White Paper
Convening for a common cause: Reimagining assessment and accountability to improve student learning
Recommendations for federal and state stakeholders to address pandemic impacts and improve assessment and accountability systems over the long term.
Ideas stem from three convenings of more than 60 organizations representingĀ state departments of education, school districts, policy and advocacy groups, universities, and more.
Topics: Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
Case Study
In Floyd County, Georgia, professional learning maximizes the value of MAP data
Before Floyd County schools brought in MAP Growth, they lacked formative assessment data at the K-2 level. Read this case study to see how they moved the needle on student achievement and changed their culture around assessment.
Topics: Leadership
Products: MAP Growth, Professional Learning
Article
4 reasons MAP Accelerator is the right tool for right now
COVID-19 has taken its toll on math learning. Recent research shows significant drops in MAP Growth scores for students in grades 3ā8 compared to fall 2019.
Topics: Math
Products: MAP Accelerator
Case Study
How a commitment to professional learning helped a Texas district respond to the pandemic
A Texas school district ensured that rollout of MAP Growth was successful, even in the midst of a pandemic, by diversifying professional learning and ensuring stakeholders were involved from the ground up.
Topics: Leadership
Products: Professional Learning
Article
3 recommendations to address unfinished math learning from the CEOs of NWEA and Khan Academy
NWEA CEO Chris Minnich and Sal Khan of Khan Academy share their insights for addressing unfinished learning in math related to the COVID19 pandemic.
Topics: Leadership
Products: MAP Accelerator
White Paper
Louisiana and NWEA: Creating innovative assessments to foster equity and deeper learning
Learn about Louisianaās curriculum-aligned, through-year approach to ELA and social studies assessment, developed in partnership with NWEA and other partners to foster deeper learning and close opportunity gaps.
Topics: Assessment, Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
Video
MAP Reading Fluency: A better way to meet the reading challenge
The national statistics on reading development are cause for alarm. Learn from early literacy expert Dr. Lynne Kulich how MAP Reading Fluency combines technology and smart assessment design to help educators efficiently and effectively address the needs of developing readers.
Topics: Assessment
Products: MAP Reading Fluency