[00:00:07.429] OK, thank you again everyone [00:00:09.448] for being on the line [00:00:10.897] today. We're going to be running a train, [00:00:13.028] the trainer live session, which [00:00:15.179] is going to help us build strategies [00:00:17.428] for staff training on your Gale In Context [00:00:19.989] resources. [00:00:21.359] And you'll notice I've put here that this session is specifically [00:00:23.989] for K 12 folks. If you have anyone [00:00:26.245] from the academic field or from the public [00:00:28.393] field who are on the line, feel free [00:00:30.495] to stay on the line. A lot of these best practices [00:00:32.783] are going to be relevant for you as well. But this [00:00:35.243] will be presented through a K 12 lens. [00:00:37.454] So some of the examples will be pretty K 12 [00:00:39.904] specific [00:00:41.103] and my name is Amber Winters and I am going [00:00:43.125] to be a training trainer here for the day, [00:00:46.478] quick agenda for our 30 minute session. [00:00:48.679] So first, I want to talk about some of the best practices [00:00:51.298] for training just in general. [00:00:53.579] So some of the different things you should, you should have [00:00:55.899] prepared ahead of time, the different work [00:00:58.149] flows that might help you as you move through [00:01:00.189] a training with your staff. [00:01:02.069] Then I want to go into all of the different materials [00:01:04.278] we've created for you. Gill has a pretty [00:01:06.319] extensive support site that's [00:01:08.370] got premade power points, [00:01:10.739] tip sheets activities. I didn't even [00:01:12.980] think of we have premade for [00:01:15.057] you. So I do want to show you those. So you don't have to reinvent [00:01:17.400] the wheel as you start to train, to train [00:01:19.680] your staff. Excuse me. [00:01:22.359] And then at the very end of the session, we should [00:01:24.807] have time for any questions that I wasn't able [00:01:26.938] to answer moving forward. But if you [00:01:28.959] do have questions, go ahead and pop them into the chat. [00:01:31.180] I'm sorry, into the Q and A at any time [00:01:33.299] and I should be able to answer them. And [00:01:35.329] then I do have some contact information for you as [00:01:37.388] well. So we need to move forward. maybe [00:01:39.968] review gale a little bit more. He'll be able to do [00:01:42.019] that. And just a quick [00:01:44.549] note here for everyone, this is a more advanced session. [00:01:47.198] So today we're not going to be going into any of the [00:01:49.277] resources or getting into the specifics [00:01:51.438] about the resources. We really moved [00:01:53.509] past that and we're going to be talking about how [00:01:55.750] you can train on those resources that you already know. [00:01:58.739] So if you need to know a little bit more about your resources, [00:02:01.129] just in general, our support site is going [00:02:03.290] to help you out with that. You'll get the information at the end [00:02:05.299] of the session. [00:02:07.858] So let's talk about your first steps for training [00:02:10.098] here. What we always recommend is [00:02:12.158] developing a needs assessment. This needs [00:02:14.169] assessment might be just you [00:02:16.277] organizing your thoughts, you kind of know what you want [00:02:18.378] to do, but you need to get yourself organized or [00:02:20.520] it might be pulling [00:02:22.658] pulling your potential attendees [00:02:24.978] to see what they're looking for and to see some of the information [00:02:27.399] that they may be lacking right now. But what [00:02:29.460] I like to focus on is the who the, what the, when [00:02:32.179] the where [00:02:33.408] And the why. [00:02:34.889] So first who is going to sound pretty [00:02:37.057] simple, but how many people [00:02:39.288] are going to attend a session with 100 [00:02:41.557] people is going to look a lot different than a session with [00:02:43.610] 10 people. [00:02:45.079] You're going to want to identify their roles [00:02:47.098] because say a teacher will most [00:02:49.188] likely need to know different things than [00:02:51.538] your admin or another librarian. You might [00:02:53.658] be training [00:02:54.750] and you always want to consider comfort level as [00:02:56.960] well. So again, as I mentioned, this is an advanced session. [00:02:59.829] if you need to run a basic session, that's [00:03:01.867] something