{"id":25957,"date":"2025-12-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/?p=25957"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:31:23","slug":"the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The best of Teach. Learn. Grow. in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025_850x300_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025_850x300_hero.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025_850x300_hero-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025_850x300_hero-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-of-teach-learn-grow-in-2025_850x300_hero-720x254.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>Another year has come and gone, and while I\u2019m still not entirely sure where all the time went, I do know this: I feel so very lucky to have spent the lion\u2019s share of my work hours focused on <em>Teach. Learn. Grow. <\/em>As managing editor, I\u2019ve had the chance to work with countless brilliant colleagues\u2014experts on everything from assessment to differentiation\u2014to fill these virtual pages with research and advice intended to make the hard work of teaching a little easier.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the posts that resonated most with our readers these last 52 weeks. Whether you\u2019re a veteran teacher looking to refine your practice or new to the profession, we hope they\u2019ll inspire you in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n<h2>Posts about assessing with MAP Growth<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/map-growth\/\">MAP\u00ae Growth\u2122<\/a>, our computer-adaptive interim assessment, helps countless educators nationwide screen students, make placement decisions, and differentiate instruction so all kids are supported in reaching their potential.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the most popular <em>Teach. Learn. Grow. <\/em>posts about assessment in 2025:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/norm-vs-criterion-referenced-in-assessment-what-you-need-to-know\/\">\u201cNorm- vs. criterion-referenced in assessment: What you need to know\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/whats-new-in-the-2025-map-growth-norms\/\">\u201cSame scale, new reference: What\u2019s new in the 2025 MAP Growth norms\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/what-can-you-do-with-the-2025-map-growth-norms\/\">\u201cWhat can you do with the 2025 MAP Growth norms? Turning test results into action\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/rethinking-growth-goals-with-2025-map-growth-norms\/\">\u201cRealistic vs. meaningful growth: Rethinking growth goals with 2025 MAP Growth norms\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/3-tips-for-using-data-to-drive-instruction\/\">\u201c3 tips for using data to drive instruction\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/16-resources-for-putting-map-growth-assessment-data-to-work\/\">\u201c16 resources for putting MAP Growth assessment data to work\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/12-common-questions-parents-ask-map-growth-assessment\/\">\u201c12 common questions parents ask about MAP Growth\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/sharing-assessment-data-with-parents-just-got-simpler-2\/\">\u201cSharing assessment data with parents just got simpler\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about assessment with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/product\/map-growth\/\">archive of posts about MAP Growth<\/a> and on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NWEAvideos\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Posts about literacy and assessing with MAP Reading Fluency<\/h2>\n<p>Reading is a life skill that can influence academic success, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapinhall.org\/research\/third-grade-reading-level-predictive-of-later-life-outcomes\/\">high school graduation and college enrollment rates<\/a>. 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If your school tests with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/map-reading-fluency\/\">MAP Reading Fluency<\/a>, you may find our archive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/product\/map-reading-fluency\/\">posts about how to get the most out of the literacy assessment<\/a> useful as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Posts about differentiating instruction<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no such thing as one-size-fits-all in education. That\u2019s where differentiation comes in. As elementary school teacher Valerie Gallagher explains in <em>Edutopia<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/video\/education-buzzwords-defined-what-differentiation\">\u201cEducation buzzwords defined: What is differentiation,\u201d<\/a> \u201cDifferentiation is a way to take the monolith of the content and split it off in a way that makes it more accessible to everyone. 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Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/research\/center\/nwea-research\/\">Our team of researchers<\/a> is always hard at work studying which practices work\u2014and why.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the most popular 2025 posts about NWEA research findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/why-instructional-time-matters-for-fair-comparisons-of-student-achievement\/\">\u201cGetting precise: Why instructional time matters for fair comparisons of student achievement\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/normal-vs-necessary-academic-growth\/\">\u201cNormal vs. necessary academic growth\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/what-the-research-tells-us-about-four-day-school-weeks\/\">\u201cWhat the research tells us about four-day school weeks\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/summer-learning-loss-what-we-know-what-were-learning\/\">\u201cSummer learning loss: What we know and what we\u2019re learning\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/category\/research-thought-leadership\/\">research archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another year has come and gone, and while I\u2019m still not entirely sure where all the time went, I do know this: I feel so very lucky [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":25961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The top Teach. 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