Webinar
Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance
07.25.19
Description
An NWEA webinar by Dr. Andrew Hegedus, highlighting research on the relationships between poverty and school performance
Topics: Education research, Equity
Products: MAP Growth
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Special briefing: Recovery still elusive
Recording of the July 25, 2024, special briefing featuring the latest edition of COVID impact research released by NWEA. In the briefing, Dr. Karyn Lewis (one of the lead authors of the study) walked through new data from the 2023-24 school year and shared key findings on academic gains, achievement and recovery post-COVID.
Topics: Education research
Products: MAP Growth
Infographic
From impact to recovery: A timeline of COVID research
This infographic provides an overview of key moments in COVID research along with context of what was happening at that point in time.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Math
Products: MAP Growth
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Topics: Assessment, Education research, Math
Products: MAP Growth
Podcast
Today, Jacob is joined by an Alaskan and a Texan: Moon McCarley, Principal at Nondalton School and District Testing Coordinator for The Lake and Peninsula School District, located on the Alaska Peninsula; and Ashley Cruz, State Professional Learning Consultant at NWEA. They discuss how NWEA partners with districts across Alaska to create high-impact professional learning opportunities to expand assessment literacy. Along the way, Moon shares her experience as a Certified Facilitator and talks about how it helped her grow as a leader.
Topics: Equity, Leadership, Professional learning, School improvement
Products: Professional Learning
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NWEA research snapshot: Insights on recovery strategies
NWEA researchers explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding academic recovery. Designed for school and system leaders, this session details their latest research insights and explores the effectiveness of strategies like summer intervention programming and high-dose tutoring.
Topics: Education research, Instructional strategy & resources, Leadership
White Paper
Worth the investment: Why research and innovation matter for improving outcomes for all kids
Trustworthy assessment data and an evidence-based understanding of what truly improves student learning can facilitate decision-making. At NWEA, we pursue both relentlessly because we know doing so improves outcomes for kids.
Topics: Education research
Products: MAP Growth
Podcast
The Continuing Educator | Secrets & strategies from high growth classrooms, with Chase Nordengren
For this episode, we’re once again joined byĀ Dr. Chase Nordengren,Ā principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA to talk about teacher-led approaches to academic recovery.
Chase works closely with leading scholars from around the globe to turn theory into actionable practices to drive instructional improvement. His latest study, High Growth for All, captured ways teachers in one Chicago-area district are leading the academic recovery effort and producing above average academic growth over multiple years for kids across the achievement spectrum
Chase is also the author ofĀ Step into Student Goal Setting: A Path to Growth, Motivation, and AgencyĀ from Corwin Press.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Insights and reports, Instructional strategy & resources, Math, Professional learning
Products: MAP Growth, Professional Learning