Hidden Sparks has partnered with Catapult Learning to provide school-based coaching for understanding children with learning and behavioral differences to schools in New York City under the Title I and Title IIA programs. This pilot program is currently operating in 5 Jewish day schools and yeshivot. It is geared to general studies educators in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Elements of the Coaching Program:
Weekly guided classroom observation and one-to-one teacher coaching.
Monthly facilitated small group meetings with review of students’ learning styles. Presentations on aspects of learning and behavior discussed at each meeting with specific application to children in the class and learning strategies for the struggling learner.
Coaches with expertise tie in learning and behavior work with the participating teachers to deepen their understanding and abilities.
Full faculty workshops for General Studies teachers can be included.
Note: Coaching through the NCLB program is for General Studies teachers only and is typically provided in a half-day format.
If you are interested in applying Title I or IIa funds towards Hidden Sparks program, please contact Rivkah Dahan, Director of Education, at rivkah@hiddensparks.org.
Title IIa Workshops
Hidden Sparks is a provider for No Child Left Behind Title IIA in-service workshops for New York City non-public schools under the auspices of the The Jewish Education Project (formerly the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York.) These workshops are provided at no cost to non-public schools. Click here to see our current offerings and enrollment details.
Elements of the Program:
Professional development workshops on topics that help classroom teachers to address the needs of struggling learners.
Workshops include 2 days of training and 2 half days of school based mentoring.
Participation of multiple teachers from a school, while not required, is encouraged, as this reinforces learning strategies and school support.
Topics include: Helping Your Students Maximize Their Learning Strengths and Manage Their Struggles and Effective Teachers – Better Students: How Recent Findings from Neuro-Developmental Science Can Change Your Classroom
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Programs
Title I and Title IIa Coaching
Hidden Sparks has partnered with Catapult Learning to provide school-based coaching for understanding children with learning and behavioral differences to schools in New York City under the Title I and Title IIA programs. This pilot program is currently operating in 5 Jewish day schools and yeshivot. It is geared to general studies educators in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Elements of the Coaching Program:
Note: Coaching through the NCLB program is for General Studies teachers only and is typically provided in a half-day format.
If you are interested in applying Title I or IIa funds towards Hidden Sparks program, please contact Rivkah Dahan, Director of Education, at rivkah@hiddensparks.org.
Title IIa Workshops
Hidden Sparks is a provider for No Child Left Behind Title IIA in-service workshops for New York City non-public schools under the auspices of the The Jewish Education Project (formerly the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York.) These workshops are provided at no cost to non-public schools. Click here to see our current offerings and enrollment details.
Elements of the Program: