Achievement Down Under: How an Australian School is Changing the Conversation with MAP Growth 5.31.18 Joi Converse When the staff at MLC Junior School in New South Wales, Australia set out to use MAP Growth to better understand the... More
Formative Instructional Practice – Using the Results and Data are What Matters 5.29.18 Kathy Dyer In a post about teaching techniques, Maryellen Weimer cautioned readers about loving techniques for the wrong reasons.... More
Why to Test Kids in Science – and How 5.24.18 Kristin Brewer-Lowe What do chefs, politicians, mechanics, educators, and doctors all have in common? The answer is science and... More
How One School is Making the Grade Using Interim Assessment Data 5.22.18 Kara Bobowski Puesta del Sol Elementary in New Mexico’s Rio Rancho school district was graded a D- by the state in 2012. Three... More
What’s the State of Your Professional Learning? 5.17.18 Kathy Dyer It’s nearing the end of the school year, which always makes me reflective. It’s also a time when those of us in... More
Answering the Call to Lead 5.15.18 Chris Minnich I came into education through a temp job. True story. After college, my parents naturally wanted me to get busy with... More
MAP Reading Fluency named a CODiE Award finalist 5.11.18 Kristie Werner We are excited to share that our new oral reading fluency assessment, MAP Reading Fluency, has been named a 2018 SIIA... More
One principal shares 3 ways to #ThankATeacher 5.10.18 Kristina MacBury National Teacher Appreciation Week is this week, and wait, what?? It is when?? While it is true that no student goes... More
The Power of a Teacher’s Reach 5.8.18 Natalie DiFusco-Funk On the last day of a conference I attended in November, I was standing in the back of the auditorium listening to... More
Fusion Portland 2018 – Don’t Miss this Great Conference! 5.3.18 Joi Converse Fusion Portland 2018 will be here before you know it! It’s happening June 27–29 at the Portland Marriott Downtown... More
3 Keys to Assessment Implementation Success 5.1.18 Derrick Vargason Initiative fatigue. Is that something happening in your school or district? The last ten years of legislation and... More
How the MAP Growth Insights Report Takes the Headaches Out of Annual Reporting 4.26.18 Kara Bobowski Each spring, many district administrators and leaders are tasked with reporting metrics to others in their communities... More
