Science, technology, engineering, and math have been marginalized and in need of support for so long that they had to join forces as one acronym! The posts here will help you do your best work as a STEM teacher.
It has been one year since COVID-19 flipped our world upside down. While hospital beds filled up, classroom desks emptied out. As educators, we were not prepared for an event like this. We were …
Author: Nick Joe, NWEA
Topics: STEM
Many of us are worried about how kids are doing in math right now. NWEA research released in December 2020 gives us reason to be concerned: students in grades 3–8 had a 5–10 percentile point …
Author: Monica Rodríguez, NWEA
It’s clear that this is not a normal school year. Sure, experiences are closer to normal in some places, but 2020 has been anything but cooperative when it comes to teaching and learning. …
Author: Ted Coe, NWEA
Have you ever thought about what it really means to learn mathematics? Is it about computing things quickly? Making connections between ideas? Scoring high on tests? What about being able to use …
As we enter an unpredictable back-to-school season, educators and administrators are hitting the ground running to prepare students for our new normal amid COVID-19. While many students received …
Author: Elizabeth Barker, NWEA
In a previous blog, we shared some parent strategies for improving a child’s reading and writing with some tips that they can use throughout the school year. In this post, we’ll share some …
Author: Kara Bobowski, NWEA
Although girls and boys tend to take higher-level math and science courses at relatively the same rate, women represent less than 30 percent of the science and engineering workforce. The table below …
Author: Mary Resanovich, NWEA
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MAP Reading Fluency now includes Coach, a virtual tutor designed to help students strengthen reading skills in as little as 30 minutes a week.
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Students continue to rebound from pandemic school closures. NWEA® and Learning Heroes experts talk about how best to support them here on our blog, Teach. Learn. Grow.
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The science of reading is not a buzzword. It’s the converging evidence of what matters and what works in literacy instruction. We can help you make it part of your practice.
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High-quality professional learning can help teachers feel invested—and supported—in their work.
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