An introduction to Content-Focused Professional Learning in a format that’s easy to read and share.

Take a closer look at NWEA School Improvement services and our exclusive partnership with UChicago 5Essentials. Learn more about this proven framework and how we partner with you to deliver a customized school improvement plan with personalized support from expert coaches.

1 pager overview of the 5Essentials Framework and Survey from UChicago Impact

1 pager overview of the 5Essentials Framework and Measures from UChicago Impact.

A closer look at the attributes and benefits of supportive school environments, along with experience- and evidence-based strategies for getting started. Learn how these safe, welcoming spaces can enable teaching and learning and foster a culture of growth.

For our final episode on student agency, we thought it was time to help our students set some better goals. So, we brought in Chase Nordengren, senior research scientist at NWEA and author of the forthcoming book, Step Into Student Goal Setting (Corwin, Jan 2022).

In this episode, we present the five principles of assessment empowerment—learner context, learning environments and relationships, appropriate purpose, responsive learning cycles, communication—and offer listeners strategies they can try for each.