2.12.19 Kristie Werner Can Your Spanish Speakers Fully Show What They Know? Recently, we blogged about assessment data representing a whole class of diverse learners—including Spanish-speaking students. We asked the question, “Do your current assessments let Spanish... Read more
1.29.19 Joi Converse Top 5 Trending Tips on NWEA Connection As winter testing continues or wraps up (for some of you), we know that our NWEA partners are looking for helpful resources about testing and reports. And, every so often, we also like to make sure... Read more
1.22.19 Kara Bobowski Four Ways to Use MAP Growth Assessment Data Beyond Student Growth The Panhandle Elementary School in the small town of Panhandle, Texas, has seen a huge improvement in their state rankings. In fact, since using the MAP Growth interim assessment and MAP Growth K-2,... Read more
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
