1. NWEA 2015-2016 CMSD Department of Accountability

2. Access to NWEA Data are pulled from eSchool and uploaded to NWEA on a regular basis for teachers/students based on math and ELA courses Keep schedules and all teacher data accurate in eSchool Additional users are updated once per testing window (network leaders, action team coaches, principals, and NWEA point people) Other teachers that do not have a math or ELA course assigned to them but need access to students’ scores or to proctor must request to be manually added to the NWEA system by emailing nwea@clevelandmetroschools.org

3. Accessing NWEA for Administrators and Proctors The NWEA portal is: teach.mapnwea.org Your username is your email address There is a link to click on if you forgot your password

4. Accessing NWEA for Students A lockdown browser has been installed on most CMSD desktops, this is where students will go to take the assessment or to take practice tests Alternatively, students can access practice problems at: http://warmup.nwea.org

5. Proctor Help Center* https://support.nwea.org/resources/help_map/ simple/Content/Overview/ProctorHome.htm This contains links to step-by-step instructions for testing as well as proctor training videos This also contains the Accommodation Guidelines – Standard vs. non-standard accommodations – How to track accommodations

6. Creating and Proctoring a Test Session Proctor quick start video: https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/proctorquickstart/ If you cannot find a student, following these steps, you will usually find the student to test: – Click on “find students to test” – Do not narrow parameters (i.e. school name, the student may have transferred from another school recently) – Put an asterisk (*) after the student’s last name and first name, this will search for similarly spelled names To find students not yet tested: – Click on “find students to test,” then click on the “test history search” tab – There is an option to find students not yet tested or in suspended tests

7. Using NWEA Reports to Inform Instruction for Teachers This 3 minute video will show you how to use some important reports to guide instruction: https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/mapreportsteachers https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/mapreportsteachers This video can also be found when logging into the NWEA system, click on “View Reports & Instructional Resources,” then “MAP Reports,” then scroll down to “Online Training” Rather than using the “Class Breakdown by Projected Proficiency Report,” which is aligned to old state standards, it is recommended to run a class report as we plan to prepare students for the new Ohio State Tests, giving special attention to those students who fall in the lowest two quintiles (0-20% & 21-40%)**

8. The Learning Continuum The Learning Continuum gives you the Common Core Learning Statements for your small groups that you should introduce, develop, and reinforce. https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/learningcontinuum/ This video can also be found when logging into the NWEA system, click on “View Reports,” then “MAP Reports,” then “Learning Continuum,” then scroll down to the Information Center

9. Using NWEA Reports to Inform Instruction for Administrators This 4 minute video will show you how to use some important reports to understand your data: https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/mapreportsadmin https://nwea.adobeconnect.com/_a203290506/mapreportsadmin This video can also be found when logging into the NWEA system, click on “View Reports & Instructional Resources,” then “MAP Reports,” then scroll down to “Online Training” Rather than using the “Projected Proficiency Summary Report,” which is aligned to old state standards, it is recommended to run a grade report as we plan to prepare students for the new Ohio State Tests, giving special attention to those students who fall in the lowest two quintiles (0-20% & 21-40%)**

10. Resources Aligned to RIT Scores (coming soon) NWEA is partnering with Gooru Learning to link instructional resources on the Web according to Common Core Standards: http://rittoresource.org/ http://rittoresource.org/ Here you can search by RIT score, subject, and goal to find Common Core Standards Click on “RIT Summary” at the top to get key performance indicators, including percentile rank, Lexile range, projected proficiency and college readiness status according to RIT score.

11. Math Resources Aligned to RIT Scores NWEA has partnered with Khan Academy to correlate MAP sub-goals and RIT ranges to interactive math exercises with instant feedback: http://support.nwea.org/khanrit http://support.nwea.org/khanrit These PDF documents can be saved to the desktop or they can be accessed when logging into the NWEA system, click on “View Reports & Instructional Resources,” then “Learning Continuum,” then scroll down to the Open Educational Resources Searchable by RIT

12. New 2015 NWEA Norms Comparative Data to inform instructional decisions: https://www.nwea.org/resources/2015-comparative-data/ Beginning, middle, and end-of-year RIT score means by subject and grade: https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2015/06/2015-MAP-Normative- Data-JUN15.pdf https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2015/06/2015-MAP-Normative- Data-JUN15.pdf