Preventing Summer Regression: SDESummer Digital Enrichment

Dr. Amy Kern, Central Elementary, PrincipalMrs. Erin Prosser, Poff Elementary Media & Technology Specialist

1. Explain SDE (Summer Digital Enrichment) Program

2. SDE Model

3. Our Successes

4. Our Obstacles

5. Future Plan

Session Goals

Response to Intervention Framework

• Summer Digital Enrichment

• On-line Resources and applications at student

independent instructional level

• Supervision and Motivation

What is SDE?

Digital Resources

Study Island

Raz- Kids

• Designed to help students master the content specified in state and Common Core Standards

• Provides quality academic support and practice with immediate feedback and built-in remediation

• Offers actionable, real-time assessment data

• Ideal for self-paced or teacher-guided instruction

What is Study Island?

• Teachers can guide students through the program, communicating expectations, and create class assignments

• Brief lessons reinforce instructional concepts

• Students work through questions using multiple modes of instruction

Study Island Lessons

What is Raz-Kids?• Raz-Kids is an online program that

provides differentiated reading instruction with hundreds of animated leveled books (fiction and nonfiction).  

• These books include comprehension tests for each level.  Students work at their own level, whether it be a struggling student or a child that needs enrichment.  

• Students can listen to books for modeled fluency, read books with pronunciation and vocabulary support, and record their reading for teachers to listen to for evaluation purposes.

Program IncentivesStudy Island

Blue RibbonsGames

Raz-Kids

Raz RocketsStore

District Incentives

Gift Cards, Recgintion at Awards

Assembly, and Ice Crème Social at beginning of the

year

Essential Components

Communication Time Cost

Letter and loginE-mail and Phone CallMailings

Study Island5 Hours

Raz-Kids12 per building

26.00 an hour

Title Funds

Tutoring Rate

• Title 1 Student Achievement• Prevent Summer Regression• Motivate struggling students• On-line resources replace summer paper packets• All students can participate based on their learning

level• Common Core Aligned• Uses current resources

Program Successes

• Funding• Increasing Student/Parent

Motivation • Parent Communication• Assess independent

reading/instructional level• Teacher knowledge of on-line

resources

Obstacles

RtII Students• iPad loaner program• Incentivates• Periodic personal

contact• Lunch Bunches• Continue on-line

communication with parents

Future Plan

Whole School

• Incentives

• Predioic E-mails

• PTO communication with updates

• EducationCity

• AIMS Web Testing

• Raz Kids

• Xtra Math

• Essential Skills

• Web 2.0

• Glogster

• Starfall.com

• Abcya.com

• Wodle.net

• Digital Storytelling

• Photostory 3

• Animoto with iPads

• Digital Flip Cameras

• AReader

• Destination Reading

• Think Central

• World Book

Other Web Resources

• Study Island

www.pofftechintegration.wikispaces.com

APP GUIDES: K-2 and 3-5

Study Island Reading Assignment

Study Island Math Assignment

• Built-in crosswalks support the transition to the Common Core

• Students receive immediate feedback with question explanations

Why Study Island Works?

• Teachers receive real-time assessment data

• Teacher support tools include lesson plans, instructional videos, and web- and print-resources

Why Study Island Works?

Benchmarking

• Gives teachers a snapshot of student proficiencies in relation to state standards

• Give teachers and administrators valuable diagnostic information that can be used to guide classroom instruction

Study Island Benchmarking

• Generate reports by student, subject, class, grade, or school

• Measure progress and identify areas where students are excelling or need extra practice

Study Island Reporting

Study Island Reporting Examples:Topic Suggestion Report

Study Island Reporting ExamplesIndividual Student Report

Study Island Benchmarking Sample