New Evidence-Based Education Program Focuses on Reading Instruction

The University of Oregon's Center of Teaching and Learning is collaborating with Catapult Learning to launch the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education.

children reading in the classroom

The University of Oregon's Center of Teaching and Learning is partnering with Catapult Learning to launch the Institute of Scaling of Evidence Based Education. The collaboration initially calls for Catapult Learning to provide professional development instruction for CTL's Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) program nationally, and the Institute plans to eventually cover the full suite of evidence-based programs and services developed by CTL.

The partnership will allow CTL to distribute its programs across the United States while using Catapult's ability to implement services in thousands of schools simultaneously.

"We carefully selected Catapult because of the company's unwavering dedication to serve students, teachers and districts with top-quality instructional programs and professional development. This partnership uniquely positions us to take ECRI to the next level and positively influence literacy learning for K-2 students," said CTL director Hank Fien in a statement.

ECRI is a multi-tiered program that features a series of teaching routines to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of reading instruction. Evaluations of ECRI have shown that there is a "statistically significant and substantive impact" on the reading achievement of at-risk readers in first grade, according to a press release announcing the partnership. 

"By partnering with CTL to form the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education, we underscore our commitment to delivering programs that are scientifically proven to generate positive outcomes for struggling students," said Catapult Learning CEO Jeffrey Cohen. "We look forward to expanding the scope of the Institute and deepening our collaboration with one of the nation's premier research universities."

More information about the new partnership can be found here.

About the Author

Sara Friedman is a reporter/producer for Campus Technology, THE Journal and STEAM Universe covering education policy and a wide range of other public-sector IT topics.

Friedman is a graduate of Ithaca College, where she studied journalism, politics and international communications.

Friedman can be contacted at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @SaraEFriedman.

Click here for previous articles by Friedman.


Featured

  • blue AI cloud connected to circuit lines, a server stack, and a shield with a padlock icon

    Report: AI Security Controls Lag Behind Adoption of AI Cloud Services

    According to a recent report from cybersecurity firm Wiz, nearly nine out of 10 organizations are already using AI services in the cloud — but fewer than one in seven have implemented AI-specific security controls.

  • stacks of glowing digital documents with circuit patterns and data streams

    Mistral AI Intros Advanced AI-Powered OCR

    French AI startup Mistral AI has announced Mistral OCR, an advanced optical character recognition (OCR) API designed to convert printed and scanned documents into digital files with "unprecedented accuracy."

  • robot waving

    Copilot Updates Aim to Personalize AI

    Microsoft has introduced a range of updates to its Copilot platform, marking a new phase in its effort to deliver what it calls a "true AI companion" that adapts to individual users' needs, preferences and routines.

  • teenager interacts with a chatbot on a computer screen

    Character.AI Rolls Out New Parental Insights Feature Amid Safety Concerns

    Chatbot platform Character.AI has introduced a new Parental Insights feature aimed at giving parents a window into their children's activity on the platform. The feature allows users under 18 to share a weekly report of their chatbot interactions directly with a parent's e-mail address.