This TechQuest project will implement either E2020 (Education 2020) or Plato as a solution to summer learning loss.
E2020 is a provider of online instruction for students in grades 6 - 12. It provides 24/7 access from anywhere with an internet connection, allowing students to work with course materials over the summer. E2020's main focus is to help students graduate from high school, where summer learning loss occurs (in elementary and secondary institutions.)
At Summit High School, in Mason, MI, many students are behind in credits and Education 2020 is helping the catch up. The main goal here is to help students graduate on time & there is an 83% passing rate at Summit High School for e2020, which is very successful.
I wanted to find a source that examines the impact that summer learning loss has on the likelihood of a student's chance at graduation. This would make it easier to link the focus of e2020 (increase graduation rates) to summer learning loss. I found a website that explores how early and sustained summer learning opportunities lead to higher graduation rates at Reading Rocket's website.
When I searched summer learning loss and high school graduation rates, I found that Los Lunas School District published a success story of the impact that e2020 had on it's students. The article states "As Los Lunas Schools continues to expand it's use of Education 2020, the stories of the achievements of its students will continue to grow as will the potential for their future success." Hopefully e2020 would have the same impact when implemented for my TechQuest project.
In Warren, MI, Warren Consolidated School District has included e2020 in it's technology plan under the goal of developing 'State of the Art' curriculum and instructional programs and practices that will ensure all students become successful, involved, and contributing citizens. I would like to look further into the implementation of e2020 within Warren Consolidated School District and other local school districts.
When searching on www.mel.org's Educators Reference Complete - both terms e2020 and Education 2020 brought back 6 news articles on donepezil hydrochloride (also refered to as e2020) and only 2 articles on licensing of the educational program in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties 2001. Because E2020 is also the name os a drug, it makes research difficult in that many sources that come back are not Education 2020.
For that reason, I've also looked briefly into Plato. Plato is an online learning tool that offers solutions to wider groups including elementary, secondary, district and post-secondary.
Sources for E2020
Sources for Plato
