Podcast
The Continuing Educator | What is student agency? With Sarah Brown-Wessling and Anthony Swann
Teachers have tremendously complex jobs and a constantly shifting ecosystem of expectations, yet despite shifts across so many other areas of educational practice, building student agency remains a key desired classroom outcome that educators generally recognize as an area of need. This conversation will give teacher voice to the importance of student agency, varied practitioner views on the opportunities and challenges related to building student agency, and a frame for the season that will prepare listeners to hear about topics ranging from supportive environments and goal setting to meeting the unique needs of students with disabilities and emergent bilinguals.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: Professional Learning
eBook
Approach SY21ā22 with a growth mindset
NWEA research into student learning during the 2020ā21 school year has confirmed what many suspected was true: COVID-19 school closures have exacerbated inequities in education. This eBook details the findings and offers pragmatic advice for reading and math instruction that can help teachers harness the power of growth mindset.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: MAP Growth
Guide
5 data-powered strategies for literacy development
MAPĀ® Reading Fluencyā¢ delivers trustworthy, objective insights on an entire class in just minutes. Take the next step with your data by incorporating these easy-to-implement strategies in your classroom.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Video
Tackling the learning gap with the help of reading assessments
See why literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading, combined with precise, reliable assessment data, is just what early learners need to get on a path to growth after interrupted learning.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Article
5 reading skills kids need before grade 3
Ensuring students have equal access to grade-level texts often requires scaffolding of different sizes. High-quality assessments can help teachers figure out where to intervene and how to close learning gaps.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Guide
Using Lexile measures to improve reading instruction
To become proficient readers, young learners need experience with written language at increasingly higher levels of difficulty. Learn how the LexileĀ® reading measures can help you support students with targeted reading instruction.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Podcast
The Continuing Educator | What is “Grading for Learning?” with Myron Dueck and Brooke Mabry (Ep. 2)
To successfully create the conditions where grading for learning practices may thrive, consider first the importance of ensuring student-centered assessment. Hear from experts on how formative assessment is crucial to cultivating a growth-mindset in a safe, respectful classroom environment, and learn how to invite students to be co-pilots in the assessment and feedback cycle rather than passengers.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: Professional Learning