Practical Parenting Partnerships:  Guide to the MAP Test

http://www.pppctr.org/mapa.asp

eMINTS eTHEMES MAP Testing Tips: These sites contain information about the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests. Review released items from different subjects and grade levels. Includes tips for parents and educators on how to prepare students. There are also templates for making constructed responses, performance tasks, and performance events.

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000625.shtml

Mrs. Lowe's Math Help:

http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/poplarbluff.k12.mo.us/lowe/math.html

Mrs. Lowe's MAP Prep for Teachers and Parents:

http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/poplarbluff.k12.mo.us/lowe/MAPPrep.html

Mrs. Lowe's Open Ended Learning

Example:  Martin Luther King

Mrs. Lowe's Student Centered and Open-Ended Projects

Mrs. Lowe's Missouri Train

Mrs. Lowe's Math and Social Studies Review

Mrs. Lowe - Linking 3rd Grade Show-Me Standards to Online Activities

Blank Template for Performance Tasks

Constructed Response Template

GLE Documents:

http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLEDocuments.html

Math Glossary K-6:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/MAgleglossaryK-6.pdf

Math Glossary:  7-12

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/MAgleglossary7-12.pdf

Communication Arts Glossary:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/10.29.04GLOSSARY.pdf

Social Studies Glossary:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/ssglossary.pdf

DESE Communication Arts Resources:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/newwebpages/commarts.html

DESE Mathematics Resources:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/newwebpages/math.html

DESE Social Studies Resources:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/newwebpages/ss.html

DESE Science Resources:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/newwebpages/science.html

Curriculum Supplement for Mathematics:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/frameworks/supplement/math1.html

Model Curriculum - Communication Arts:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/ModelCurriculum/index.html

DESE - Practice MAP Tests

DESE - Communication Arts Released Items

DESE - Classroom Assessment Item Bank

DESE - MAP Practice Tests:

http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/assess/Practice_Tests/index.html

Compare/Contrast Interactive Quizzes:

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/comconprac3.htm

Tennessee's TerraNova Testing Information:

http://jc-schools.net/testing.htm

Grade Level Skills Help Page:

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm

Sullivan eMINTS Teachers' Database of Reading Comprehension Strategies:  You can add to this database of great sites and ideas for teaching reading.  There are some excellent strategies listed here. A new feature provides online activities for students categorized by the five strategies of reading.

http://www.eagles.k12.mo.us/sullivan/elem/sumner/emints/rcs/

Prompts:  Click on the link below to print a prompt writing paper for writing assessment practice.  Each prompts provides 3 sheets for the composition.  (Great for 3rd Grade Writing Assessment practice)

http://208.183.128.3/write/prompts/just-prompts.htm

MAP Attack:

http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/map2000/toc.html

Skoool.co.uk - learning and teaching technology - great tutorials.....browse to find what you need.

Oswego Study Zone - Test Preparation:

http://www.studyzone.org/

Intermediate Level:

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/index.cfm

Successlink's Great Teaching Ideas Search Engine:

http://successlink.org/gti/search/start_search.asp

Search Successlink Lessons by GLEs

http://www.successlink.org/gti/search/gle_search.asp

Teaching Implications for MAP - From Lebanon School District

Test Taking Skills:

http://www.lebanon.k12.mo.us/profdev/testskills.pdf

Success on MAP - Test Guide Words

The questions asked on the NAEP are very similar to questions asked on the MAP test.

NAEP Test Questions

NAEP Questions Tool

Tips for Map Testing:

From Rolla PDC MAP Center

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map_data.html

Test taking tips:

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map/testing/Test%20Wiseness.doc

Higher Order Thinking/Questioning:

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map/hot.html

Open Ended Constructed Response Questions:

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map/ocr.html

Performance Events and Tasks

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map/pe.html

Effective Teaching Practices:

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map/etp.html

Training Materials:

http://campus.umr.edu/rpdc/map_jana.html

From Southwest PDC MAP Center

Create a Positive Atmosphere:

http://www.map.missouristate.edu/Testing/Create_positive_atmosphere.pdf

Cues and Clues During Testing:

http://www.map.missouristate.edu/Testing/Cues.pdf

PowerPoints from Southwest MAP Center:

http://www.map.missouristate.edu/PowerPoint/powerpointpresentations.htmWriting Quality Answers, Expanded MAP, It's All About the Verbs, Librarians Can Help

More MAP Resources from Center School District:

http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/MAP.htm

Resources from Christine Crites - East Carter RII

http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/maphelp.html#Testing

Kansas City Area Assessment Project:

http://education.umkc.edu/kcrpdc/kcaap/index.asp

Attitude and Effort Scoring Guide:

http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~map/effort_attitude_scoring_guide.ppt

MAP Scoring Guides:

Science:  http://www.stom.org/docs/scoring_guide.pdf

Tips for Social Studies Test - by teachers who scored the field test

Communication Arts Scoring Tips:

http://lists.emints.org/archives/emints/2006-February/007371.html

CA Tips from those scoring 2005 test;

http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/poplarbluff.k12.mo.us/lowe/ScorersTips.pdf

Home/School Links - Reading Kit:

Activities to send home to help improve skills - Grades K-3

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/kitcover.html

CTB/McGraw Hill

Terra Nova Teaching Activites

CTB/McGraw Hill Selected Response - Create Questions