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Podcast
The Continuing Educator | Why do we grade? with Thomas Guskey and Chase Nordengren
Let’s begin our journey towards better grading practices! Grades have remained a fundamental component of our education system for over a century. Yet despite shifts across so many other areas of educational practice, grading practices have seen little, if any, change to match the demands of modern pedagogy. The pandemic revealed stark flaws in traditional grading protocols and simultaneously presented a profound opportunity for actual change. What should educators, families, and society in general consider around why change is needed and where to begin?
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: Professional Learning
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Case Study
How a professional learning partnership helped support student growth in South Carolina
What happens when reliable data becomes a schoolās driving force? Read this case study to see how one district collaborated with NWEA to create a culture of higher expectations for all.
Topics: Leadership
Products: Professional Learning
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Fact Sheet
Using federal funds to address unfinished learning
Learn how NWEA can help with everything from addressing unfinished learning to working towards proficiency and achievement goals. See an overview of the tools and services available, as well as what can be covered by federal funding sources.
Topics: Assessment
Products: MAP Suite
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Video
MAP Accelerator: A brief overview
Take a tour of MAP Accelerator, a learning tool that takes the manual work out of math differentiation, with former teacher and administrator turned product expert Joel Thomas.
Topics: Math
Products: MAP Accelerator
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White Paper
Convening for a common cause: Reimagining assessment and accountability to improve student learning
Recommendations for federal and state stakeholders to address pandemic impacts and improve assessment and accountability systems over the long term.
Ideas stem from three convenings of more than 60 organizations representingĀ state departments of education, school districts, policy and advocacy groups, universities, and more.
Topics: Policy & advocacy
Products: State Solutions
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Case Study
In Floyd County, Georgia, professional learning maximizes the value of MAP data
Before Floyd County schools brought in MAP Growth, they lacked formative assessment data at the K-2 level. Read this case study to see how they moved the needle on student achievement and changed their culture around assessment.
Topics: Leadership
Products: MAP Growth, Professional Learning
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Article
4 reasons MAP Accelerator is the right tool for right now
COVID-19 has taken its toll on math learning. Recent research shows significant drops in MAP Growth scores for students in grades 3ā8 compared to fall 2019.
Topics: Math
Products: MAP Accelerator