Case Study
Connecting district and state assessments to increase impact ā Alaska Overview
When district and state assessments feel disconnected, value and purpose are questioned. Faced with challenges, Alaska DEED partnered with NWEAĀ® to create an innovative statewide assessment system that would enable districts to continue administering MAPĀ® Growthā¢ while reducing overall testing and increasing the value of summative tests. Learn how Alaska shifted from a stand-alone summative test to a balanced system focused on teachers and students.
Topics: Assessment, Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
Webinar
Data and practice: Science-backed strategies to improve early literacy right now
Our early reading experts share straightforward, science-backed strategies educators can use right away to support early learners and improve reading outcomes.
Topics: Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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
eBook
Math isnāt magic: How to build keen and confident math students
There’s a psychology behind creating confident math students. In this compilation ebook, we will explore the approaches that are most effective for helping students overcome a fear of math.
Topics: Math
Products: Professional Learning, MAP Accelerator
Webinar
Is there an early literacy crisis? How science and data can help
Our early reading experts discuss the roots of the literacy crisis and provide research-backed strategies for helping early readers catch up and closing gaps in literacy equity and access.
Topics: Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
Video
MAP Accelerator: A brief overview
Take a tour of MAP Accelerator, a learning tool that takes the manual work out of math differentiation, with former teacher and administrator turned product expert Joel Thomas.
Topics: Math
Products: MAP Accelerator
Article
4 reasons MAP Accelerator is the right tool for right now
COVID-19 has taken its toll on math learning. Recent research shows significant drops in MAP Growth scores for students in grades 3ā8 compared to fall 2019.
Topics: Math
Products: MAP Accelerator