Testing Duration: How Long is Too Long to Spend on the MAP Growth Assessment? 9.21.18 Dr. John Cronin As fall is in full swing, and most schools and districts are either testing or starting to view results, we thought it... More
Measuring Early Reading: Why Anchor Standards and Foundational Skills are Both Important 9.20.18 Cindy Jiban Maybe it’s because my son has now reached my own height (which is insane). I find myself staring now and then at the... More
3 Reasons to Observe Your Students Taking MAP Growth 9.18.18 Tami Hunter My fifth graders were busily taking the MAP® Growth™ Math assessment. The room was quiet. While the proctor sat at... More
Why NWEA Invalidates MAP Growth Tests for Rapid Guessing 9.13.18 Dr. John Cronin If you have started MAP Growth testing this fall, you saw that more student assessments are being invalidated this year... More
Trying on Formative Assessment in Your Classroom – How to Keep It Simple 9.11.18 Kathy Dyer We often use interim and summative assessments to measure student learning a unit or chapter at a time. But when it... More
Back to School with the Innovation Lab 9.7.18 April Roethel Partnering with schools and districts is the foundation of our Partners in Innovation research program (we’ve blogged... More
5 Fall MAP Growth Testing Tips from Teachers on Instagram 9.6.18 Nikkie Zanevsky We love connecting with teachers on Instagram and sharing practical and creative ideas related to growth, goal setting,... More
Summer Learning Loss: Does It Widen the Achievement Gap? 9.4.18 Megan Kuhfeld, PhD Summer is over, and many kids are heading back to school having lost some skills or knowledge from the previous school... More
My Plans For Balancing It All In My 16th Year Of Teaching 8.30.18 Natalie DiFusco-Funk It is Sunday, August 19th, and I am literally flying across the country as I write this blog. At the start of the... More
Four Conversations to Have with Students Before Fall Testing 8.28.18 Tami Hunter I think a teacher’s most important task at the beginning of the school year is getting to know the students—who... More
PBS NewsHour features Portland Public Schools and NWEA Research 8.24.18 Dr. Beth Tarasawa Education Week’s special correspondent Lisa Stark visited Portland, Oregon, to report on Portland Public School’s... More
What’s New with MAP Reading Fluency? More Great Features 8.23.18 Kristie Werner Earlier this year we introduced MAP® Reading Fluency™, the first and only K-3 computer adaptive oral reading fluency... More
