10.26.18 Beth Tarasawa Seven Successful Strategies for Literate Assessment While “tests” are often the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “assessment,” a balanced assessment system encompasses a wide range of methods for evaluating a child’s... Read more
10.18.18 Jennifer Knestrick 13 Must-Ask Questions When Evaluating Early Childhood Assessments While a lot of the talk regarding assessments focuses on older students, it’s critical that we accurately assess our early learners too. Assessing early learners helps educators build a strong... Read more
10.16.18 Kathy Dyer Creating Flexible Groups Based on Data As we talk about understanding assessments and learning to apply data to classroom instruction, one way to use assessment data is for differentiation. Differentiation for educators is tailoring... Read more
10.11.18 Joi Converse 16 Resources for Putting MAP Growth Assessment Data to Work There are numerous ways educators can use MAP® Growth™ assessment data to support student growth and achievement. One of those ways is leveraging our Instructional Connections. These partners are... Read more
8.28.18 Tami Hunter Four Conversations to Have with Students Before Fall Testing I think a teacher’s most important task at the beginning of the school year is getting to know the students—who they are as people, what they’re interested in, what excites them, and what they... Read more
8.9.18 Kathy Dyer 10 Great Books for Teachers to Kick-Off the Year As teachers get ready for the new school year, we thought it would be fun to ask our staff of education experts what books they are reading or have read that impacted them. As former teachers and as... Read more
8.2.18 Kara Bobowski 10 Ways for Teachers and Parents to Communicate Better about Assessments In an NWEA-Gallup survey of parents, students, and educators that we sponsored in 2016, a key finding was that more than six in 10 parents said their child’s teachers “rarely” or “never”... Read more
7.19.18 Kristin Brewer-Lowe 10 Must-Ask Questions When Evaluating Student Growth Assessments The summer is a great time for educators and school administrators to catch up on things that might have otherwise taken a backseat during the school year. One of those items might be evaluating... Read more
6.28.18 Derrick Vargason Seven Crucial Criteria for a Great Growth Assessment – Post Two As we’ve written about many times, measuring growth is only useful if it’s done well. It’s not about just comparing one proficiency score to the next one. It’s about accurately identifying... Read more
6.26.18 Derrick Vargason Seven Crucial Criteria for a Great Growth Assessment – Post One “I need to know if my students are learning.” Sound familiar? We hear it a lot, and if you’re an educator, you’ve likely not only heard it, but said it as well. But measuring growth is only... Read more
6.7.18 Kristin Brewer-Lowe 6 Steps for Creating a Data-Informed Culture Just two years ago, Cisco Independent School District in Texas was “starting at ground zero with data, blended learning, and personalized learning,” according to Amy Dodson, the district’s... Read more
4.19.18 Andy Set Making Assessment More Meaningful with Norms If you’ve finished spring testing and are diving into reporting data, you might be looking for a refresher on what norms are and why they are important. An educational norm is simply a picture of... Read more
