Webinar
Self-Efficacy and the ELL Achievement Gap
11.15.19
Description
Learn more about the relationship between self-efficacy and the achievement gap for English language learners (ELLs).
Topics: Multilingual learners, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Growth
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The science of reading is both a body of research and movement in literacy education. How do we keep those two things connected when they’re not always aligned? What are most common myths about literacy instruction, how do we fight them? A roundtable of educators and specialists from NWEA join Jacob & Kailey to talk about how the science of reading works best in classrooms and where both the movement and the research are going.
Topics: Early learning, Education research, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Multilingual learners, Professional learning
Products: Professional Learning


Article
10 can’t-miss benefits of MAP Reading Fluency
All reading tests are not created equal. With helpful features, innovative reporting tools, and robust professional learning experiences, MAP® Reading Fluency™ is an early reading assessment unlike any other. Learn more about the equity-advancing, time-saving features included with MAP Reading Fluency
Topics: Assessment, Early learning, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Leadership, Literacy, Multilingual learners, Professional learning
Products: MAP Reading Fluency


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What’s it like in classrooms right now? The only way to know is to ask a teacher, so we sat down with a first-grade elementary teacher and a sixth-grade social studies & science teacher and listened.
Topics: Early learning, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Professional learning, Science, Social emotional learning
Products: Professional Learning


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In this episode of The Continuing Educator, our hosts talk about how to establish a real rapport with your students and build a classroom culture where they can trust and thrive. The first step? Ask your kids how they want the class to work for them, and be honest about what you expect in return. Kids can smell inauthenticity. Plus: Tips for when to step in to kids’ conflicts with each other, the utility of unicorns and mermaids, and a google-form for hair-adjacent encouragement.
Topics: Accessibility, Early learning, Instructional strategy & resources, Professional learning, Social emotional learning
Products: Professional Learning


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The Continuing Educator | A Texas Principal talks Family Literacy
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Topics: Accessibility, Early learning, Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Professional learning, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Reading Fluency, Professional Learning


Case Study
NWEA Partnership Spotlight: Bolstering whole-child education alongside NewSchools Venture Fund
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Topics: Assessment, Education research, Equity, Leadership, Social emotional learning
Products: MAP Growth


Case Study
The power of partnership on full display with Tacoma Schools collaboration
Brought together by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NWEA and Tacoma Public Schools worked together to collaboratively define a set of challenges and develop meaningful, evidence-based solutions around two workstreams critical to student learning and success; social-emotional learning and family engagement.
Topics: Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Leadership, Professional learning, School improvement, Social emotional learning
Products: School Improvement