Saturday, December 15, 2012

Next Assessment Window Begins After Break

As we quickly approach the winter holiday, please take time to think about all the ways you can help support your child at home with reading, writing and mathematics...  Here are a few ideas to help.

1.  Read, read, read.  Twenty minutes a day of reading is a huge gift you can give to your child!


Sunday, November 25, 2012

Parent Conferences

If you are an elementary parent, you recently had your parent conference and received your MAP Student Progress Report.  I thought this would be a good time to repost the link that describes how to read the student progress report.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your child's teacher or principal.  

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Read About Westfield-Washington Schools...

Read about Westfield-Washington Schools in Hamilton County, Indiana and how MAP assessments define and unify their district's academic culture.

WESTFIELD-WASHINGTON SCHOOLS


Saturday, October 27, 2012

For Every Child, Multiple Measures...

Check this site out for information about a research study that gauged the assessment needs of parents, teachers and district administrators - those with the most practical and personal experience with the impact of assessments and accountability.  The MAP assessment fits as one part of a balanced assessment system.



Monday, October 22, 2012

Read About Bulloch County Schools...

Read about Bulloch County Schools in Georgia and how they use data to focus their curriculum and differentiation within the classroom...

STORY OF BULLOCH COUNTY SCHOOLS




Tuesday, October 16, 2012

DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning

DesCartes is a learning continuum resource aligned to standards.  It is designed to help teachers translate the data from your child's assessments into a plan for instruction, the next steps for them in their learning.  Read more about the DesCarte - this extremely helpful tool.

DESCARTES ARTICLE

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Fall MAP Data in Power School!

Take a look at your child's Power School account.  The fall MAP data is loaded into your child's account.  For information on how to access the fall assessment results, please follow directions in the link.

HOW DO I VIEW MY CHILD'S RESULTS?