LeBron James’ I Promise School Story Underscores Importance of Assessment to Close Educational Opportunity Gaps 4.18.19 Dr. Beth Tarasawa The New York Times featured a story on the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio and supported by the LeBron James Family... More
Four Formative Assessment Strategies to Power Up Self-Regulated Learning 4.16.19 Kathy Dyer Lately, I’ve been thinking about the connection between formative assessment and self-regulated learning. This idea... More
Growth Both Ways: How Can You Assess the Two Types of Growth in Early Literacy? 4.11.19 Cindy Jiban At NWEA, we measure growth. Most of our partners know us for the MAP Growth test, where overall growth is gauged by a... More
Five Frequently Asked Questions About MAP Spanish Assessments 4.9.19 Kristie Werner Of approximately 4.8 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in US public schools, nearly 80% are native Spanish... More
Leveraging Growth Data for Teachers and Principals 4.4.19 Derrick Vargason In an earlier post, we shared some insights into how teachers can use MAP® Growth™ assessment data to work with... More
Helping More Kids Win 4.2.19 Brian Tosky The most exciting thing I saw during the Super Bowl wasn’t the play on the field or the halftime show. It was this... More
Everyone’s Plate is a Different Size 3.28.19 Natalie DiFusco-Funk It’s been a crazy couple of weeks—as life always seems to be—both personally and professionally. In my personal... More
Early Literacy: Shall We Take the Stairs…or the Interstate? 3.26.19 Cindy Jiban On the U.S. interstate highways, maximum grade is 6 percent. Not so steep, really, but still enough of a climb that the... More
See What Makes MAP Reading Fluency Unique 3.21.19 Kristie Werner This spring, about a year after we first introduced it, there is a lot of buzz about MAP Reading Fluency! Check out... More
Do Your Assessments Measure Up When It Comes To Equity? 3.19.19 Keri Nettles At NWEA, our mission is simple, but vast: Partnering to help all kids learn. As a not-for-profit organization, we have... More
Tackling the Question of Growth for High-Achieving Students 3.14.19 Tim Neville MAP Growth assessment data can help teachers determine where students are at in their learning. It can answer an... More
How MAP Reading Fluency Supports Effective Reading Assessment at My School 3.12.19 Carrie Wright Last week, I blogged here about essential early reading skills and what the research suggests we evaluate in young... More
