REAP’s very first online training!
Amidst the chaos of the past six weeks, REAP has been planning how to move forward even though we can’t work with teachers and students in person. COVID-19 arrived just as we were about to complete our pre-service teacher training at Georgia College.
Our amazing Literacy Leaders worked feverishly to develop and present REAP’s first-ever online virtual training session in April, with the students attending remotely from home. We’re thrilled that these young women and men will be armed with knowledge and skills to successfully teach reading and assist struggling readers.
REAP’s dedicated team jumped into action to respond to the COVID challenge, seeking solutions to keep our training on track. This led to some very positive outcomes:
More online resources
We created and published more video and online support for the teachers we’ve already trained.
Online training components
We created new virtual learning sessions for the components of our program that can be successful online.
Planning to support at-risk students
We developed a plan for our most at-risk schools to support the inevitable and unplanned slide their struggling readers will face.We’re partnering with administrators and instructional coaches to support these children while providing a deeper learning opportunity for their EIP/Intervention and SPED teachers.
Although we really, really miss working with teachers and kids, we’re excited about the potential for technology to expand our reach. It will enable us to provide greater resources to metro Atlanta and, ultimately, to begin training teachers throughout Georgia.
