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
7.30.19 Max P. A High School Student Shares His Experience With MAP Growth For the past year, high school junior Max P. has been an intern in the marketing department at NWEA. Since it’s not often we get to hear detailed student reactions to assessments, we thought... Read more
7.25.19 Jessica McFeron Why We’re All-in on Student Test Engagement Teachers have long known that students don’t always give their best effort when they take a test. A lack of student test engagement can negatively impact scores and misrepresent a student’s... Read more
7.16.19 Erin Ryan 3 Questions High Quality Assessments Can Answer For Early Learning Educators To build a foundation for future success, Pre-K-3 students are being introduced to education assessments to help gauge where they are in their literacy and math skillsets. By assessing students... Read more
6.27.19 Erin Ryan Rethinking School Performance with Dr. Andrew Hegedus Dr. Andrew Hegedus, Research Consulting Director for NWEA recently completed a noteworthy research study exploring the relationship between poverty and school performance. We caught up with Andy to... Read more
6.13.19 Erin Ryan How this Rural, Low-income School Used MAP Growth Data to Boost Performance The high desert area of northwestern New Mexico, also known as the Checkerboard area, is patchwork of territory owned by the federal government, private citizens, and the Navajo reservation. There... Read more
6.11.19 Derrick Vargason Involving Students and Parents in End-of-Year Planning A recent blog post – Teacher End-of-Year Planning Using MAP Growth Data – discussed some questions that often arise as the year draws to a close. Were my efforts to support student growth this... Read more
6.6.19 Jessica McFeron NWEA and Khan Academy: A Partnership with a Purpose We’re proud to announce that NWEA is partnering with Khan Academy. United by our shared commitment to student success, we are joining forces with Khan Academy to develop an innovative personalized... Read more
5.30.19 Derrick Vargason 5 Ways One School District Makes the Most of MAP Growth At Novi, a district of 6,000 students in Oakland County, Michigan, MAP® Growth™ has long been a part of their balanced approach to assessment. According to Dr. R.J. Webber, Assistant... Read more
5.28.19 Erin Ryan Using MAP Growth Assessment Data to Improve Students’ Futures The Pewaukee School District (PSD) in Wisconsin, like most school districts across the country, strives to improve student learning to open doors to bright futures. After more than a decade of using... Read more
5.23.19 Megan McCall 5 Steps to Engaging Students More with MAP Growth Have you and your students ever just had it up to here with math? I know I have. After months of teaching the fifth-grade curriculum as prescribed, many students in my class were frustrated as they... Read more
5.14.19 Derrick Vargason How to Improve Your District End of Year Planning with Assessment Data In an earlier post – Teacher End-of-Year Planning Using MAP Growth Data – we shared three questions that many teachers contemplate after the school year ends, and that the assessment data from... Read more
