Webinar
Fluency and equity: Helping all kids access grade-level text
A panel of leading reading instruction experts discuss specific practices and strategies educators can implement to improve oral reading fluency and help all students access grade-level text.
Topics: Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
White Paper
Kā12 Assessment Policy Recommendations for the 117th Congress and the Administration
NWEA recommendations to the federal government regarding the need to expand flexibility and incentivize innovation in both assessment and accountability systems.
Topics: Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
Webinar
Assessing student learning in the ānew normalā: Considerations for policy and practice
In this webinar, our panel of practitioners, policy experts, and researchers discussed the role of high-quality assessment data, alongside nonacademic information, as a critical component of district and state efforts to address student and systems-level needs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Topics: Education research, Policy & advocacy
Products: MAP Growth
White Paper
Louisiana and NWEA: Creating innovative assessments to foster equity and deeper learning
Learn about Louisianaās curriculum-aligned, through-year approach to ELA and social studies assessment, developed in partnership with NWEA and other partners to foster deeper learning and close opportunity gaps.
Topics: Assessment, Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
White Paper
Convening for a common cause: Reimagining assessment and accountability to improve student learning
Recommendations for federal and state stakeholders to address pandemic impacts and improve assessment and accountability systems over the long term.
Ideas stem from three convenings of more than 60 organizations representingĀ state departments of education, school districts, policy and advocacy groups, universities, and more.
Topics: Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
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
Podcast
The Continuing Educator | The problem with grading behavior, with Matt Townsley and Chris Thoms
Traditional grading practices typically incorporate non-learning measures such as behavior and effort into an average. Yet by mixing achievement and behavior, we miscommunicate on both accounts. Students and parents still need information on both, but the critical step is to separate reporting, and Dr. Matt Townsley and NWEA User Experience Designer Chris Thoms will share with us both why this is crucial for equity, and how teachers can put it into action.
Topics: Equity
Products: Professional Learning