Summer Passport to Learning on Study Island!

Looking for a way to academically engage students in your after-school or summer programs?

Look no further! Motivating and completely created for the MI state standards (GLCEs and HSCEs), Study Island is a wonderful addition to any summer school program.Study Island’s web-based GLCE Mastery program allow students to login from ANY computer. Students can work independently at their own pace, engaged in skills practice which is self-adjusting to fill in gaps. Study Island offers both test mode and game formats to break up the monotony and reward student success. There is no set-up required and Study Island can start being implemented immediately!

Why Study Island?

 Specific to Michigan: Study Island is written specifically for the Michigan GLCEs and HSCEs, so students are ALWAYS practicing topics that are connected to what they are learning in school.

 Real-Time Reporting: Tutors and teachers working with students will get immediate feedback on how students are performing on each topic. Individual reports are great to use in student files and for data collection.

 Web-Based Format: Students can login to Study Island from any Internet connection, including an after school computer lab, in their classroom, or at home. This is a terrific parent-involvement tool.

You can access our NEW online demonstration by going to http://www.studyisland.com/misales (Click on Quick Tour)

If you would like to schedule an in-person demonstration, I would be happy to visit your site at your convenience. Feel free to call or email and I can show you the benefits of getting your students on Study Island!

Kathleen Bendernagel
Study Island - East MI Representative
800-419-3191 x7627
248-255-3356 direct
kathleen.bendernagel@studyisland.com

Wendy Fischer
Deputy Regional Manager
Study Island - West MI Representative
800-419-3191 x7629
616-581-5955 direct
wendy@studyisland.com

Study Island High School - coming in March!

Study Island's High School Program will be completed and ready for use by the end of March. Let us know if you would like to be on our list to call when it rolls out.

The Study Island High School program will have the same look and feel as the current program, but will help High School students review the standards and concepts they will be tested on during the MME (Michigan Merit Exam).

• Study Island is organized into topics covering all of the objectives within the Michigan standards that are tested on the MME assessment in Grade 11. The combined MME assessment measures student learning in the Michigan high school standards, benchmarks, and core content expectations.

• The academic material is organized in topics which contain a lesson and assessment questions with explanations.

• For each subject, the students must take a pre-test, complete all content groups covering all the Michigan High School Standards, and pass a post-test in order to complete the program.

• Teachers have access to a private page where they can view usage statistics and results for each student, a group of students, and the school as a whole. In addition, teachers can compare their students' performance against other students in Michigan

We will also be rolling out Social Studies for all grades this spring!

Why should I use Study Island?

Reasons to use Study Island:

• Specifically written to the Michigan Assessment Frameworks to cover all GLCEs
• Able to track your AYP concerns
• Immediate feedback allowing for focused instruction
• Unbelievable reporting features allowing for a constant real-time look into the progress of your students
• Multiple Choice and Extended Reponse Options
• Study Island is WEB-BASED! Great way to get parents involved and accessing from home with their children!
• BENCHMARKING - A true snapshot of how your students will do on the MEAP
• All Subject areas available: Math, Reading, Science and Social Studies for grades 3-8

Just ask around! With over 700 Michigan schools using Study Island, let them tell you how they have improved their test scores! We would be happy to provide you with a list of schools in your area.

Please let us know if you available to for a brief Study Island demonstration at your school. We would love to personally show you all of the Study Island features and benefits.

Study Island Classroom Ideas

Unpack your Hawaiian shirts, get out those straw hats, put on your tropical leas and gather your teachers to welcome your students to a motivating Study Island Theme Day!

These ideas can also be used in formal and informal summer school programs, before/after school programs, in the classroom, school intervention programs, etc.

Below are a few ideas that you can easily implement to motivate your students and teachers while on the Island:

Proven School Wide Activities
• 50/50 Club Students are motivated to answer 50 math and 50 language questions to earn a prize

• Mascot Award The class that studies on the island for the most amount of time in a week gets the honor of housing the mascot. The eagle has landed in room 101

• 85 Club Students that earn 85% proficiency get to eat lunch with the principal

• Reading/ Math-A-Thons Classes compete to answer Study Island questions to receive a trophy

• T-Shirt Recognition The student that practices the most questions gets to wear the Study Island T-Shirt over their clothes for the week. This is a big motivator in middle schools. Let me know if you need a Study Island t-shirt!

• Lab Luau Open luau lab 1 day before school, after-school or night a week for study time

• Rename your computer lab add an exciting twist with renaming your lab to the Study Island Arcade!

Proven Classroom Activities
• Jeopardy Review Divide the class into groups to answer the projected questions

• Blue Ribbon Chart Students place a sticker on standards chart after mastering and earning a blue ribbon

• Homework Club Students that complete their Study Island homework for the week can put their name on a coconut to hang on the palm tree

• Island Treasure Students visit the treasure box after earning 10 blue ribbons

• Island Lei Award The most improved students gets to wear class lei for the week

Please feel free to send us your own Study Island stories, pictures, and ideas.

It's only February, but you're already planning summer school programs!

Keep skills sharp this summer on Study Island!

Whether in formal summer school programs or informally at home or library, Study Island is the perfect self-paced review tool for students to continue practicing skills and challenging themselves to exceed grade level expectations. Study Island exercises and games are accessible via the internet all summer long for unlimited access.

And yes, teachers, all that student data is available for you to view online at any time. You'll particularly enjoy viewing stats on your new class next August which will help you quickly identify which prior year skills to highlight in your fall review.

Summer School:
Motivating and completely created for your state standards, Study Island is a wonderful addition to any summer school program. Students can work independently at their own pace, engaged in skills practice which is self-adjusting to fill in gaps. Study Island offers both test mode and game formats to break up the monotony and reward student success.

For home use:
No more tedious copying of summer packets! Arm your parents this summer with their child's Study Island username and password. The ability to hop online to review the skills they have just learned this year, or to check out some of the lessons and quizzes for next year, all in a fun and motivating environment is a big hit with moms and dads. We suggest sending our tri-fold brochure home with each student (found on page 23 of your Administrator Manual*) so their username and password will be close at hand.

Need more ideas for your summer passport to learning? Contact:

East MI: Kathleen Bendernagel
kathleen.bendernagel@studyisland.com
800-419-3191 ext. 7627

West MI: Wendy Fischer
wendy.fischer@studyisland.com
800-419-3191 ext. 7629

Study Island in action!

Come see us!

MACUL Conference in Grand Rapida on March 5-7. We're at booth #420.

Study Island presentation during MRA at Cobo Hall in Detroit on Monday, March 17th, at 12pm.

We hope to see you there!

Reasons to review Study Island:
● Specifically written from Michigan GLCEs.
● Easily aligns with district curriculum.
● Results are valid and reliable.
● Results are readily accessible and easily understood by staff.
● Results can be reported in multiple ways.
● Intervention suggestions/solutions are included with the product.
● Multicultural, disability, gender aware.
● Reading level is appropriate for students.
● Is engaging and user-friendly for students.
● The amount of time to facilitate assessment is reasonable.
● Ongoing training programs are appropriate and customized to meet individual district needs.
● Product is successfully being used in over 700 schools in Michigan!

Please contact us for a Free Study Island demonstration at your school.