2.10.22 Elana Freeman How the education system failed me as a student with dyslexia “At least she’s pretty and sociable,” said the resource specialist to my mom. My mom sat back in shock when she heard this, stunned that someone who was there to support me had just reduced... Read more
2.8.22 Erin Beard How to get to know your students “What do those tests determine about my being?!” My oldest child is currently a junior in high school, which means she has large assessments coming up. Think the year-end state summative and... Read more
2.4.22 Ted Coe Engaging mathematical thinking through formative conversation starters In an earlier blog post, I proposed a framing for what it means to learn mathematics. I claimed that, at a minimum, learning mathematics involves: Ways of thinking that are empowered by…... Read more
2.3.22 Mary Resanovich MAP Growth and Reveal Math now work together to streamline instruction When I was a teacher, my weekends tended to have a similar cadence. Friday night was spent unwinding and trying to stay awake during family movie night. Saturday and part of Sunday were about... Read more
2.1.22 Tammy Smith Taylor To my Black principal sisters: How to build a genuine sisterhood I am extremely fortunate to have descended from a long lineage of strong, Black women. My mother—like her mother before her, and her mother’s mother before them—possesses a healthy sense... Read more
1.28.22 Laura Pinsonneault Charting a course for school accountability in 2022: Navigating federal requirements In the midst of the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) released a draft FAQ addressing the requirements for school accountability in 2022 under ESSA. We won’t call this release... Read more
1.27.22 Lynne Kulich I’ve got a golden ticket: How to address foundational gaps in reading with Florida Center for Reading Research resources One of my all-time favorite movies is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. If you’ve never seen it, I suggest you read the book by Roald Dahl, then watch the characters and candy come to life... Read more
1.25.22 Cindy Jiban The science of reading explained For years now, the early literacy education community has been talking about the need to reform our practice to align to the science of reading. But what is the science of reading? And how can it... Read more
1.20.22 Shiji Mathew A new spin on playing catch: Helping your child understand what they read When it is warm enough where I live in the Midwest, my 11-year-old son and I sometimes play catch with a baseball. He is usually the pitcher, winding up and throwing the ball to me. I am usually the... Read more
1.18.22 Kathy Dyer 27 easy formative assessment strategies for gathering evidence of student learning A few years ago, I came across "10 assessments you can perform in 90 seconds" by TeachThought and really enjoyed the formative assessment strategies they outlined. Using formative assessment... Read more
1.13.22 Jonathan Fine 10 ways to prepare students for MAP Growth winter testing As any researcher will tell you, good data doesn’t just happen. It’s the result of a lot of care and planning. When administering an interim assessment like MAP® Growth™, we get good data when... Read more
1.11.22 Chase Nordengren Read the latest in student goal setting guidance For most researchers I know, there is an unrelenting drive to figure stuff out, to find the new piece of data that will describe or explain something in a new way. I get that feeling. Call me odd,... Read more
