: Allows individuals to reinforce and demonstrate skills and concepts learned. Pre- Assessment Practice Tests Customized Learning Path TM Lessons

6. M2S High School Learning Path High School Math and Verbal Skills Online Course  This online course features a math and verbal diagnostic test, a personalized learning path with lessons and quizzes, practice sets and a post-assessment, with detailed answer explanations for each question. Scoring is provided by content area and overall score. The course is based on Peterson’s online course development and philosophy: Individualized learning: every individual is unique Strategic learning: focus on achievable goals Pedagogical soundness: diagnosis-remediation-assessment model Comprehensiveness  How it works: An initial diagnostic pre-assessment determines the student’s strengths and weaknesses A personalized study plan is created based on pre-assessment results to target what the student needs to study Short, medium and full-length options enable the student to get the most out of the course Practice sets allow the student to apply learning and guage progress The course is available 24/7 from any internet-connected device

7. M2S College Learning Path College Readiness Online Course  This online course features a math and verbal diagnostic test, a personalized learning path with lessons and quizzes and three full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations for each question. Scoring is provided by content area and overall score. The course is based on Peterson’s online course development and philosophy: Individualized learning: every individual is unique Strategic learning: focus on achievable goals Pedagogical soundness: diagnosis-remediation-assessment model Comprehensiveness  How it works: Materials for Math, College-Level Math, English and Writing An initial diagnostic pre-assessment determines the student’s strengths and weaknesses A personalized study plan is created based on pre-assessment results to target what the student needs to study Short, medium and full-length options enable the student to get the most out of the course Practice sets allow the student to apply learning and guage progress The course is available 24/7 from any internet-connected device

8. M2S Flash Cards Flash card interactive features, motivate and hold the interests of registered users; Flash Cards  Verbal Flash Cards: High School Math and Verbal Skills course and College Readiness Online Course each include 15 decks of interactive flashcards, 5 decks in each difficulty area – basic, medium and challenge. Each deck contains 20 cards, and a quiz/game to reinforce the definitions.  Math Flash Cards: High School Math and Verbal Skills course and College Readiness Online Course each include flashcard decks for each of the required areas: Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Fractions, Geometry, Lines and Angles, Measurements, Numbers, Percents and Decimals, Word Problems and Working with Numbers. Each deck contains at least 20 cards with terminology for the subject and a quiz/game to reinforce the definitions.

9. M2S College Readiness  SAT Practice Tests 7 full-length practice tests Mimic the structure and timing of real SAT exam Automated scoring with detailed answer explanations Includes Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing  ACT Practice Tests 7 full-length practice tests Mimic the structure and timing of real ACT exam Automated scoring with detailed answer explanations Includes English, Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing  Guide to College Admissions and Financing Information on the college application process Information on finding and securing financial aide  High School Science Hub Features 755 practice test questions and 21 lessons Detailed answer explanations to all questions Includes Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

10. M2S STEM Modules launched March 2015 STEM Modules (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) content with instructive feedback for all questions with a wrong answer. Science Module Technology Module Engineering Module Math Module

11. M2S STEM Modules Social Sciences Hub  Social sciences hub provides important science content that meets STEM standards. Practice questions help students become familiar with important skills and content. Detailed answer explanations provided for each practice test question.  A total of 1,002 practice question cover the following subjects: Macroeconomics Microeconomics Financial Accounting Personal Finance Nursing Hub  Nursing hub features practice test questions covering important subjects needed to pass entrance exams for nursing and allied health programs. Detailed answer explanations provided for each practice test question.  The content will provide preparation for the following entrance exams: Pre-Admission Examination (PAX-RN), PSB-Registered Nursing School Aptitude Examination (RN), Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) PSB-Health Occupations Aptitude Examination Pre-Admission Examination (PAX-PN)

12. M2S STEM Modules Technology Hub  The technology hub includes practice questions to help students become familiar with the important skills and content included in STEM technology standards. Students will be presented with their results, the correct answer and a detailed explanation for each practice question.  A total of 1,200 practice question cover the following subjects: Information Systems and Computer Applications Introduction to Computing Management Information Systems Technical Writing

13. M2S STEM Modules Pre-Engineering Hub  The pre-engineering hub includes practice questions to help students become familiar with the important skills and content included in STEM engineering standards. Students will be presented with their results, the correct answer and a detailed explanation for each practice question.  A total of 725 practice question cover the following subjects: Pre-Calculus Calculus Physics

