4 reasons MAP Accelerator is
the right tool for right now
Where are my students right now relative to grade-level standards? How can I catch them up without falling behind with this year’s content? How can I balance whole-class learning with small-group work when I have some students in person and some online?
These are just a few of the questions teachers have been grappling with since schools were first impacted by COVID-19 a year ago. Recent research indicates that concerns about the impact of COVID disruptions on student achievement are well founded, especially in math. NWEA researchers compared MAP® Growth™ data from fall 2020 to data from fall 2019 and found that student achievement in math dropped by 5–10 percentile points over that period.
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MAP Accelerator Professional Learning Overview
Turn learning evidence into instructional action
Activate MAP® Accelerator™ by learning how to best implement it in the classroom to simplify differentiation in math and leverage instructional strategies that accelerate outcomes.
Topics: Assessment, Instructional strategy & resources, Math, Professional learning
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MAP Growth Professional Learning Overview
Turn learning evidence into instructional action
Activate MAP® Growth™ with professional learning experiences that build basic product-use capacity, hone assessment literacy, improve goal setting and responsive instructional planning, and build deeper data competency.
Topics: Assessment, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Math, Professional learning
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Responsive Math Practices Professional Learning Overview
Master math practices that maximize achievement and growth
This math suite provides educators with a deep understanding of content and research-based instructional practices, along with ways to apply that understanding to their unique grade-level instructional needs and content standards.
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Brief
Ninety-nine districts partnered with NWEA and Khan Academy to implement MAP Accelerator during the COVID-disrupted 2020–21 school year. Results indicate that students using MAP Accelerator for 30 or more minutes a week throughout the school year showed greater-than-expected growth, on average, from fall 2020 to spring 2021 on their MAP Growth tests compared to normative growth based on pre-pandemic trends.
Topics: Education research, Math
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MAP Accelerator: Maximizing the classroom value of math instructional tools
Math differentiation doesn’t have to include hurried trips to the copier! With MAP Accelerator, educators can set up students for success, establish a routine, and integrate with core instruction. In this seven-minute video, we walk educators and school leaders through the practical advantages of MAP Accelerator, offering five minute-long tips for immediate classroom implementation. Bolstered by recent research and backed by teacher favorite Khan Academy, MAP Accelerator stars in this practical video that offers real implementation strategies.
Topics: Math
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Case Study
Ohio middle school sees dramatic math gains with MAP Accelerator
Educators at Lewis F. Mayer middle school discuss the significant increase they’ve in math summative test scores since adding MAP Accelerator to their instructional strategies to address unfinished learning.
Topics: Education research, Instructional strategy & resources, Math
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Case Study
Funded by Microsoft’s 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