MAP+Testing

=MAP Testing - Before and During the Testing Window= - Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) provides many manuals and supports to schools on their website. Here is a general link which will help you find resources to help prepare your school, students and parents for their first round of MAP testing: Preparation for MAP Testing - This page contains links to the NWEA handbooks for Teachers, Proctors, Coordinators and Administrators. The page also contains some sample testing schedules and more. NWEA Manuals - NWEA has developed a checklist that is very helpful to plan your testing season. You will find it here: Testing Season Checklist - The first time students take MAP tests, they will be most successful if they view the Student Powerpoint Presentation that has been prepared by NWEA. You will find it here: NWEA Student Powerpoint Presentation - You will be more successful with the MAP initiative if you prepare parents along with students. Here is a link to a letter you may want to use for the first time you give MAP tests: First MAP Parent Letter - After your parents and school community have experienced MAP for the first time, you may wish to remind them of all things MAP. Here is a link to a letter you may want to use AFTER you have given MAP for the first time: MAP Parent Letter; 2nd Session and Beyond

=MAP Test - Student Motivation= - This site is built on the "WIKI" concept of shared content. Please share some successful motivational techniques YOU have used in YOUR school district to lead students to give their best effort during the MAP testing windows. include component="comments" page="MAP Testing Motivation" limit="40"