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Preventing Summer Regression: SDE Summer Digital Enrichment. Dr. Amy Kern, Central Elementary, Principal Mrs . Erin Prosser, Poff Elementary Media & Technology Specialist. Session Goals. Explain SDE (Summer Digital Enrichment) Program SDE Model Our Successes Our Obstacles
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Preventing Summer Regression: SDE Summer Digital Enrichment Dr. Amy Kern, Central Elementary, Principal Mrs. Erin Prosser, Poff Elementary Media & Technology Specialist
Session Goals • Explain SDE (Summer Digital Enrichment) Program • SDE Model • Our Successes • Our Obstacles 5. Future Plan
What is SDE? • Summer Digital Enrichment • On-line Resources and applications at student independent instructional level • Supervision and Motivation
Digital Resources Study Island Raz- Kids
What is Study Island? • Designed to help students master the content specified in state and Common Core Standards • Provides quality academic support and practice withimmediate feedback and built-in remediation • Offers actionable, real-time assessment data • Ideal for self-pacedor teacher-guided instruction
Study Island Lessons • 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
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 Incentives Raz-Kids Raz Rockets Store Study Island Blue Ribbons Games District Incentives Gift Cards, Recgintion at Awards Assembly, and Ice Crème Social at beginning of the year
Program Successes • 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
Obstacles • Funding • Increasing Student/Parent Motivation • Parent Communication • Assess independent reading/instructional level • Teacher knowledge of on-line resources
Future Plan RtII Students • iPad loaner program • Incentivates • Periodic personal contact • Lunch Bunches • Continue on-line communication with parents • Whole School • Incentives • Predioic E-mails • PTO communication with updates
Other Web Resources • 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 • Study Island
www.pofftechintegration.wikispaces.com APP GUIDES: K-2 and 3-5
Why Study Island Works? • 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
Study Island Benchmarking 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 Reporting • Generate reports by student, subject, class, grade, or school • Measure progress and identifyareas where students are excelling or need extra practice