NWEA & Nebraska ESUsAnatomy of a Partnership

Presented by:Dan Henderson – NWEAJeff McQuistan – ESU 17

Amy Hill – ESU 1Carol Jessen – ESU 8

Partnership Based On MISSIONNWEA Mission: “Partnering to Help All Kids Learn”

ESU 1 – “modeling excellence by helping schools increase educator’s effectiveness and student learning….”ESU 8 – “provide

educational leadership and services that improve teaching and learning through quality partnerships…”

ESU 17 – “partneringwith its schools by providing support and resources to enhance teaching and learning.”

Our agencies Share a

Common Mission

About NWEANWEA™ is a global not-for-profit educational services organization based in Portland, Oregon. We partner with educational organizations worldwide to provide computer-adaptive assessments, professional development, and research services. We are passionate about our mission: Partnering to help all kids learn®.

• School Districts: nearly 1/3 of American districts use MAP • All 50 States• 5 million students take MAP Assessments annually• 300+ Partners in 117 countries

MAP Assessment in Nebraska• In 2007, 28 school districts• Today: 180 Partner

Schools/Districts• Assess 88,000 students• Close to 30% of Nebraska

students• Items Aligned to Nebraska

Standards & Benchmarks• Cut Pt. Alignment with NeSA• Approved for NRT reporting• Active NWEA Member Group

(meets twice a year)

What is the MAP Assessment?“Measures of Academic Progress” (MAP)Computer Adaptive Assessments (reading,

math, language & science)Gives an “instructional level” score (RIT Score)Uses for:

Instructional Decision-makingMonitor Academic GrowthSetting GoalsEngaging StudentsDifferentiated Instruction

Partnerships StartedPresented MAP Intro Session to ESU 1, 8, 17Most schools adopted MAP assessments in

2009Formed “Fiscal Agent” Consortia with each

ESUBenefit to small schoolsBill the ESU for testing servicesAllows NWEA to treat them as a districtSavings on Professional

DevelopmentESUs providing local support

Sustaining The WorkProfessional Development “Foundation Series”

Stepping Stones To Using Data MAP Academy

Climbing the Data LadderGrowth & Goals

Regional MeetingsTwice a year (fall and late winter)

at 5 locationswww.Mapnebraska.wikispaces.org

Consultation and Continuing PartnershipDan Henderson & Susan Klassen are Nebraska

Partner Relations team

Impact on Student PerformanceSchool Examples

Student Goal SettingEngagement and Motivation

InstructionReporting and Sharing

Individual Student Goal Cards

 

Winter 2012 Reflection: What did I do well? 

 Next window I want to…

Engaging Students in the Assessment Process: How did we get our students on board?All students in grades 3-11 were taught about

MAP tests and how to interpret their resultsKids in grades 3-8 participate in student-led

conferences. They were each in charge of explaining their testing results to their parents. THEY DID GREAT!!!

DATA CARDS

The Data Card

Individual Student Note CardBrynnComprehension:-large print in a note-purpose of a valentine-facts/opinions-matches topic to a group of books-predicts the next event-main idea of a poem-Setting-Interprets a smile-infers a conclusion to an informational passage-Cause/effect-matches simple sentence to a picture-genre for a story (fairy tale, nursery rhyme, thank you letter, fiction, nonfiction, -table of contents-locates an onomatopoeia-recognizes a list

Concept of Print-ABC order-# of words in sentence-Exit sign, no bikes allowed

Writing--Error in proper nouns, periods, spelling-Day of the week, month abbreviations-Spells-star, plant, down, wish, skip, always, very, his, storm, little, right, your, because, clip-Quotes-Commas-Letter writing-Select the correct sentence-Past tense verbs-adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, conjunctions-Select action words-exclamatory sentences, interrogative sentences-Editing symbols for misspelled words

Vocabulary and Word Structure--Matches a definition of a word in a sentence-Identify common root words-Contractions-Compound Words-Identifies a flashlight, glue-Inferences a word based on a picture and in a sentence-Sight words-down, were, buy, has, help, loves, find, saw, said, again, give, gave know, that, on, gave, after, had, any, from, her, here, laugh, together, carry, each-Opposites (day, -Synonyms – sleepy, father, laugh, big, little, happy-Antonyms -homophones (chews, cast, two, know, right,

Phonics-blends-fr, gl, qu,l, r, n, v, j, tw, sh, sl, sn, cl, br, ch, cr, sk, pl, dr, cl, d, str-Ending sounds-mp, s, ing, uck, ell, ink, ock-Rhymes-ink, ash, ot, ed, oy, ake, lock, oom -Syllables--Changing vowel sounds in CVC words-Matching CVC to pictures-R control-or, er

Phonological Awareness--Blend 4 sounds (pond, happy, tent, )-Blend 3 sounds (mop, rain, -Blend 5 sounds (plant, -Blend onset and rime to create word (chimp)- Identifies a word when given itssyllable parts-Digraphs-Ending sound-all, ks,ar, long o, u, a (matching pictures_-Beg, sounds – l, k, d, g, a, I (match pictures)-CVVC-Delete ending or beg. sounds to create new word-Rhyming (and, ell, ing, ar, at, ail, ake, est, amp, ed, ig, ab, ot, ug

Data Used: 50% and 25% probability

Phonological Awareness--Blend 4 sounds (pond, happy, tent)-Blend 3 sounds (mop, rain)-Blend 5 sounds (plant)-Blend onset and rime to create word (chimp)-Identifies a word when given itssyllable parts-Digraphs-Ending sound-all, ks,ar, long o, u, a (matching pictures)-Beg. sounds – l, k, d, g, a, I (match pictures)-CVVC-Delete ending or beg. sounds to create new word-Rhyming (and, ell, ing, ar, at, ail, ake, est, amp, ed, ig, ab, ot, ug)

Kindergarten Results2010-2011 School Year

Reading Every student above grade level-MAP Spring

Math All but two students above grade level-MAP Spring

2011-2012 School YearReading

16/18 above grade level-MAP winterMath

16/18 above grade level-MAP winter

ESU 1 Virtual Training Librarywww.esu1.org

Videos:• Student Goal Setting • Instructional Tutorials

MathMy MATH goal for the year is:

Three things I can do to work on my goal this year are:1.

2.

3.

Impact on ESUAgency FocusLevel of school participation—nearly 100%Agency ImprovementOngoing Professional Development

OpportunitiesFocus of ESU Meetings with School

Administrators: data is now a standing agenda item

http://mapnebraska.wikispaces.com/

Future Partnering OpportunitiesCertified Trainer Program

Transfer “MAP Foundation Series” workshops to ESUs

Provide unlimited delivery of 3 workshops to MAP schools

Formative Assessment Processes & ToolsSkills Pointer – diagnostic tool“Keeping Learning on Track” - Professional

development Program (2 yrs)Dylan Wiliam – “Embedded Formative

Assessment”