14. M2S STEM Modules Math Hub  The math hub includes practice questions to help students become familiar with the important skills and content included in STEM math standards. Students will be presented with their results, the correct answer and a detailed explanation for each practice question.  A total of 1,194 practice question cover the following subjects: Algebra College-Level Algebra Data Analysis and Probability Geometry Numbers and Operations Trigonometry Pre-Calculus Statistics Business Math Additional Math Learning Modules  The additional math learning modules include interactive exercises that provide remediation for math subjects through the use of animation, drag and drop exercises and clickable steps to provide an engaging learning experience.  In addition to the practice questions and detailed explanations, learning modules for the following math subjects are included: Order of Operations Arithmetic Square Roots and Exponents Algebra Linear Functions Geometry Proportions, Probability and Statistics

15. M2S Result Display View of results/progress display areas as viewed by students and monitors. Student Results: student results are available in real-time. Detail reporting Results broken down by subject area Detailed statistics on question types and percent correct/incorrect Ability to see scores of all lessons and practice tests Monitor Results : monitors can be educators, parents or anyone a student gives permission to view their progress. Monitors can view the following information from within the M2S portal: Login Information – account create date, last login, number of logins, course access counts Course completion status Course Assessment and Practice Test scores SAT/ACT practice test scores scored by section and scaled overall score

16. ACT/SAT PREPARATORY COURSE Equipping students with the courage to develop a personal vision, the creativity to establish a plan and the guts to commit to the journey.

17. USARB & School Collaboration Proposal Course duration 6-8 weeks –Student participation: During lunch period, study hall or after school –Session duration: 30 – 60 minutes Facilitated by a recruiter, staff or parent Methodology: Self-paced learning environment Required Resources: –Computer Lab w/internet access –Projector –Whiteboard/Chalkboard –Students

18. Session Learning Objectives Learning Objective: Students will develop steps towards continual monitoring of their progress. Learning Objective: Students will create force multipliers to encourage commitment towards success. Learning Objective: Student will define goal for participation in a ACT/SAT test prep program. Learning Objective: Students will set and pursue short-term goals relevant to step 1. Learning Objective: Students will assess their academic strengths and weaknesses. Learning Objective: Students will inventory priority areas requiring improvement. Learning Objective: Students will develop a plan for improvement incorporating action and belief statements. Session 2 Session 1 Session 3 Session 4 Session 6 Session 5 Session 7

19. DEMONSTRATION March2Success Hands On

20. www.March2Success.com

21. Read and accept the privacy policy to complete the registration process. Registration Process – Customized for each user type

22. After registration is complete, Educators will have access to various tools.

23. Educators can track their students progress, with a demo to explain how the process works

24. Click the Generate Monitor ID link to begin the process of monitoring your students. Upon selection of the “Generate Monitor Function” an email with be sent providing instructions, monitor id, and password. Dear xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, Below you will find the link to share with your students allowing them to add you as their course "Monitor" when they register. This will allow you to track their progress through the course(s) https://www.march2success.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.main&monitorID=midxxxxxx&lname=xxxxxxxxhttps://www.march2success.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.main&monitorID=midxxxxxx&lname=xxxxxxxx. If your student has already enrolled in March 2 Success, you will need to provide them the following information to allow them to add you as their monitor: monitorID = xxxxxxxxxx lastname = xxxxxxxxxx Thank you, March 2 Success Customer Support

25. Student selects - “Add/Remove Monitors” to allow a teacher, parent or recruiter to track their progress.

26. Once students / applicants have listed the Educator as their monitor, their progress can be viewed by selecting the “Track My Students” link.

27. Student(s) names will appear on the Recruiter’s / Educator’s “Monitor Students Progress” section

28.  View Log-on History Create Date Last Log-on Log-on Count Account Status Archive Date Student Individual Progress Report

29.  View Coursework Activity Specific Modules Accessed Number of Times Accessed

30. Student Individual Progress Report  View Lesson Completion for: High School Math and Verbal Skills College Readiness Online Course High School Science Hub

31. Student Individual Progress Report  View Course Results for: High School Math and Verbal Skills College Readiness Online Course High School Science Hub

32. Student Individual Progress Report  SAT and ACT Practice Test Results Overall Practice Test Scores Individual Section Scores

33. Main Menu High School Math and Verbal Skills

34. March 2 Success High School Math and Verbal Skills Modules

35. Verbal Pre-Assessment - Each test outlines what to expect.

36. Verbal Pre-Assessment Two types of questions Vocabulary Reading Comprehension

37. Users can review their complete pre-assessment to understand why answers are correct or incorrect.

38. Math Pre-Assessment is similar to the verbal.

39. Math Subjects Tested: Algebra Arithmetic Geometry

40. Users can review their complete pre-assessment to understand why answers are correct or incorrect.

41. After completing a pre- assessment, users can move on to their custom learning path.

42. The custom learning path provides introductory lessons to with studying and managing stress Each lesson includes the lesson and 2 practice quizzes.

