Free Thinkfinity Train-the-Trainer at LACOE Apr 21, 2011
Become a Verizon Thinkfinity Trainer!
This free train-the-trainer session is intended for educators and technology integration specialists who are interested in becoming Thinkfinity Trainers. Thinkfinity Trainers are educators prepared to train other educators to help them integrate Verizon Thinkfinity’s amazing resources into the curriculum. To participate in this free Train-the-Trainer session, Trainer candidates must show solid commitment to training other Teachers.
At thinkfinity.org, you'll discover a breadth and depth of reliable, top-quality content and proven lesson plans created by 11 Consortium Partners - the most respected organizations in each academic subject. The easy to navigate K-12 resources are grade-specific and lesson plans are always aligned with state standards.
The consortium partners include: Read Write Think, Illuminations, ARTSEDGE, Xpeditions, Science NetLinks, EDSITEment, and Smithsonian’s History Explorer.
Session topics include an overview of Thinkfinity and its partner sites. Attendees will have opportunities to collaborate with other professionals to discuss various training strategies and will create customized training plans for implementing Thinkfinity within their schools.
Trainer candidates must commit to training a minimum of ten teachers within 90 days of the completion of the training and must agree to report on their training activities using TIMS, Thinkfinity’s tracking system. A copy of the training contract, which will be filled out at the beginning of the session, is available at: http://www.k12hsn.org/files/thinkfinity/Training_Contract_2011.pdf
