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Adam Withycombe

NWEA principal content designer, HMH

Adam Withycombe, NWEA principal content designer at HMH, began his career in education as a classroom teacher. He spent four years as a bilingual (Spanish) third- and fifth-grade teacher in Oregon and Washington; a year as a talented and gifted coordinator and ELA/social studies teacher at a middle school in Washington; and four years as a third- and fifth-grade teacher in Tennessee. Adam also taught graduate courses on English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) methodology. In 2014, he received his doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of Oregon.

 
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What Is Tier 1 Intervention in Education?

What is Tier 1 intervention in education? Learn what Tier 1 intervention really means, how it supports differentiated instruction, and which instructional strategies strengthen core instruction for all students.

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What Is Progress Monitoring in Education? 

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What Is Benchmark Assessment?

Benchmark assessments are a key tool to bridge the information gap between what’s going on in the short term within the classroom and end-of-year expectations.

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NWEA principal content designer, HMH