1.16.19 Lindsay Stoelting How I Went from MAP Novice to MAP Coordinator at My School “Who wants to go to a conference on MAP training?” This was the title of the email that landed in my inbox. The message that would set off a series of events, taking me from a novice MAP user, to... Read more
1.8.19 Kara Bobowski Using MAP Growth Assessment Data to Help Close Achievement Gaps The Genoa-Hugo School in Colorado is in a low-income ranching community. It’s kindergartners often started school with a vocabulary base of just 300-400 words; much lower than a typical 11,000-word... Read more
12.13.18 Derrick Vargason New eBook – Using MAP Growth Data to Inform Instruction MAP Growth assessments can measure student growth, project proficiency on state accountability tests, and inform how educators differentiate instruction, evaluate programs, and structure curriculum.... Read more
12.6.18 Erin Ryan District Stays on Track with Strong Connection Between MAP Growth and State Standards Here’s a scenario that is often a challenge for districts: Assessment results that are not well aligned to new, more rigorous standards that a district or state has recently adopted. On top of... Read more
11.6.18 Derrick Vargason How One Florida District Used MAP Growth to Close Achievement Gaps Bay District Schools in Panama City, Florida, knows firsthand that using the right assessments is key to tackling achievement gaps. After changing their approach to assessment, they helped struggling... Read more
10.30.18 Brian Tosky Building the Most Inclusive Assessment Possible A lot goes into building an inclusive and accessible assessment because of all the moving parts. As a not-for-profit with a mission of partnering to help all kids learn, NWEA is always on the lookout... Read more
10.25.18 Jaime Vázquez How an IB School in Budapest is Improving Literacy with MAP Growth When teacher Laura Vas first set out to create a hybrid approach to helping her students improve their literacy skills, she had no idea she'd be embarking on one of the biggest challenges of her... Read more
10.12.18 John Cronin New Resource – Guidance on Administering MAP Growth During the fall, as our school partners transition from testing students to reviewing the results, we start to receive questions from educators about when to retest a student, why a student spent... Read more
10.11.18 Joi Converse 16 Resources for Putting MAP Growth Assessment Data to Work There are numerous ways educators can use MAP® Growth™ assessment data to support student growth and achievement. One of those ways is leveraging our Instructional Connections. These partners are... Read more
10.9.18 Andy Set Three Essential MAP Growth Reports That Facilitate Parent-Teacher Communications The MAP® Growth™ K–12 interim assessment provides essential information about a student’s continuum of learning and growth trajectory. MAP Growth provides real-time information that... Read more
10.4.18 Kristie Werner Miss the MAP Reading Fluency Webinar? Watch it Now On-Demand. Imagine if you could replace your one-to-one oral reading assessments with a single 20-minute online test for an entire class. And imagine if that same test does the scoring for you and saves the... Read more
9.18.18 Tami Hunter 3 Reasons to Observe Your Students Taking MAP Growth My fifth graders were busily taking the MAP® Growth™ Math assessment. The room was quiet. While the proctor sat at her desk monitoring testing, I walked around slowly, watching my students... Read more
