{"id":2130,"date":"2017-06-23T20:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T00:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2019-06-11T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:33:24","slug":"mlbs-game-based-online-program-promotes-math-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/mlbs-game-based-online-program-promotes-math-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB\u2019s Game-Based Online Program Promotes Math and Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summer, Major League Baseball and 14 of its affiliated clubs partnered with digital learning company EverFi to create the Summer Slugger program. This digital multimedia course, targeted at fourth and fifth graders, is education cleverly disguised as a baseball-themed computer game. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First launched in May, the program is designed to combat \u201csummer slide,\u201d a phenomenon that causes children, particularly at the elementary school level, to lose months of academic achievement while school is out. The 18-week course is available free to elementary schools and will help kids keep their math and reading skills sharp for the start of the school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students Practice Math and Reading Through Games<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2134 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Picture a baseball game, and you\u2019re playing as the pitcher. You want to strike out the batter \u2014 but in order to get your pitch up to speed, you\u2019ll first need to answer a math question or solve an equation. Answer correctly, and you\u2019ll pitch a 90-mile-an-hour fastball right past the batter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s the concept behind one of the 36 games in the Summer Slugger program. Other games include \u201cWord Catcher,\u201d a game that shows an animated catcher in a crouch with glove outstretched. Multiple baseballs fly through the air towards the catcher, with a word written on each one. Most of the words are spelled incorrectly or don&#8217;t make sense in context; players have to choose the word that best completes the sentence before the ball reaches the catcher\u2019s glove, with extra points awarded for speed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These games are available on mobile platforms including smartphones and tablets, making it easy for students to polish up their reading and math skills while they\u2019re out of classrooms for the summer. New activities are unlocked at regular intervals, and rewards are earned for consistency in keeping up with the program throughout the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combating \u201cSummer Slide\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Summer Slugger program recently debuted at Atherton Elementary School in Arlington, Texas with considerable pomp and circumstance, thanks to a special appearance by Texas Ranger Nick Martinez. The Rangers pitcher visited the elementary school to introduce the program to the school\u2019s fifth graders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martinez enjoyed the chance to generate excitement around the program. &#8220;I was able to explain to them that with hard work, even times when we don&#8217;t want to work hard, that gets us to the next level,&#8221; he said in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/m.mlb.com\/news\/article\/230567116\/rangers-lend-support-to-summer-slugger-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an article from the MLB<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &#8220;For me, working hard every day, year-round, I&#8217;ve been able to play at the Major League level. And if these kids can put in some work, do what they&#8217;re doing and continue to work hard \u2014 especially during the summer \u2014 they can prepare themselves for the next grade.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program addresses a long-standing problem in elementary schools. The \u201csummer slide\u201d phenomenon, as it\u2019s known, is especially prominent in lower-income students, who may easily lose two months of reading achievement during the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2132 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image2-223x148.jpg 223w, https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image2-360x241.jpg 360w, https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MLBSummerSlugger_image2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat happens is sometimes when they\u2019re not in school, all those skills that maybe they\u2019ve acquired during the year, they end up losing a lot of it,\u201d said Nidia Zaravar, Atherton\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elementary School principal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s on a digital platform, and the students are all for that \u2014 it\u2019s just an entertaining way for students to keep sharp and review those math skills and those literacy skills over the summer,\u201d Zaravar said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, it\u2019s common for teachers to spend six weeks or more at the beginning of every school year simply making up for lost time and re-teaching material that was covered d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uring the previous year. Interactive games like the Summer Slugger program provide an innovative way to aid students in retaining skills that they\u2019ll need for academic success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EverFi Provides Platform for MLB\u2019s Vision<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education technology company EverFi was a natural choice to head the development of the Summer Slugger program. The company provides digital learning solutions for a wide range of applications. EverFi&#8217;s programs teach K-12 subjects as well as courses for higher education, workplace compliance, financial literacy, and corporate responsibility. Altogether, EverFi\u2019s reach includes over 16 million learners across the United States and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other K-12 programs available through EverFi include Ignition \u2014 Digital Literacy, aimed at grades 6 through 8; Radius \u2014 STEM Career Readiness, aimed at grades 8 through 10; and FutureSmart, a consumer education program aimed at grades 6 through 8. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, Major League Baseball and 14 of its affiliated clubs partnered with digital learning company EverFi to create the Summer Slugger program. This digital multimedia course, targeted at fourth and fifth graders, is education cleverly disguised as a baseball-themed computer game. 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