4.16.19 Four Formative Assessment Strategies to Power Up Self-Regulated Learning Lately, I’ve been thinking about the connection between formative assessment and self-regulated learning. This idea of self-regulated learners has been around for a long time with implicit, more... Read more
4.11.19 Growth both ways: How can you assess the two types of growth in early literacy? At NWEA, we measure growth. Most of our partners know us for the MAP® Growth™ test, where overall growth is gauged by a RIT score on a continuous scale. But in early reading, we have an... Read more
4.9.19 Five frequently asked questions about MAP Spanish assessments Of approximately 4.8 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in US public schools, nearly 80% are native Spanish speakers. Educators are looking for better information on the largest subset of... Read more
4.4.19 Leveraging Growth Data for Teachers and Principals In an earlier post, we shared some insights into how teachers can use MAP® Growth™ assessment data to work with students. Students can leverage growth data to improve their learning and... Read more
4.2.19 Helping More Kids Win The most exciting thing I saw during the Super Bowl wasn’t the play on the field or the halftime show. It was this commercial from Microsoft. It’s not that I’m a big-time commercial buff.... Read more
3.28.19 Everyone’s Plate is a Different Size It’s been a crazy couple of weeks—as life always seems to be—both personally and professionally. In my personal life, my family is in the middle of packing for a move to a new house, my... Read more
3.26.19 Early Literacy: Shall We Take the Stairs…or the Interstate? On the U.S. interstate highways, maximum grade is 6 percent. Not so steep, really, but still enough of a climb that the trusty old car I drove in college broke a sweat. But imagine if this were... Read more
3.21.19 See What Makes MAP Reading Fluency Unique This spring, about a year after we first introduced it, there is a lot of buzz about MAP Reading Fluency! Check out these educators who have been writing about our groundbreaking, K-3 oral reading... Read more
3.14.19 Tackling the question of growth for high-achieving students MAP® Growth™ assessment data can help teachers determine where students are in their learning. It can answer the all-important question, “Is my student performing below, at, or above... Read more
3.12.19 How MAP Reading Fluency Supports Effective Reading Assessment at My School Last week, I blogged here about essential early reading skills and what the research suggests we evaluate in young readers. After working in education for the past 16 years, few experiences... Read more
3.7.19 Thrive Schools Hoping MAP Growth Scores Can Make a Difference Just over four years ago, Thrive Public Schools received a charter from the state of California for their mission to meet individual students where they are and help them meet high expectations for... Read more
3.5.19 What to Look for in Effective Reading Assessment If you’ve ever stepped into an early elementary classroom, you know that energy radiates from young learners. Kids love exploring the world around them and delight in opportunities to... Read more