Case Study
Learning from districtsā COVID recovery interventions alongside AIR and Harvard University
In the wake of instructional challenges faced over the past two school years, NWEA, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Center for Education Policy and Research (CEPR) at Harvard University have partnered with a coalition of large school districts across the country to help determine which COVID recovery interventions are working and to what extent.
Topics: Assessment, Early learning, Education research, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Math, Professional learning
Case Study
Funded by Microsoftās AI for Accessibility Grant, NWEA joined with Perkins Access, Governor Morehead School, and Sonja Steinbach, a math educator who works with students with vision disabilities. Together, they embarked on a unique research partnership to make middle school mathematics assessments more accessible for students with vision impairments.
Topics: Accessibility, Assessment, Education research, Equity, Math
Case Study
NWEA Partnership Spotlight: Bolstering whole-child education alongside NewSchools Venture Fund
Researchers from NWEA partnered with NewSchools Venture FundĀ to explore the relationship between school culture and climate, social and emotional learning, and academic achievement. Learn more about this innovative research partnership.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Equity, Leadership, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Growth
Guide
Student Guide: Itās Hot Out Here: Exploring Heat in Our World
In this unit, students will explore how the historical practice of redlining interacts with the patterns of heat distribution within communities.
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Teacher Guide: Itās Hot Out Here: Exploring Heat in Our World
In this unit, students will explore how the historical practice of redlining interacts with the patterns of heat distribution within communities.
Podcast
The Continuing Educator | A Texas Principal talks Family Literacy
In this episode of The Continuing Educator, we talk to a working educator about the importance of family literacy and strategies for increasing it. Our guest Martin Silverman is the principal at Salinas Elementary School in Universal City, TX, and has worked as a teacher in both urban and rural schools. From his own experiences growing up, he saw the importance of literacy as a focus in families and has sought to revitalize that practice in the families of his students.
Topics: Accessibility, Early learning, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Professional learning, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Reading Fluency, Professional Learning
Video
The Power of Partnership: Tacoma Public Schools + NWEA
In this video, you’ll hear from Tacoma Schools on how they partnered with NWEA to provide meaningful, evidence-based solutions to support student learning and success: social-emotional learning, and family engagement.
Topics: Equity, Leadership