2.27.18 Study Concludes MAP Growth Items Align to Common Core State Standards At NWEA, one question that we are often asked is how well MAP® Growth™ aligns to different state standards, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Today, we are excited to share that an... Read more
2.22.18 Eight Daily Classroom Data Sources to Empower Student-Directed Learning Daniel Venables, in a TeachThought blog that I still often refer to, talks about data as tools teachers can use to teach better. He provides eight sources of daily classroom data which can help... Read more
2.20.18 Less stopwatch, more heart: What football movies can teach us about oral reading fluency assessment One-on-one assessment can seem like a really important thing to protect, in the primary grades. I am in that camp myself. But I don’t think all forms of assessment need to be one on one. In... Read more
2.15.18 5 ways to support girls in STEM Although girls and boys tend to take higher-level math and science courses at relatively the same rate, women represent less than 30 percent of the science and engineering workforce. The table below... Read more
2.13.18 I’ve Got Struggling Readers: I Need Help! Reading. It is a simple task for those of us who are natural readers. When I am asked how I learned to read, I have a difficult time answering because I am not sure. I just read. As an educator, I... Read more
2.8.18 New Student Assessment Engagement Metrics in MAP Growth Reporting – What you Need to Know MAP® Growth™ reporting has added two new student assessment engagement metrics: Percent of Disengaged Responses Estimated Impact of Disengagement on RIT These metrics will inform... Read more
2.6.18 4 Lessons from a Large District Assessment Audit Last week, hundreds of you attended our webinar, “The 3 ways you could be sabotaging your assessment plan” (you can find the recorded version here). Since we couldn’t get to every question, we... Read more
1.30.18 5 Things to Know about MAP Reading Fluency Last week, we were excited to announce our groundbreaking new product for K-3 students, MAP® Reading Fluency™. We’ve loved hearing all your feedback and questions – so today, we sat down... Read more
1.23.18 Introducing MAP Reading Fluency for K-3 readers As a former elementary school teacher, I spent hours and hours giving DIBELS tests. My school district received a Reading First grant, and reading fluency was a key measurement. My past makes it even... Read more
1.16.18 Fast Talkers: Are Kids Getting the Right Message About Good Reading? Oral reading fluency is a key indicator of reading proficiency. But it’s got some issues, as it’s currently implemented in some schools. One of these is that we have a cadre of kids who are... Read more
1.11.18 4 Questions to Consider When Winter Test Scores Drop The subject line on the email from my daughter’s third grade teacher read, “Totally Baffled.” It was mid-January, and my daughter’s class had taken the winter MAP Growth Math assessment that... Read more
1.4.18 Oral language matters: Disrupting the phonics monopoly In many schools, students are expected to demonstrate reading comprehension by third grade. For students who can’t, intensive interventions are offered that focus on phonics and decoding. “GO TO... Read more