43. Math and Verbal Lesson Packets Key terms highlighted on each flashcard, with hints. Review questions within each lesson packet. Students can review as often as necessary. Summaries recap what was learned.

44. Click on the Tests Tab to take additional practice tests to reinforce the lessons The lessons offer post-assessment to test how well you learned the materials.

45. Click on the Results Tab to review your course progress. Click on the appropriate buttons to review your tests and quizzes. Shows your lesson progress.

46. The course also provides flashcards and additional resources and articles to help you prepare.

47. Main Menu College Readiness Online Course

48. Pre-Assessments are used to tailor the review tools to the user’s needs. The College Readiness Online Course helps users determine if they are ready to begin taking college level courses. It also helps prepare for college entrance exams.

49. The layout and navigation of the course is just like the High School Math and Verbal Skills course. Each assessment will give an outline of what to expect on the test, and the types of questions.

50. Each question will be multiple choice and give the user the option to mark it for later review.

51. Use the navigation bar to review the directions, see the question list, save to return later, cancel or score your test.

52. The results page provides detailed information about how well you did in each of the included topics, and breaks it into sections.

53. The learning path will show your lesson plan based on the pre-assessment results.

54. The writing section requires you to write based on prompts. The user will self-score their writing based on values showing each possible score. This section helps prepare for the writing sections of the SAT and ACT.

55. After submitting your writing, you will use the instructions provided to self score the essay.

56. Once scored, the user can see what the score indicates about their current writing level.

57. The Math pre-assessment preview screen offers basic test instructions and tells how long you have to take the test.

58. Subjects tested in the Math Pre-Assessment include Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra.

59. Like the English assessment review, the Math results page includes a detailed breakdown of how well you did in each of the specific topics and categories.

60. The College Math pre-assessment preview screen offers basic test instructions and tells how long you have to take the test.

61. College-Level Math offers more difficult problems to solve.

62. Like the Math assessment review, the College-Level Math results page includes a detailed breakdown of how well you did in each of the specific categories.

63. Once all pre- assessments are completed, users can view total results broken down by category.

64. The customized lesson packets are similar to the High School Math and Verbal Skills lessons.

65. Click on the Tests Tab to take additional practice tests to reinforce the lessons.

66. Click on the Results Tab to track your course progress. Click the appropriate button to review tests and quizzes.

67. Additional resources including flashcards and articles are available on the Flashcards and Resources Tab.

68. Main Menu High School Science Hub

69. The High School Science Hub is made up of 3 parts – Lessons, Corresponding Question Banks, and Integrated Quizzes. The Lessons include Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science. Each lesson is broken down into specific topics.

70. Key terms are highlighted for emphasis Each lesson packet includes review questions Students can review the lesson as often as needed Lesson summaries restate what was learned.

71. Question Banks have up to 55 multiple choice questions. Students can cancel or save their scores at any time. The ‘Score’ option allows students to grade their test and review the results.

72. Completed questions are listed as Correct/Incorrect with the given answer and the correct answer. Questions test knowledge gained from lesson packets.

73. The review page will show the users selected answer and the correct answer with an explanation for the correct answer.

74. Main Menu SAT / ACT Practice Tests

81. Main Menu SAT / ACT Flashcards

83. Verbal Flash Cards

84. Math Flash Cards

87. March 2 Success now offers materials to help support the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum.

88. The Social Science Hub, Nursing Hub, Technology Hub and Pre- Engineering Hub all use a similar practice tests format as shown in the next few slides.

90. Each test consists of multiple choice questions List of correct and incorrect responses with overall score. Shows the selected answer and a detailed explanation of the correct answer.

91. The Math Hub uses the same format of lessons and practice tests as the High School Science Hub.

92. Lessons and corresponding practice tests. Additional practice tests.

93. Each lesson includes an introduction, interactive activities and quizzes along with the learning module.

94. Each test consists of multiple choice questions List of correct and incorrect responses with overall score. Shows the selected answer and a detailed explanation of the correct answer.

95. Shantelle James, M.Ed. Education Services Specialist Columbia Recruiting Battalion (803) 751-0950 Questions?