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How to Help Your Child with Focus & Attention

There are many distractions that take away from learning, building relationships with others, and family time. The digital age brought more access to entertainment and ways to connect with the world through fast internet and new technology. It also brought an expectation that things need to happen immediately, thus causing an inability to stay focused and attentive on things that are not immediate. There are some ways for you, as a parent, to help your child work on focus and attention skills to aid in the learning process. Visit ADNY Parent Resource Page Teach them [...]

2022-01-20T12:44:39-05:00January 14th, 2022|

Tips for Preventing COVID-19 Slide

Educators and parents alike prepare for the “summer slide”, the net negative phenomena in which students academically regress during summer recess, but in the world of COVID-19 how do we effectively prepare for and combat the “COVID-19 slide”? The COVID-19 slide may similarly impact students by resulting in the loss (or in this case the failure to ever gain) vital academic skills. What can we do as educators and parents to help prevent this? First, it’s important to understand how strong educational growth is built. Growth and skills are built by consistent and repetitive exposure [...]

2022-01-20T12:33:13-05:00January 13th, 2022|

When to Seek Out a School Counselor

Educators, just like parents, worry about a child’s well-being. Knowing what behaviors to look out for and when to seek out help is important—for a child’s social, emotional, and physical wellness. Due to COVID-19 and the state of our world right now, we have all experienced a range of trauma, grief, and loss. As a result, we are using our best coping mechanisms to help us live with these events. Despite that, how do we know when a child’s emotions and behaviors warrant professional help? The Child Mind Institute offers the following questions to ask yourself and your partner when [...]

2022-01-20T12:34:27-05:00January 13th, 2022|

What Makes an Effective Teacher Professional Development Program?

The world of education has undergone a sea change over the past 18 months. COVID-19 clearly illustrated why effective teacher professional development (PD) is so critical to the success of not only students but entire schools. When PD is done correctly and effectively, it’s an invaluable tool for educators. It keeps teachers in the classroom. Attracting and retaining skilled teachers is one of the most challenging area educators face in building and sustaining a thriving school environment.1 According to one study, one-third of teachers leave the profession within three years, and half of teachers leave within five years. Research consistently shows [...]

2022-01-05T13:23:13-05:00December 20th, 2021|

How Schools Can Responsibly Spend EANS Funding

EANS funding can be a difference-maker when you allocate those funds toward resources that allow your schools to accelerate their students’ learning, make up lost learning time that resulted from COVID-19, and address social-emotional learning. Before we get into some of the most impactful ways to spend your EANS dollars, here’s a brief overview of EANS funding. What Is EANS? The EANS (Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools) program is broken into two allocations: EANS I is $2.75 billion allocated to non-public elementary and secondary schools as part of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) fund under the Coronavirus Response [...]

2021-10-29T16:55:33-04:00October 27th, 2021|

Accelerated Learning: Focusing on the Foundations That Propel Growth

COVID-19 forced all of us to adapt how we taught and how our students learned during the 2019-20, 2020-21, and even the current 2021-22 school year. And while remote/virtual/distance learning helped to fill a gaping void in students’ academic lives, the effect that the disruption of being in and out of school had on academic progress for many students is staggering. It’s crucial that educators take swift and decisive action to reinforce academic foundations and support social-emotional well-being to accelerate learning to propel growth. Accelerated learning models provide intense and intentional support in 1-to-1 or small-group tutoring settings to reinforce [...]

2021-10-29T16:26:42-04:00September 29th, 2021|

Educator’s Guide to EANS Funding

Whenever federal funding is made available to schools, questions inevitably follow. Our Educator’s Guide to Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) Funding helps clarify the many rules and regulations involved with this type of funding, and provides answers to the questions you may have. As an educator, you’ll need to know all there is to know about EANS funds, such as: What is EANS and why should I apply for it? How do I know if my school is eligible for EANS funding? How do I apply for EANS funding? How do I access the funds, and how can I [...]

2022-08-12T11:10:01-04:00September 23rd, 2021|

Catapult Learning Introduces New High-Dosage Tutoring Program To Reinforce Foundational Math And Literacy Skills For K-12 Students

Back-to-school program accelerates learning and boosts social-emotional support August 23, 2021, PHILADELPHIA – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced the availability of its new high-dosage tutoring offering, an intensive program designed to reinforce students’ foundational skills and quickly recover their unfinished learning. Debuting as students return to school, the program supports academic and social emotional growth during this critical time in their educational journey. It is uniquely designed for grades K-12 and features an acceleration approach that targets key prerequisite and [...]

2023-12-08T14:55:40-05:00August 23rd, 2021|

Catapult Learning To Present Free EANS II Webinar Examining Funding Uses And Eligibility Requirements

Non-public schools and state education agencies will learn how to make best use of new American Rescue Plan funds CAMDEN, N.J., July 28, 2021 – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced a free new webinar examining the second round of Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools (EANS II). “What EANS II Means for Nonpublic Schools and State Education Agencies” will be held live on Thursday, July 29, from 3-4 p.m. EDT, and offers information on timelines, eligibility requirements and allowable uses. The [...]

2023-12-08T14:56:23-05:00July 29th, 2021|

Catapult Learning Marks 20th Year Offering Missouri Summer Journey Program for K-12 Students

Free turnkey educational program is designed to enrich children’s knowledge and skills with a hands-on, project-based curriculum that reduces summer learning loss ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in both public and nonpublic K-12 schools, today announced its 2021 Missouri Summer Journey is in session. Now in its 20th year, Summer Journey aims to improve K-12 students’ foundational skills and expand their knowledge and problem-solving abilities, all while reducing summer learning loss. Launched in 2001, Summer Journey is a state-funded summer education program [...]

2023-12-08T14:57:02-05:00July 13th, 2021|