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
2.21.19 Derrick Vargason How to Leverage Growth Data to Improve Student Learning Growth data is powerful and can have an enormous impact for students, teachers, and administrators. For students, the more they understand their own assessment results, the better they’ll be able... Read more
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
