We often get questions about whether a student’s growth is “good” or not. Unfortunately, it’s a question we at NWEA just can’t answer. Only you can. I don’t want you to think we are...
Read moreWe’ve blogged thus far on six formative assessment ideas that can be used at virtually no cost in your classroom to engage your entire class while providing you valuable information on student...
Read moreIn a previous blog post – The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), and Why it Matters for Early Childhood Learning – we defined ZPD and showed how identifying where a child’s zone is can help...
Read moreEducation Week recently ran a four-part series on alternatives to suspension and expulsion, Rethinking Discipline. The series highlights administrators and educators from schools across the country...
Read moreIn previous posts, we discussed what RTI (Response to Intervention) is and why it’s important to early learning as well as the role that universal screening and progress monitoring assessments play...
Read moreWe know that in the US, educational attainment is the largest predictor of earning power. And now more than ever, a college education is necessary to secure a good job. This trend, coupled with...
Read moreA key component of successful response to intervention (RTI) is assessment geared toward preventing, identifying, and qualifying academic difficulties. Tools used for this purpose in the context of...
Read moreEducators know all children can learn; however, we are also faced with the harsh reality that some at‐risk students progress through school without access to learning opportunities that are finely...
Read moreOver the last several months, we’ve touched on many areas of formative assessment, including some techniques and ideas that can be used in the classroom at little or no cost. All these formative...
Read moreEarlier this summer, Linda Uveges, Assistant Superintendent of the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake school district purchased the Keeping Learning on Track™ (KLT) formative assessment through teacher...
Read moreBack in April of this year, NWEA acquired Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) to build out our assessment offerings to include early childhood development. Children’s Progress is a...
Read moreWhen I work with partners these days, questions about the Common Core and its implications for assessment always come up. I like to answer these questions simply and conceptually knowing that this...
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