6.6.19 NWEA and Khan Academy: A Partnership with a Purpose We’re proud to announce that NWEA is partnering with Khan Academy. United by our shared commitment to student success, we are joining forces with Khan Academy to develop an innovative personalized... Read more
5.30.19 5 Ways One School District Makes the Most of MAP Growth At Novi, a district of 6,000 students in Oakland County, Michigan, MAP® Growth™ has long been a part of their balanced approach to assessment. According to Dr. R.J. Webber, Assistant... Read more
5.28.19 Using MAP Growth Assessment Data to Improve Students’ Futures The Pewaukee School District (PSD) in Wisconsin, like most school districts across the country, strives to improve student learning to open doors to bright futures. After more than a decade of using... Read more
5.23.19 5 Steps to Engaging Students More with MAP Growth Have you and your students ever just had it up to here with math? I know I have. After months of teaching the fifth-grade curriculum as prescribed, many students in my class were... Read more
5.17.19 Brown v. Board Anniversary Provides Opportunity to Recommit to All Kids Today marks the 65th anniversary of one of the most consequential decisions in the history of the Supreme Court. Brown v. Board of Education said that no student may be separated by his or her... Read more
5.16.19 A New Strategic Vision for NWEA Policy and Advocacy On one of my first trips to the Portland office I noticed a small plaque on the first floor that read: “NWEA is committed to providing the data and analysis that truly catalyzes kid-centric... Read more
5.14.19 How to Improve Your District End of Year Planning with Assessment Data In an earlier post – Teacher End-of-Year Planning Using MAP Growth Data – we shared three questions that many teachers contemplate after the school year ends, and that the assessment data... Read more
5.7.19 Teacher Appreciation Week: Making a Teacher Begins with a Mentor Recently I managed to orchestrate a personal trip to Target early on a Sunday morning. Just me and endless aisle of things I never knew I needed. As I walked in the store, I ran into my student... Read more
4.30.19 3 Teacher Tips for Driving Better Instruction with Data Tamassee-Salem Elementary is one of 10 elementary schools in the Oconee County School District in South Carolina, and they have been using the MAP® Growth™ interim assessment for more than 10... Read more
4.25.19 Three Ways to Right-Size Educational Assessments for Early Learners When we think about educational assessments, we most often think of elementary, middle, or high school students, but more and more K-3 students are being introduced to assessments. Assessing... Read more
4.23.19 Teacher End-of-Year Planning Using MAP Growth Data It doesn’t seem possible, but the end of the school year is closing in fast. Before you close the books on this year, some year-end reflection can help you build on your successes heading... Read more
4.18.19 LeBron James’ I Promise School Story Underscores Importance of Assessment to Close Educational Opportunity Gaps The New York Times featured a story on the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio and supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation, which highlighted encouraging initial results for its third and... Read more