Preparing for Open House Night with Assessment in Mind 9.14.17 Kara Bobowski With school in full swing, teachers everywhere are preparing for their open house nights, when the doors to the... More
Fall MAP Growth Testing – Five Things for Teachers to Consider 8.31.17 Jean Fleming As students head back to school this fall, parents are breathing a big sigh of relief as another summer is safely... More
Seven Things to Communicate to Students Before Testing 8.8.17 Kara Bobowski We can all agree that students are a key stakeholder in their own education. When they are involved in the assessment... More
Reporting Student Growth Right: Three Assessment Must-Haves 7.20.17 Nicole Zdeb Since growth is a vital gauge of student progress, it’s crucial to estimate it as accurately as possible. To... More
Understanding Formative, Interim, and Summative Assessments and Their Role in Student Learning 7.13.17 Kathy Dyer At its core, education is about the teaching and learning process. How do we teach the necessary literacies, content... More
The Educational Pie-Baking Contest 5.19.17 Michael Koranda Since the very first county fair, assessment has been the key to communicating success. Let your mind wander a bit to... More
Preparing for the MAP Test | 20 Tips for Parents 5.16.17 Kara Bobowski The MAP® test is a growth assessment given to K–12 students that provides data to help teachers teach, students... More
OECD Test for Schools | Preparing Students to Succeed 4.18.17 Kristie Werner We’ve blogged consistently on student assessment, most notably interim assessments like MAP® and MAP for Primary... More
Moving Aside the Assessment Fog 3.14.17 Kathy Dyer The idea of “assessment fog” made me smile. John McCarthy titled his Edutopia blog post with it – 3 Guidelines to... More
I Took the MAP Test and Here’s What Happened 3.7.17 Fenesha Hubbard As a young student, I hated standardized tests, or any multiple-choice tests for that matter! In my mind, I could... More
MAP Wins – New Reports Help Boost Differentiated Instruction 2.21.17 Andy Set We were pleased to recently learn that MAP® received the 2016 Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning Magazine.... More
Everybody in the Pool – How Item Pool Depth Affects Assessment Accuracy 1.31.17 April Roethel As we’ve all been taught, to dive safely into a swimming pool you must first be sure that the water is deep enough to... More
