Follow-Up After the Training Session
I choose to train one key teacher in each building in my school district. What has been the most successful is following up on a regular basis with references to sites in our tech newsletter and also including the Educator Newsletter on our district Web site. While this may be a unique situation with trainer and teachers being in the same school district, I would think it would be valuable for trainers to have a way to keep in touch with those who have gone through the workshops. You could use a distribution list to update teachers on new features or announcements of other workshops/training, etc.

Sheryl Wise, Technology Coordinator, Duncan Falls, OH

Preparation is the Key
To prepare for a training session, I revisit all the Partner sites again to see what topics are currently highlighted on each site. I also go through my Educator Newsletters and review those featured lessons. From these resources, I prepare a list of model lessons or features that I want the group to view together so attendees can fully appreciate the benefits of utilizing the site.

Sherry Thomas, District Technology Resource Teacher, Christian County Public Schools Hopkinsville, KY

Adapting Lessons for Special Needs Students
In my training sessions, I share examples of Web resources that can be differentiated for special needs students. Gifted and talented students generally require greater depth and added rigor, while special education students require generalized information. I usually ask the gifted students to search for and evaluate Web sites that provide different levels of information and assessments, which could be extended or modified for special needs students. Then, I bookmark the sites for use by the students who have varied reading and activity levels

Catherine Tannahill, Assistant Professor in Instructional Technology, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

Using Field Trainer Resources
I thoroughly review the Web site to keep abreast of any changes and refresh my memory of the features of each of the Content Partner sites. I take advantage of the online resources in the Trainer Resource Center.

Mae Adkinson, Instructional Technology Specialist, Milton, FL

Maximizing Time
I have a lesson plan flow that I like to use but stay very flexible and try to meet the expectations of attendees within the session. I offer my attendees 'the gift of time' to explore with a guided script and then allow them to present their finds using the Jigsaw method with me adding thoughts missed. I start on time and stop on time. I'm the only one who knows what I didn't get in.

Jane Brown, Master Trainer, Colorado Springs, CO

Sharing without a Formal Training Session
Although I have not held a formal training session in some time, I e-mail and forward sites to my colleagues on a regular basis. I also share whatever I find that might be of value to the district by printing and distributing lessons and Web sites to our Technology Director, our Instructional Leaders, and most of all, to my friends with whom I work. The lesson plans are valuable, especially when state standards are easily met.

Teresa Vitale, Classroom Teacher, East Haven, CT