9.6.18 Nikkie Zanevsky 5 Fall MAP Growth Testing Tips from Teachers on Instagram We love connecting with teachers on Instagram and sharing practical and creative ideas related to growth, goal setting, and building a positive classroom community. If you didn’t catch these posts... 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
8.17.18 Kara Bobowski Will Students Read More with Culturally Relevant Books? It's a question many teachers and principals have on their minds – how to get kids more interested in reading. And it’s one topic that our NWEA account manager Jessica Lyons regularly brings up... 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
8.7.18 Nikkie Zanevsky Got Growth Mindset? 5 Pinterest-worthy Ways to Make It Visible in Your Classroom The concepts of growth mindset (developed by psychologist Carol Dweck) and grit (popularized by Angela Lee Duckworth) are powerful tools for our students. Starting as early as kindergarten, there’s... Read more
7.24.18 Kathy Dyer What World Cup Soccer Can Teach Us About Goal Setting This Washington Post article—One of the World Cup’s Best Goals Was Even Crazier Than You Thought— fascinated me. I was struck by the Opta Sports data about the probability of soccer kicks... Read more
7.12.18 Jean Fleming 8 Resources for Parents to Promote Summer Learning As summer sets in, and all of the family routines change, parents might be thinking about having fun and relaxing with their kids – but they might also be wondering about how to avoid losing all of... Read more
7.10.18 Gina Wilmurth Four More Tips to Promote Endless Summer Reading We recently brought you Five Ways to Promote Endless Summer Reading, an action/adventure guide to getting your children to read this summer. Today, we’re pleased to present the sequel, with a few... Read more
7.5.18 Julie Richardson Five Ways to Promote Endless Summer Reading The idea that reading is important isn’t just an intuition. It’s supported by research, like this and this and this. To avoid the dreaded “summer slide” in reading achievement, parents and... Read more
6.21.18 Joi Converse The 10 R’s of Summer? You Bet! As we drift into summer, we often hear about the three Rs – reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic. But as Dale Basye reflects over on our online community, NWEA Connection in his post – The 3 Rs... Read more
6.14.18 Kathy Dyer Personalized Learning is Student-Directed Learning This article in EdWeek highlights an idea I love – WIN sessions in Henry County, Georgia. WIN, or What I Need, periods provide students choice about, flexibility in, and ownership of their... Read more
5.10.18 Kristina MacBury One principal shares 3 ways to #ThankATeacher National Teacher Appreciation Week is this week, and wait, what?? It is when?? While it is true that no student goes to school to fail, it also true that no teacher comes in front of their children... Read more
