August 2016 - Catapult Learning

The Special Education Teacher Identity Crisis: Prescriptive or Pragmatic? Part II

In The Special Education Teacher Identity Crisis: Prescriptive or Pragmatic? Part I, I discussed the special education teacher “identity crisis” as it relates to taking a more diagnostic/prescriptive role to planning instruction versus a more pragmatic role. I also described my observations of two special education teachers at the same school: one a novice and the other a master teacher. There is a great deal the novice teacher can learn from a master teacher across all facets of the school day; however, the greatest gift the master teacher can give to the novice teacher striving to meet the needs [...]

Catapult Learning Awarded Department of Defense Contract for Systemwide K−12 Literacy Professional Learning

Contract will support teachers in 168 schools on 60+ U.S. military bases throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific. August 2, 2016, Camden, New Jersey – Catapult Learning, Inc. today announced that the company has been awarded a contract for a base year and 4 option years by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to provide Systemwide Literacy Professional Learning for K−12 staff in its schools throughout the world. A team of more than 80 Catapult Learning educators will lead the in-person professional learning implementations in 168 schools across 11 countries and 2 U.S. territories. As part of this contract [...]