Webinar
Using MAP Growth for gifted and talented service placement decisions
NWEA senior research scientist Scott Peters offers a thoughtful approach to using MAP Growth data to identify advanced learning opportunities for students that helps educators balance access, sensitivity, alignment, and cost in making these key placement decisions.
Topics: Assessment, Education research, Equity
Products: MAP Growth
Podcast
The Continuing Educator | A more welcoming science classroom, with Megan Kuehl and Kim Baker
Kailey & Jacob are joined by two educators and NWEA content specialists who have thought a lot about how to improves student experiences in science. Kim Baker has been at NWEA for 13 years, and Megan Kuehl has been here for eight. We discuss challenging assumptions about the science classroom and unpack the notion that science is inherently impartial.
Topics: Equity, Instructional strategy & resources, Professional learning, Science, Social emotional learning
Products: Professional Learning
Article
Make empowered, data-informed decisions with MAP Growth instructional connections
NWEA collaborates with more than 30 providers to determine how MAP Growth scores can be used by dozens of instructional and data products to make every classroom a data-informed classroom. Learn more about the Instructional Connections program and explore its unique benefits for administrators, teachers, and coaches.
Topics: Assessment, Insights and reports, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy, Math
Products: MAP Growth
Fact Sheet
Fluency Protocol for Upper Grades
This document describes the Fluency Protocol developed as part of an NWEA research study funded by the Reading Reimagined grant, a program within the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF). It consists of five sessions, approximately 20 minutes each.
Guide
Mini-lesson examples for sixth-grade classrooms that can be adapted for other grades.Ā Each is approximately 15 minutes.
Brief
Increasing Fluency in Middle School Readers
This study examines the effects of a newly developed fluency protocol on historically marginalized students in three Grade 6 classrooms in a large urban school district. The protocol was designed for ease of use and does not require that educators have prior knowledge of reading instruction.
Topics: Education research, Insights and reports, Instructional strategy & resources, Literacy
Webinar
Supercharge math confidence (for teachers and students) with MAP Accelerator
Discover how educators are making math personal with MAP Accelerator, our game-changing supplementary learning tool that seamlessly connects MAP Growth Math scores to personalized pathways of Khan Academy content.
Presenters also discussed easy-to-use reporting tools and MAP Acceleratorās companion professional learning opportunities to help your teachers build on whatās working.
Topics: Insights and reports, Math, Professional learning
Products: MAP Accelerator, MAP Growth, Professional Learning