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
Measuring Student Growth: What is a Scale and What Does Stability Mean? 1.17.17 Nicole Zdeb Measuring student growth is a crucial part of an educator’s role, and the stability of a measurement scale over time... More
11 Talking Points for Teachers Preparing Students for the MAP Test 1.10.17 Kara Bobowski As school gets back underway and students get into their groove, teachers begin to think about winter testing. Many... More
The Power of MAP Data in the Classroom 1.4.17 Tamara Belgard District administrators. Principals. Teachers. All of these school-based roles can take advantage of the tremendous... More
Answering 5 Questions about the PISA Test 12.9.16 Kristie Werner You may have seen in the news that the PISA results were released this week, which always generates conversation in the... More
Students Can Own Their Data: 5 Ways to Get Started 11.29.16 Kathy Dyer When students are involved in the assessment process, they are required to think about their own learning; they... More
Supporting All Learners – Do Your Metrics Measure all Students? 11.11.16 Kathy Dyer In Multiple Measures Done Right, John Cronin talked about seven principles of coherent assessment systems. Principle 6... More
Teacher Resources for Communicating Assessment Results with Parents 11.1.16 Kara Bobowski When you think of the classroom setting, you're likely picturing the teacher standing at the front of the room giving... More
Personalized Learning is a Practice, Not a Product 10.20.16 Christina Hunter Personalized Learning. What images or thoughts surface when you read those words? When I heard “personalized... More
