4.30.19 Derrick Vargason 3 Teacher Tips for Driving Better Instruction with Data Tamassee-Salem Elementary is one of 10 elementary schools in the Oconee County School District in South Carolina, and they have been using the MAP® Growth™ interim assessment for more than 10... Read more
4.23.19 Derrick Vargason Teacher End-of-Year Planning Using MAP Growth Data It doesn’t seem possible, but the end of the school year is closing in fast. Before you close the books on this year, some year-end reflection can help you build on your successes heading into... Read more
4.18.19 Beth Tarasawa LeBron James’ I Promise School Story Underscores Importance of Assessment to Close Educational Opportunity Gaps The New York Times featured a story on the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio and supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation, which highlighted encouraging initial results for its third and fourth... Read more
4.11.19 Cindy Jiban Growth both ways: How can you assess the two types of growth in early literacy? At NWEA, we measure growth. Most of our partners know us for the MAP® Growth™ test, where overall growth is gauged by a RIT score on a continuous scale. But in early reading, we have an additional... Read more
4.9.19 Kristie Werner Five frequently asked questions about MAP Spanish assessments Of approximately 4.8 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in US public schools, nearly 80% are native Spanish speakers. Educators are looking for better information on the largest subset of... Read more
4.4.19 Derrick Vargason Leveraging Growth Data for Teachers and Principals In an earlier post, we shared some insights into how teachers can use MAP® Growth™ assessment data to work with students. Students can leverage growth data to improve their learning and... Read more
4.2.19 Brian Tosky Helping More Kids Win The most exciting thing I saw during the Super Bowl wasn’t the play on the field or the halftime show. It was this commercial from Microsoft. It’s not that I’m a big-time commercial buff.... Read more
3.19.19 Keri Nettles Do Your Assessments Measure Up When It Comes To Equity? At NWEA, our mission is simple, but vast: Partnering to help all kids learn. As a not-for-profit organization, we have the ability not only to believe in the mission, but to invest in it and act on... Read more
3.14.19 Tim Neville Tackling the question of growth for high-achieving students MAP® Growth™ assessment data can help teachers determine where students are in their learning. It can answer the all-important question, “Is my student performing below, at, or above grade... Read more
3.7.19 Kara Bobowski Thrive Schools Hoping MAP Growth Scores Can Make a Difference Just over four years ago, Thrive Public Schools received a charter from the state of California for their mission to meet individual students where they are and help them meet high expectations for... Read more
2.28.19 Kara Bobowski See How MAP Growth K-2 Exceeds Expectations for Young Learners MAP® Growth™ K-2 delivers three unique assessments that focus on the learning needs and requirements of young students: growth, screening, and skills checklists. The growth assessment measures... Read more
2.26.19 Chris Minnich NWEA Adds MAP Spanish to Support Equitable Assessment Our mission at NWEA is partnering to help all kids learn. And we don’t just talk about the mission; we live and breathe it. Providing teachers and administrators with information to know how to... Read more
