2.14.23 Heather Cella, NWEA How different assessment data can help early reading teachers move students forward Imagine this: It’s after school on a cold day in January and you have just finished changing out the seasonal bulletin board in your first-grade classroom. It now showcases snowflakes and snowmen... Read more
2.9.23 Heather Cella, NWEA How school leaders can compare term data from different assessments to see the big picture Imagine it’s a week after testing windows have closed and you are anxious to review your MAP® Growth™ and MAP® Reading Fluency™ data. With all the buzz about the science of reading, teachers... Read more
2.7.23 Lynne Kulich, NWEA How to get the most from MAP Reading Fluency reports While completing my undergraduate degree in French education, I decided to take a popular social dance course as an elective. I learned (and have since forgotten) a variety of dances such as the fox... Read more
2.2.23 Lauren Bardwell, NWEA 4 ways to work smarter—not harder—at giving feedback on student writing I loved being a high school English teacher: introducing teenagers to new literature and sophisticated topics, supporting them as they grappled their way through complex texts, and helping them... Read more
2.1.23 Erin Ryan, NWEA Kick-start Black History Month in your classroom (and keep it going all year) Black History Month began in 1926 as Negro History Week, an event hosted by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. By the late 1960s, the annual event transitioned to a month-long... Read more
1.31.23 Erik Ruzek, NWEA Invite high schoolers to participate in our data science competition starting in February In a digital world, data is everywhere. Every time you interact with a platform, whether it’s a website, app, or game, you are generating data on your use of that platform. Data scientists work... Read more
1.26.23 Miles Davison, NWEA 3 ways teachers can contribute to a restorative justice program’s success In my last post, I wrote about the factors that administrators should consider when implementing restorative justice (RJ) practices. This post will provide some research that may guide how to... Read more
1.24.23 Michelle Warner, Discovery Elementary School Building student ownership through portfolios and student-led conferences Under my bed at my parent’s house, there is a big, flat box full of my preschool and elementary school work. Every now and then, I root through those items, recalling projects and activities I did... Read more
1.19.23 Kailey Rhodes, Northwest Academy Student-centered assessment literacy: A conversation between two teachers School equals tests, right? While we aim to transform schools to hubs of joyous learning, for many reasons, school is often considered one giant escape room of tests. Tests to end a week, a unit, a... Read more
1.17.23 Candice Fowler, Hollis Upper Elementary School How Todd Whitaker’s advice to principals inspired me Ever feel like the universe is just messing with you? Like you don’t really have control over what you know you should have control over? The last month of 2022 felt like that for me. I... Read more
1.12.23 Julie Richardson, NWEA Make writing real: 5 reasons authentic purposes and audiences empower student writers There was a heightened sense of excitement, a noticeable hum in the air, as we walked into the middle school library. The space was filling up fast with parents, siblings, teachers, and community... Read more
1.10.23 Lindsay Deacon, NWEA 5 grounding tenets for successful instructional coaching relationships As the landscape of education has dramatically shifted post-pandemic, the needs of coaching and professional learning have also shifted. There is much research to support the need for instructional... Read more
