Study Island Teacher Ideas

A great Study Island motivator!

Make a blue ribbon for each of the students.
Next, glue their pictures in the middle of the blue ribbon.
Then have them put stickers on each side for each section passed.
Have one side labeled Math and the other side labeled Reading.

Students will have fun seeing thier pictures and adding stickers to their ribbons!

Using the Study Island Lesson Feature:

Have your students bring their Math journal with them when they use Study Island. If they miss a question, they journal the question they missed and explain what the correct answer is and why. The students can use the explanation link to help them.

This encourages students to click on the "explanation" link when they get the answer wrong and it also encourages them to try harder to get the answer right in the first place.

What's next?

Now is the perfect time to discuss the “What’s next?” after receiving your school's MEAP scores. Study Island is the ideal program to implement that will focus on GLCE review and remediation.

Study Island is an exciting, engaging, efficient and effective internet-based teacher-tool that is directly aligned with all the GLCEs that are tested on the MEAP test. Our research consistently shows that the use of Study Island significantly increases test scores.

Back to the Basics - What is Study Island?

What is Study Island?

Study Island is an exciting, engaging, efficient and effective internet-based teacher-tool that is directly aligned with all the GLCEs that are tested on the MEAP test. The good news is that research documentation consistently shows that the use of Study Island significantly increases test scores.

Would you like to know how well your students would perform on the MEAP before they take the tests?

What if teachers knew exactly which GLCE their students are strong on and which ones need improvement?

Would it be beneficial to be able to document when and how you assessed each GLCE?

How would you like to boost your test scores 10% or more?

Study Island is diagnostic as well as instructional. Without having to develop, produce, grade or record anything, teachers receive reports that show where a student, or an entire class, stands in their proficiency of each GLCE. This knowledge allows for corrective action through individualized instruction, both in the classroom and on Study Island, which can boost any weaknesses.

Over 4.5 million students in 10,000+ schools in 24 states coast-to-coast are currently benefiting from Study Island. And, about every other day another MI school is coming on board.

I hope this is a helpful overview. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to know more on how Study Island can benefit your teachers and students.


Thank you,
Kathleen Bendernagel

Reminder -Study Island January giveaway - FREE Cross-Text Comparison worksheet

Study Island January giveaway - contact us for a free Cross-Text Comparison worksheet.

Let me know your grade level and we will send you a great resource that you can use this semester!

Please feel free to contact me for further Study Island information or to schedule a FREE Study Island demonstration at your school.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Kathleen Bendernagel
Study Island - Michigan
kathleen.bendernagel@studyisland.com
800-419-3191 x7627 or 248-255-3356
http://www.studyisland.com/mi

New Tool, New Year, New Success!

A new tool to raise standards mastery and student motivation is at work Michigan. It’s not too late to get the results you want this year!

Study Island is very unique in that it is:
• Completely web-based so students can use it at school, home, or library
• Completely custom-written to the GLCEs (Michigan Assessment Frameworks)
• Tailored reports give teachers and administrators information to help guide instructional decisions
• You can view school, grade and classroom statistics at an administrative level

Schools use Study Island for a myriad of purposes including:
• Formative assessment - GLCE aligned assessments measure student achievement
• Curriculum support and spiraling
• During before and after-school program
• Special ed inclusion/modeling
• Spice up whole group lessons
• Homework (on paper and online)
• GLCE Mastery in the lab
• Summer School

If you would like more information on how Study Island can benefit your students, please contact me for a free demonstration.

In the meantime, you and your staff are invited to try an online sample at www.studyisland.com/mi

Kathleen Bendernagel
Study Island - MI Representative
800-419-3191 ext. 7627
248-255-3356
kathleen.bendernagel@studyisland.com

Study Island and the parent/school connection

Every educator knows that the more a parent is involved in their child’s education, the better off the child’s education will be. While we can’t legislate parental involvement outside of school, we can create more entry points for parental access to student activities and progress. Study Island is one such entry point which is revolutionizing the parent-school connection at thousands of schools across the country. Not only is Study Island the only learning tool of its kind completely written to the Michigan Standards (GLCEs), its design allows easy access for student learning and parent involvement from home. www.studyisland.com

From the internet:
Fully web-based, access to activities and lessons from any internet connection
Easy graphics to view student progress level
Online parent reports
Auto-email report feature

On paper:
Send-home “blue ribbon” certificates
Printable worksheets
Printable parent reports

Study Island makes it easy for a parent and child to get help, practice, talk about progress--both good news and bad, and share in the joy of learning together.

Experience with "the clickers" goes well!

How do I integrate Study Island with eInstruction Classroom Performance System?

