{"id":24462,"date":"2025-01-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/?p=24462"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:56:25","slug":"how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How to differentiate instruction with the MAP Growth Instructional Connections program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x300_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x300_hero.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x300_hero-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x300_hero-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x300_hero-720x254.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NWEA president Chris Minnich is known for acknowledging the limitations of assessments, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/map-growth\/\">MAP\u00ae Growth\u2122<\/a>. \u201cA test alone never changed a kid\u2019s life,\u201d he says often. \u201cIt\u2019s what happens after the test that matters.\u201d That\u2019s why we\u2019ve designed MAP Growth to connect with the largest set of instructional content providers of any interim assessment on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You know your students best. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/instructional-connections\/\">MAP Growth Instructional Connections program<\/a> is all about helping you make the crucial choices about what comes after MAP Growth is administered. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x320_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsInfographic.png\" alt=\"An infographic illustrates four steps: 1. Students take MAP Growth. 2. MAP Growth data is securely transferred to an instructional connection. 3. The instructional connection personalizes content for each student. 4. Students engage with individualized activities.\" class=\"wp-image-24465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x320_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsInfographic.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x320_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsInfographic-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x320_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsInfographic-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x320_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsInfographic-720x271.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes more than 30 instructional content providers, so there\u2019s a good chance you can connect to instructional providers you\u2019re already using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"639\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x639_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsLogos.png\" alt=\"A collection of logos demonstrates which instructional content providers can be used in conjunction with MAP Growth assessment data.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x639_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsLogos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x639_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsLogos-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x639_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsLogos-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-differentiate-instruction-with-the-map-growth-instructional-connections-program_850x639_MAPGrowthInstructionalConnectionsLogos-720x541.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balance your workload while meeting the diverse needs of kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, HMH queries over 1,200 educators from across the country about the issues that impact them daily and publishes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmhco.com\/educator-confidence-report\">Educator Confidence Report<\/a>. The top issue for teachers in 2024? Achieving a balanced workload. Our Instructional Connections program can help by quickly creating learning paths for each student without requiring additional placement assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also shows that technology is making it easier to deliver individualized instruction to students. In fact, 47% of teachers said tech improves their ability to deliver individualized instruction, while 49% of them said it saves them time. The report also found that 66% of educators believe tools that connect instruction with supplemental practice, intervention, and assessment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmhco.com\/programs\/hmh-performance-suite\">in one platform<\/a> would revolutionize teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you want your assessments to connect directly to the learning tools you already trust or are looking for deeply integrated curriculum and assessment, we\u2019ve got you covered! Learn more about the MAP Growth Instructional Connections program on our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/instructional-connections\/\">nwea.org\/instructional-connections<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NWEA president Chris Minnich is known for acknowledging the limitations of assessments, including MAP\u00ae Growth\u2122. \u201cA test alone never changed a kid\u2019s life,\u201d he says often. \u201cIt\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":329,"featured_media":24468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The MAP Growth Instructional Connections program connects results to learning pathways from more than 30 instructional content providers.","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[619,622,637],"grade_level":[830,831,832,833],"product":[835],"theme":[],"coauthors":[{"id":329,"name":"Chris Orcutt, NWEA","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/author\/chris-orcutt\/","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chris-Orcutt-bio-pic-24x24.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chris-Orcutt-bio-pic-48x48.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Chris-Orcutt-bio-pic-96x96.jpeg"}}],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to differentiate instruction with the MAP Growth Instructional Connections program - Teach. 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