Island+Elementary

== = = =Welcome Island Elementary= I have selected resources that you are able to use for your students and classroom. You reports are ready and the data posted on your classroom and individual students will help you plan instruction to generate new learning. Click on the NWEA page to the left and explanations on how to retrieve your classroom and student reports are listed.

Take a look... A teacher in California explains to his students the __importance of taking the NWEA__. Excellent overview of their previous results and the importance of the NWEA goals. Joey Serra describes the keys he has learned to administering the NWEA. We then see him in front of students preparing them for the test and getting them psyched up to take it seriously. //(the voice is not in sync to the video.)// []
 * __How should I prepare my students for the test and then explain the results?__**

Elementary Administrator is being interviewed by a student about the NWEA Map test. The administrator has a very good grasp explaining the importance of the data. Watch... Rickii talks with Mr. Shaw and Ms. McCallister about the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments coming up this week. []

This teacher observed that many of her students considered standardized tests as coloring contests, because when students were finished with their test, they were able to draw and color. In order to change that attitude, test results were shared with the students so they could see where improvement was needed. They also began evaluating their own progress and setting specific academic goals four times a year. Now when these students have completed the timed standardized testing, their only option is to review the answers on their test. NWEA scores grew from 4% to 35% meeting or exceeding standards in mathematics. Other scores have shown improvement as well. Watch her enthusiasm. []

**Technology-Based Assessments Improves Teaching and Learning** October 2008 State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)​