This tool supports educators to plan for and elicit evidence of student progress towards learning goals of a lesson. Using a blend of the college- and career-ready shifts and NCTM’s 8 effective mathematics teaching practices as a framework, educators adapt lessons that connect the academic standards and standards for mathematical practice (SMP) to foster ambitious instruction.

In this guide, see how MAP Growth data supports effective instructional strategies learned from schools generating extraordinary growth for kids across all grades and achievement levels.

Like the students they serve, every educator enters the classroom in varying states of readiness. Education leaders must ensure each teacher has the tools, professional learning, and guidance they need to be successful. This detailed guide examines how the components of an NWEA Solution can provide the support teachers demand and deserve.

The Early Word Recognition Lesson Plan tool provides a framework for sequencing efficient and explicit strategies to create new lessons or to organize and expand upon existing lessons from standards-aligned materials.

The Early Word Recognition Learning Walk Tool is a companion for the Early Word Recognition Lesson Plan Tool and is intended to support the teaching and learning shifts educators make to provide equitable and excellent education for all students.

This guide is designed to help new school leaders revitalize their professional learning programs with useful insights, tips, and ideas. Readers will learn how to begin evaluating the professional learning program currently in place at their schools, how to identify the most important areas where immediate change is needed, and why it’s so important to implement a holistic program that avoids the pitfalls of uncoordinated efforts.

The “science of reading” has become one of those ubiquitous buzzword phrases in education. Educators may find themselves wondering, “What are the implications of the science of reading for me, my students, and my whole approach to literacy instruction?” Answer those questions and more with this detailed guide.