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Apr 13, 2022

[Summer School Planning] 4 Instructional Best Practices to Support Credit Recovery

Here are four instructional best-practices for administrators and teachers to consider when getting ready for summer school classes.

Laura Porter-Jones

Apr 04, 2022

4 Ways to Keep Students Learning This Summer with Study Island

Research shows that students can lose two months of math skills every summer and that 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. Because of this, 9 in 10 teachers spend at least three weeks re-teaching lessons when school begins again. Why accept summer learning loss when you can overcome it with Study Island?

Brittany Becker

Mar 21, 2022

10 Classroom and School Tips to Improve Test Scores

As your curriculum runs down and anxiety ramps up, you may think that there’s nothing more you can do to prepare your students for test day. But, there are always ways to help students.

Scott Sterling

Jan 28, 2022

[Classroom Practice] Are Your Students Using Effective Learning Techniques?

Which learning techniques are the most effective? Educators and students have some go-to strategies like re-reading and highlighting, but do they actually work?

Madison Michell

Jan 21, 2022

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.

Beth Holine

Jan 20, 2022

5 Proven Ways to Get the Most Out of Practice Testing

Practice testing has been proven to be one of the most effective learning techniques. Here's what some of the latest research has to say about how you can put this approach to use in the classroom.

Madison Michell

Dec 22, 2021

Educators’ Guide to Supporting Intervention Across All Grade Levels

To help you prepare your intervention strategy, here’s a curated list of our best intervention-focused resources to provide guidance no matter what grade or subject you teach.

McKenna Wierman

Dec 13, 2021

Three Ways Educators are Using Study Island Printable Worksheets to Support Students

Study Island offers printable worksheets for every subject and topic, allowing teachers to use the question banks to provide a pen-to-paper, physical assignment for their learners. I’ve seen schools use these in a variety of innovative ways.

Brittany Becker