10.15.19 Christina Schneider How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Creating the tasks This is the fourth in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based performance tasks. Stay tuned for follow-up posts as well as a webinar on this... Read more
10.10.19 Derrick Vargason Get more from assessment data—and save teachers time Dr. Tonya Williams, chief academic officer and chief learning officer at Leadership Preparatory Academy in Lithonia, Georgia, knew improving the use of assessment data at her school would be a big... Read more
10.8.19 Christina Schneider How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Developing the trajectory This is the third in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based performance tasks. Stay tuned for follow-up posts as well as a webinar on this... Read more
9.17.19 Cindy Jiban Why language matters in closing the “knowledge gap” Are early readers suffering from a “knowledge gap”? In her Atlantic article “Elementary education has gone terribly wrong”—and in her new book, The Knowledge Gap—education journalist... Read more
9.12.19 Christina Schneider How to design trajectory-based performance tasks: Start with the big idea This is the second in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based performance tasks. Stay tuned for follow-up posts as well as a webinar on this... Read more
9.10.19 Monica Rodríguez 10 proctor tips for engaging students If you’re in a MAP® Growth™ school or district, your students will notice a big change this year: MAP Growth will auto-pause as many as three times—reminding them to slow down and try their... Read more
9.5.19 Fenesha Hubbard How one teacher boosted performance for struggling readers Partnering to help all kids learn® is not only the mission of NWEA. It’s also the undertaking of educators nationwide throughout the school year. Districts establish policies and guidelines to... Read more
9.3.19 Christina Schneider Support student growth with trajectory-based performance tasks This is the first in a series of posts by Christina Schneider and Robert Johnson about building trajectory-based performance tasks. Stay tuned for follow-up posts as well as a webinar on this topic.... Read more
8.13.19 Monica Rodríguez Assessment data improves student outcomes in rural Michigan Crawford AuSable School District (CASD) in northern Michigan has a lot to be proud of. Not only did they use teamwork to move many of their students closer to college and career readiness, but they... Read more
7.11.19 Erin Ryan Three Ways to Better Engage Students to Get the Most from Educational Assessments It’s not uncommon to find a classroom where a few highly motivated students monopolize the discussion. To ensure that all students are learning, teachers need to find opportunities to actively... Read more
4.16.19 Kathy Dyer Four Formative Assessment Strategies to Power Up Self-Regulated Learning Lately, I’ve been thinking about the connection between formative assessment and self-regulated learning. This idea of self-regulated learners has been around for a long time with implicit, more... Read more
2.19.19 Nikkie Zanevsky What to Do AFTER Winter Testing? 5 Tips from Teachers Done with your winter MAP Growth tests? If not, check out these posts first: Top 6 Test Prep Tips from Teachers on Instagram and 5 More Testing Season Tips from Teachers on Instagram. And if you DO... Read more