important to know because that's just a different [00:03:04.038] starting point altogether. [00:03:07.020] Moving forward from who you're [00:03:09.057] going to get into. What? So what exactly [00:03:11.098] do you want to train on? And I like to mention [00:03:13.318] that in an ideal world, [00:03:15.027] you'll be able to train on every single [00:03:17.210] aspect of the resource, every piece of content, [00:03:19.250] every single tool every single workflow [00:03:21.367] But of course, that's not the case. [00:03:23.807] So when you're developing your, what [00:03:25.929] you wanna make sure you pare down to just what [00:03:28.087] your attendees are going to need. So, of course, [00:03:30.568] again, that's going to depend to depend on their [00:03:32.598] role. But what resources do you need [00:03:34.610] to take a look at? Is there a specific one? Maybe, [00:03:37.050] you know, Gale In Context: Science as opposed to Gale In Context: U.S. History [00:03:39.250] [00:03:41.550] Is there a specific tool in mind? You need [00:03:43.569] to figure out what tools you want to take a look [00:03:45.679] at specific content? If you know [00:03:47.728] that you're [00:03:49.057] audience is going to be running say [00:03:51.250] a persuasive essay project and you want [00:03:53.307] to make sure you highlight that content. Is [00:03:55.389] there a specific work flow you have in mind maybe [00:03:57.557] for more advanced students versus more basic [00:03:59.800] students. [00:04:00.830] And then are there any activities you want to include [00:04:02.860] in your session? If you have a longer session, [00:04:04.919] can you include something that's going to get your [00:04:07.277] attendees into the resource kind of [00:04:09.360] engaged a little bit more? [00:04:11.527] And we do have a quick question here. Will this presentation [00:04:14.270] be sent to participants? Yes, [00:04:16.509] I'll include a PDF slide deck [00:04:18.649] for anyone who attended or [00:04:20.910] registered for this session in a a follow up email. [00:04:27.449] So moving forward here now from our what is going [00:04:29.720] to be our when? So of course, this [00:04:32.108] is going to be built off of [00:04:34.139] what you've already established for the who [00:04:36.278] and the what. So it kind of expands upon [00:04:38.358] each other, but [00:04:39.569] you have to consider the best date in time. Of course, I [00:04:41.579] know time is the one thing that's [00:04:43.588] most likely all of you are lacking. [00:04:45.819] So this one tile is usually a pretty hard [00:04:48.079] one but try to get that set up before [00:04:50.199] you really reach out. So, should you [00:04:52.319] get something set up during the day after school? [00:04:54.778] If you have a P D day coming up, a lot of times [00:04:56.970] P D days are great times [00:04:59.058] to run sessions about your gale resources, [00:05:01.619] just because you have everyone there already. If you can [00:05:03.699] squeeze in a little bit of time, that's generally [00:05:05.809] going to be helpful [00:05:07.309] and always think about session links. [00:05:10.389] We like to say if you're not planning [00:05:12.629] any sort of activity, you might not Wanna [00:05:14.858] go over an hour, an hour is a long session [00:05:17.108] to just sit and listen and take a look at a resource. [00:05:20.009] If you're planning a session that's going to be over an [00:05:22.040] hour, say 90 minutes or maybe two hours, [00:05:24.677] you may want to consider throwing in an activity [00:05:26.689] or some sort of collaborative period to [00:05:28.778] kind of break things up. So definitely consider [00:05:31.059] how long you're planning on making this session. [00:05:33.159] because longer doesn't always mean [00:05:35.480] more impactful, unfortunately, longer can mean [00:05:37.629] more overwhelming and actually a little [00:05:39.819] bit less information retained. [00:05:42.569] Finally, the where this is something [00:05:44.869] I think we're all still struggling with, even as we [00:05:46.889] move out of kind of that pandemic mindset. [00:05:49.808] Do we want virtual or do we want in person? Do [00:05:51.819] we want it to be on a school's campus [00:05:54.009] or if we're training the whole district, [00:05:56.389] should it be in a district's office? So [00:05:58.639] when you're considering the wear again, go [00:06:00.720] back to what you've already