12.1.16 16 Ways Parents Can Help Their Child with Testing, Reading, and Mathematics The Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) test is a growth assessment given to K – 12 students that provides data to help teachers teach, students learn, and administrators lead. The MAP... Read more
11.1.16 Teacher Resources for Communicating Assessment Results with Parents When you think of the classroom setting, you're likely picturing the teacher standing at the front of the room giving lessons, administering tests and quizzes, and providing student feedback. But... Read more
10.3.12 Formative Assessment: What Do Parents Think? We’ve blogged a lot about formative assessment from a teacher and student perspective, but never from a parent’s perspective. What do they think about formative assessment? Do they understand... Read more
6.27.12 Formative Assessment Infographic – What Parents and Educators Want “If you can both listen to children and accept their answers not as things to just be judged right or wrong but as pieces of information which may reveal what the child is thinking, you will have... Read more
4.11.24 Six commonly used MAP Growth terms worth knowing Every school year, students take assessments designed to help teachers better understand what kids know and how they are growing academically. MAP® Growth™, our assessment for children in... Read more
4.9.24 3 non-negotiables for differentiation in the math classroom Growing up in the ’90s and early aughts, I wouldn’t have considered myself a “math person.” I was entrenched in the system of tracking, where students are placed in classes with students of... Read more
3.19.24 Educator assessment literacy can be strengthened by professional development True or false? Your teacher development program adequately covered assessment literacy. This question was posed by Jacob Bruno, executive vice president of Learning and Improvement Services at... Read more
3.5.24 4 research-backed ways to differentiate instruction When I think about what it takes for kids to master grade-level content in school and get the support they need to reach their potential, I recall my son’s experience. He’s in his late... Read more
2.6.24 Teachers talk about their favorite classroom tools Back in May, the Continuing Educator podcast wrapped up its season with a special episode highlighting success stories, novel teaching ideas, and fun memories shared by podcast listeners. In... Read more
1.30.24 That’s not how I learned it! 4 ways to help your child with “new math” If you are on social media at all, at some point you’ve probably come across a post, or more likely a repost, of someone complaining about “new math” or, rather, the new ways of doing... Read more
12.28.23 The best of Teach. Learn. Grow. in 2023 I love this time of year, when the internet is flooded with best-of lists. The best movies. The best books. The best gadgets, even. It’s such a clever way to encapsulate a period of time, to... Read more
12.26.23 4 New Year’s resolutions for teachers Each back-to-school season is so different. In the fall, the time is full of possibility, nervous jitters, and new faces. After spring break, it’s more like Mad Max: desert cars limping across a... Read more