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California Administrators’ ESSA-Aligned Guide to Planning for the New School Year

Planning for the new school year is top of mind for California district and school administrators.

Alexis Brakebill

Arizona Administrators' ESSA-Aligned Guide to Planning for the New School Year

Planning for the new school year is top of mind for Arizona district and school administrators.

Alexis Brakebill

4 Ways to Keep Students Learning This Summer with Study Island

Most students lose two months of math skills every summer, and two-thirds of the achievement gap in reading between low-income students and their middle-income peers can be attributed to summer learning loss in elementary school. Why accept summer learning loss when you can fight it with Study Island? You can use Study Island to run a completely virtual summer learning program consisting of skills practice in all core content areas, as well as additional activities in writing and reading.

Regina Waddell

4 Tips to Keep Students Learning This Summer with Exact Path

With Edmentum Exact Path, you can turn to an online summer learning program that’s much more meaningful for your students and beneficial for their varying learning abilities. Discover four tips to keep the learning going using Exact Path, even when students aren’t in the classroom.

Madison Michell

Good Question: How Can Educators Make Competition in the Classroom Effective?

We’ve all heard the line about “a little healthy competition,” right?

Winnie O'Leary

[Research] Using Study Island to Support State Assessment Achievement

Student scores and performance-level classifications on state tests are an important part of school accountability under federal and state governments. When schools invest in programs like Edmentum’s Study Island, they want to know that the programs work. During 2018, the Edmentum Research and Design team completed three studies set in three different districts (Reading, Allentown, and an Arizona district) that examined how using Study Island affects students’ performance on state tests. Here’s a summary of the results.

Dr. Michelle Frost

Helping Students Use Their Own Assessment Data for Growth

Giving students ownership of their own data study practices is a proven way to foster engagement in the learning process and establish greater trust throughout the school. Here are ways to implement a data study program that can help any student grow.

Scott Sterling

Managing Bad Weather Days: 4 Ways Educators Can Use Study Island to Keep Students from Falling Behind

If you are using Study Island in your classroom, your students have access to a program that they can use anytime, from anywhere with an internet connection. Here are four ways that you can use Study Island to keep your students practicing and learning even when school is out for inclement weather.

Regina Waddell

The Educator’s Ultimate Guide to Preparing for High-Stakes Testing

Between making sure that you are staying on pace with curriculum guides, practicing test-taking procedures and strategies, and providing the targeted preparation and reinforcement individual students need, spring state testing can quickly begin to feel overwhelming for educators. The good news is that a little research and planning can go a long way toward ensuring that you’re able to provide the support students need to be successful on their state assessments.