To have an Interactive CPS Session in Study Island perform the following steps:

Make sure the eInstruction CPS software is installed and the receiver is connected.
Log into Study Island.
Select the appropriate grade from the programs area in the left column on the screen.
Select the appropriate subject.
Select the topic(s) you wish to export.
Click 'Start Studying'.
In the Session Type drop down, select 'CPS Session'.
Select the number of questions.
Click 'Next'.
Select the appropriate class.
Assign the pads to the appropriate students.
Click 'Next'.
Select the appropriate mode (Teacher Led or Student Paced).
Click 'Start Voting'.

*Note: If this is the first CPS Session to be run in Study Island on your computer, please make sure that a user with administrative privileges is logged in.

Study Island January giveaway - contact us for a free Cross-Text Comparison worksheet.

Not a Study Island user yet? Study Island January giveaway - contact us for a free Cross-Text Comparison worksheet.

Let me know your grade level and we will send you a great resource that you can use this semester!

Please feel free to contact me for further Study Island information or to schedule a FREE Study Island demonstration at your school.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Kathleen Bendernagel
Study Island - Michigan
kathleen.bendernagel@studyisland.com
800-419-3191 x7627 or 248-255-3356
http://www.studyisland.com/mi

Michigan students using Study Island improved above the state average on the 2006 MEAP

We can't wait to see the 2007 MEAP scores!

Over 750 schools now subscribe to the only Standards Mastery tool written specifically for Michigan. Can we convince you to take a closer look?

The Michigan Sales Team wants to make sure your school has the opportunity to see how simply and effectively this innovative program helps students master the MI Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs) from school or home.

We travel Michigan doing short no-obligation product demonstrations of Study Island, during which we share our many success stories and leave your staff with a free temporary user log-in for a thorough evaluation.

Please let me know if your building would like to schedule a 30-minute presentation. Generally the administrator and any available classroom and resource teachers attend.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best Regards,

Kathleen Bendernagel
East MI Representative
(800) 419-3191 ext. 7627
(248) 255-3356
Kathleen.Bendernagel@studyisland.com

Wendy Fischer
West MI Representative
(800) 419-3191 ext. 7629
(616) 581-5955
Wendy.Fischer@studyisland.com


Start learning about the buzz at www.studyisland.com/MIsales

Study Island - Do you know how to...

...create a printable worksheet?

Use the Printable Worksheet mode to create a test, review, whole group study session, homework or substitute lesson plan. You can also make games by printing the worksheet and cutting the questions into strips or displaying questions on the "Smart" board.

Simply choose one or multiple topics by putting a check mark next to the topic name you want to include on your worksheet on the main menu screen

Click on "Start Studying" in the right corner
In the session mode option choose "Printable Worksheet" - the last option of the drop-down menu. Then click "Next".

Your custom, printable worksheet will then appaer as a pop-up window.

You can choose to "hide multiple choice" or "open in Microsoft Word" (for editing) by clicking on these choices at the top of this screen.

Not a Study Island user yet? Study Island January giveaway - contact us for a free Cross-Text Comparison worksheet!

Strengthen the Home/School Connection Using Study Island

Students are able to use Study Island at home. I strongly encourage you to send a letter home at the beginning of this New Year to let parents know that Study Island is available for their students at home. This letter can be found under the HELP link in the Study Island program.

Other ideas to strengthen the home/school connection using Study Island include:

Host a math and reading ribbon contest over the holiday breaks

Run individual student reports for parent/teacher conferences

Make packets of the printable worksheets (with answers and explanations) to send home during weekends/school vacation

Create a link to Study Island on your school website for easy access outside of school

Happy New Year from Study Island!

Happy New Year!

Over 750 Michigan schools currently use Study Island's Online GLCE Mastery Program to boost student achievement!Study Island is written specificially for Michigan, covering all the GLCEs and Standards for grades 2-8.

Look out this March when we roll out Study Island's NEW High School Program. MEAP scores show that our self-motivating and differentiated academic supplement can make a positive impact with all learners.

Study Island's Teacher Feature
Each month we will feature a Michigan school and tell you how they use Study Island! Send us your school's ideas today!

"There are many ways in which I use Study Island to motivate my students.
1. They take tests at home and if they score 90% or higher they get extra credit.

2. When they are finished with their work they may go on Study Island and if they make the all time high score table they get tickets for our Friday drawing.

3. I have students read the lessons before each section as another way to get information as opposed to reading their textbook or listening to me.

Thank you for doing a great job running this site, I really do feel as though it has helped increase our MEAP scores!"

Thanks again,
Erica Rossell
Science teacher
Reuther Middle School
Rochester Community Schools

Your Study Island idea could be featured in our newsletter. Send us your school's ideas today!