FREE Virtual PD for NJ Educators

Aligned to NEW State Learning Standards in ELA

Catapult Learning, approved Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester County RAPID vendor, is excited to announce the launch of our live webinar series aimed at developing a deeper understanding of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction. This series of professional learning events is FREE and EXCLUSIVE to all educators & administrators in our served counties. The RAPID initiative consists of seven 35-minute educator webinars, and one comprehensive 3-hour leadership webinar.

RAPID initiative professional learning webinars are aligned to the new 2023 NJSLS-ELA learning standards which launch in September 2024!

Educator Series:

A RAPID Dive into Foundational Literacy Skills

Description:
The focus of the seven-session educator series will be to explore how emergent literacy develops, and how educators can create language-rich learning experiences through specific evidence-based instructional practices. The sessions in this series will focus on the specific instructional practices and strategies to develop students’ foundational literacy skills in key areas. The training series will also include references to the research-base of the essential components of reading instruction.

Rapid Educator webinars are being delivered at 3 different timeslots for your convenience:

  • Single Sessions: Weekdays throughout November and December
  • Full Series: Thursday November 9th from 9:00AM-1:30PM*
  • Two Half Series: Saturdays on November 18th from 9:00AM-10:45AM for sessions 1-3 and December 2nd from 9:00AM-11:15AM for sessions 4-7

*Full series delivery includes 30 minute break

Sessions

  • Orthography, Orthographic Processing, and Print Concepts
  • Phonological Awareness and Processing
  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Phonics
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension

Excited about RAPID? Spread the word!

Help spread the word to your fellow educators about this great professional learning opportunity on social media and use the following hashtags:
#RAPID #NJDOE #K-3 #EarlyLiteracy #NJEducators

Leadership Webinar:

Designing a System that Supports Effective Literacy Instruction

Description:
The focus of the seven-session educator series will be to explore how emergent literacy develops, and how educators can create language-rich learning experiences through specific evidence-based instructional practices. The sessions in this series will focus on the specific instructional practices and strategies to develop students’ foundational literacy skills in key areas. The training series will also include references to the research-base of the essential components of reading instruction.

Topics

  • Introduction to Foundational Literacy
  • A Culture that Supports Effective Literacy Instruction

  • High-Quality Instructional Materials
  • High-Quality Aligned Assessment
  • High-Quality Professional Learning
  • Monitoring and Appropriate Instructional Responses

Delivery:

  • Wednesday, December 6th from 9:00AM-12PM
  • Wednesday, December 13th from 9:00AM-12PM

RAPID Resources

Help us spread the word for RAPID in your county with our promotional flyers. Feel free to view, download, and share resources for your county via the links below:

Questions?

For any questions on sessions, registrations, or general inquiries – please contact us at [email protected]