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Damon Johnson
Group Members:
Rebekah Bowen
Melissa Gast-Goodman
Rebecca Nevetral
Abstract
Study Island is a tool that Lee County Middle School has subscribed to for several years. This
tool can be used to create assignments based on the standards in any subject area for sixth
through eighth grade. Teachers can use Study Island to provide extra practice for students, track
standard mastery, and collect data. Each student has their own username and password and can
log on to Study Island at school or at home to complete assignments or to find extra practice on a
subject of their choosing. This tool is a wonderful way to assess the standards and collect data,
but our team has discovered that Study Island is not being utilized properly.
We propose a professional development workshop which will focus on the training of 6th - 8th
grade teachers at the Lee County School, to utilize and integrate Study Island technology into
their curriculum.
Participants will be trained to:
create assignments using Study Island
utilize Study Island at least once per week in their classrooms
generate Program Mastery and Standards Mastery analytics
A Study Island training consultant/representative will be hired to conduct two separate training
sessions with teachers, one session being in the fall of 2014 and the second occurring in the
spring of 2015.
Demonstrated Need
Lee County Middle School has used Study Island for the past three years. Unfortunately, many
teachers are not utilizing the program to the extent hoped by administrators. After conducting a
survey, it was discovered that many teachers are not familiar with all of the capabilities Study
Island has available, and others are not sure how to incorporate the program into lessons on a
regular basis. Based on the results of our needs assessment survey, it was determined that
professional development is necessary in order to effectively use Study Island at Lee County
Middle School.
We conducted a needs assessment via an online survey Study Island Usage (2014), which was
sent as a link in an email to 60 participants (see Appendix A - Survey Monkey Study Island
Usage). Participants were 60, 6th - 8th grade teachers at Lee County Middle School (see
Appendix B - Mager Model Flow and Key Questions).
Needs/Gap Analysis
Desired Results
Current Results
Need
assignments
assignments
create assignments
Activity
Goal/Objective
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
practices, professional development should occur over time and preferably be ongoing. We also
believe that coaches/mentors can be effective in helping teachers implement a new skill. (Center
for Public Education, 2013)
We have chosen to break this Study Island training down into two sessions, with one training
occurring in the fall and the other taking place in the spring. This will allow teachers the
opportunity to implement Study Island usage, not just in a professional development session, but
in their own teaching. We know that teachers need time to figure out how certain tools and
features work best for them, with their styles of teaching, with their content, and with their
classes.
We plan to establish a professional learning community after the initial fall 2014 training session,
which will be dedicated to the implementation and mastery of Study Island at Lee County
Middle School. This learning community will produce innovators of strategies that foster critical
thinking, create instructional innovations, support each other during implementation, and reflect
on results. The Lee County Middle School media specialist and the district technology director
have volunteered to become a part of this community as well, and will act as mentors to their
fellow teachers and colleagues. (Center for Public Education, 2013)
Plan of Operation
Fall 2014 Study Island Training Session
Time
Activity
8:00 am
Breakfast
N/A
8:30 am
Introductions
N/A
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:15 am
Break
N/A
10:30 am
11 am
11:45 am
Lunch
N/A
12:45 pm
1:30 pm
3 pm
Conclusion
N/A
Spring 2014 Study Island Training Session
Time
Activity
8am
Breakfast
N/A
8:30 am
Introductions
N/A
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:15 am
Break
N/A
10:30 am
analytics module.
11:15 am
Lunch
N/A
1:00 pm
2:15 pm
3:00 pm
Conclusion
N/A
Evaluation Plan
Timeline
Activity
Goal/Objective
Evaluation Plan
Fall 2014
Study Island
Goal 1: By August 1,
Specialist will
conduct
training session
(Teacher InService Day,
morning).
Study Island
Specialist will
conduct
training session
(the same
Teacher InService Day,
afternoon).
Goal 2: By August 1,
2015, at least 75% of
the trained teachers
will utilize Study
Island at least once
per week in their
classrooms.
Goal 3: By August 1,
2015, teachers will
be able to generate at
least one set of
Program Mastery and
one set of Standards
Mastery analytics for
their students
utilizing the
Fall 2014
Budget
Resources/Logistics
Direct Costs
Personnel
A. Staff
B. Consultants
No cost to staff.
$5,000.00 per visit by the consultant.
Travel
A. Personnel Travel
B. Consultant Travel
Communications
Other Costs
N/A
Total Cost: $10, 200.00
References
Analyzing Performance Problems, (2nd Ed.) (1984), Mager, Robert F. & Pipe, Peter, Lake
Publishing Company, Belmont, CA.
Facilitating and Implementing Online Professional Development Program. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://courses.edtechleaders.org/services/funding/OPD.htm#intro
ISTE Standards. International Society for Technology in Education. (2014). Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-T_PDF.pdf
Maryland State Department of Education. (2008). Maryland Teacher Professional Development
Planning Guide. Retrieved from
http://mdk12.org/share/pdf/MarylandTeacherProfessionalDevelopmentPlanningGuide.pdf
Survey Monkey. Study Island Usage. (2014). Retrieved from
https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-3VNY9FML/
Center for Public Education. (2013). Teaching the Teachers: At a Glance. Retrieved from
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/teachingtheteachers
Lee County Board of Education. (2012). Lee County Schools Three-Year Technology Plan.
Retrieved from http://www.lee.k12.ga.us/pdf/Tech%20Plan.pdf
Adapted from Analyzing Performance Problems, (2nd Ed.) (1984), Mager, Robert F. & Pipe, Peter,
Lake Publishing Company, Belmont, CA.
For flows that terminate without a next action (i.e. Used Often? YES), the research results
indicated the respondents in that category were not statistically significant. For some responses,
we need to address multiple groups of respondents, for instance those who Used to do it and
those who did not. The same applies to the Skill deficiency decision point.
Mager Model Key Questions
Results indicate past usage by 24% of the respondents. This does not indicate whether or not
there is uniform implementation of the features amongst those who utilize Study Island.
4.
5.
Did the Fall Professional Development session with the Study Island consultant contribute to
your current knowledge of Study Island?
A. Yes
B. Somewhat
C. Not at all
6.
Did your comfort level using Study Island increase after Fall Professional Development session
with the Study Island consultant?
A. Yes
B. Somewhat
C. Not at all
7.
Do you still have questions about how to more effectively use Study Island?
A. Yes
B. Somewhat
C. Not at all
8.
What was the most useful thing you learned from the Fall Professional Development session?
9.
What is one thing you would like to still know more about?
10.
Additional questions/comments