Teacher Toolkit: Design Your Own Study Island Contest + Win $500 for Your Class

Thursday, February 11, 2021

The 2020 – 2021 classroom certainly looks different than in years past, but one thing that still rings true this school year? Nothing gets students as eager to learn as a little friendly competition. Use our flexible, step-by-step toolkit to create an exciting contest that will motivate and inspire your students as they master state standards and prepare for upcoming summative assessments!

Now through April 9th, 2021, tell us about your spring contest plans for the chance to win one of three $500 Target gift cards for your school. You read that right – your next trip to Target could be on us. To enter, complete the short survey found in our guide.

If your students could use a boost this year (let’s be honest – we ALL do!), the Study Island contest toolkit will make it easy to motivate your encourage your class and spread the word about your plans in six easy steps.

Inside, you’ll find:

Tips for determining your contest’s audience and timeline
Success measures and video tutorials helping you create your contest and pull progress data
Resources for spreading the word like printable flyer templates and designs
Tools for motivating success in the form of printable, customizable trackers
Easy ways to recognize top performers with printable, editable certificates
Additional fun incentive ideas to get your students excited

Don’t forget to share your plans with us and enter the giveaway by filling out the survey! Increase your chances of winning by posting about your contest plans on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just tag @edmentum and use #StudyIslandContest for additional entries.

Not sure whether you’d like to create a Study Island contest this semester? Consider our third-party research, which found that students who use Study Island have been proven to achieve higher math and reading scores than their peers on state and national assessments.

We can't wait to see what you come up with this spring. Get started on your Study Island contest today!

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Brittany Voges

Brittany Voges currently serves as a Content and Social Media Specialist at Edmentum, and has been with the company since 2016. Before her time at Edmentum, Brittany studied Elementary Education, and eventually went on to teach 4th grade in Title 1 schools. Because of her background in education, Brittany is passionate about providing educators across the United States and the world with the tools and best practices to empower their students each day in the classroom.