What are the habits we know that enable teachers to be effective no matter the environment? And how do we build and sustain professional and personal practices that help us rise to every challenge? NWEA Senior Account Manager Piper Nichols stops by to talk to Kailey and Jacob about her new book she co-authored, “Habits of Resilient Educators.”

This guide provides schools and districts with recommendations on how to use the MAP Growth 6+ math assessment data as a starting point for identifying students who may be ready for Algebra 1.

This straightforward professional learning plan will help you progress in your second year with MAP Growth, with support to administer assessments, analyze data, and accelerate student achievement.

This straightforward professional learning plan will help you soar to new heights in your third year with MAP Growth, with support to administer assessments, analyze data, and drive system-wide improvement.

Today, Jacob is joined by an Alaskan and a Texan: Moon McCarley, Principal at Nondalton School and District Testing Coordinator for The Lake and Peninsula School District, located on the Alaska Peninsula; and Ashley Cruz, State Professional Learning Consultant at NWEA. They discuss how NWEA partners with districts across Alaska to create high-impact professional learning opportunities to expand assessment literacy. Along the way, Moon shares her experience as a Certified Facilitator and talks about how it helped her grow as a leader.

Robyn & Sarah, a mother & daughter teaching duo, stop by to chat with Jacob about what each generation has learned from the other, what’s better about teaching today, and what’s more challenging. They also talk about Sarah’s alternative certification process and why Robyn left teaching—and then came back!

This straightforward professional learning plan will get you up and running in your first year with MAP Growth, with support to administer assessments, analyze data, and take action.