established. The who what [00:06:02.920] and when and that will help you identify [00:06:05.269] the wear. [00:06:06.927] And finally the why [00:06:08.778] I've made a big tile because it's most [00:06:10.949] likely going to be the most important tile. [00:06:13.230] So this why is going [00:06:15.319] to be your guiding uh your guiding [00:06:17.369] light as you move through your training? So if you [00:06:19.379] feel like you're getting off track, you want to [00:06:21.420] move back to your why? So what is the goal of the resource [00:06:24.189] if you just purchase this resource or maybe [00:06:26.199] you're doing kind of an update session to remind everyone [00:06:28.379] you have it? Why do you have it? [00:06:30.660] Do you have it to support [00:06:33.159] particular types of research? Do you have [00:06:35.177] it to support specific students? Um [00:06:37.420] Do you have it because you have so many great images [00:06:39.720] and audio files and you want the videos sent [00:06:41.927] out to teachers. What is the exact [00:06:44.558] goal you want to make sure you keep your training aligned [00:06:46.949] with that goal and you don't branch off [00:06:49.040] too much from that because any branches you're going [00:06:51.069] to add to your training tree are [00:06:53.149] going to add just a little bit of [00:06:55.459] confusion. It's just another layer. So you [00:06:57.548] want to make sure that you're trying to stay [00:06:59.720] as on track as you possibly can [00:07:02.750] and you wanna make sure you know, how is this training [00:07:04.778] going to benefit attendees? Is it [00:07:06.809] a refresher that's just going to remind them of all [00:07:08.927] where all of the tools are just as a quick [00:07:10.970] reminder. Is it going to be something that's [00:07:13.000] going to supplement their lessons? [00:07:15.079] Are you focusing on Gale In Context: For Educators [00:07:17.108] Are they going to be integrating [00:07:19.487] lessons into their classrooms? [00:07:21.927] Is it something that's going to help them with their English [00:07:24.269] language learner students? Do they need to know about [00:07:26.487] our translation features, things like that. [00:07:28.879] So you want to know exactly how this is going [00:07:31.088] to benefit your attendees and everything [00:07:33.100] you do needs to roll up to that benefit. [00:07:35.639] And finally, always try to have a, what [00:07:37.980] do attendees need to know [00:07:40.308] as well as they're leaving after [00:07:42.608] the session? And it could be something very [00:07:44.709] basic. You know, [00:07:46.019] I just want them to know they have this resource [00:07:48.250] and this is the content or it could be something [00:07:50.548] more advanced. You know, I want them to know that [00:07:52.608] students can utilize this resource [00:07:55.088] in their end of year projects in their [00:07:57.177] research projects. I need teachers to know, [00:07:59.619] to get students engaged in this. [00:08:02.040] So this why again, you'll see, I've made it a [00:08:04.048] big tile is really going to be the [00:08:06.059] driving factor in anything [00:08:08.119] you do related to your training. So just always [00:08:10.298] make sure your Y is clear. [00:08:12.209] You can even write it on the top of the page if you want [00:08:14.338] to just to keep your in line [00:08:16.519] with what you're developing. [00:08:20.160] Now, we're talking about who I like to set [00:08:22.338] my attendees up kind of in little [00:08:24.470] buckets. So I've just made some [00:08:26.579] really basic ones here. So a teacher, [00:08:28.798] if I'm going to be presenting to a teacher, most likely [00:08:31.019] they're going to want to know how the content [00:08:33.408] is going to fit into their classroom. So different [00:08:35.715] curriculum alignments, they're going to most [00:08:37.815] likely want to be able to collaborate with students, [00:08:40.004] have students collaborate with each other. If [00:08:42.604] you are currently using a learning learning [00:08:45.234] management system, most likely they're going to want [00:08:47.364] to know about that integration [00:08:50.739] and they're going to want most likely know about student [00:08:52.840] facing tools as well as some of the [00:08:54.950] level documents we have in your gall resources. [00:08:57.259] So they're most likely going to want to see how [00:08:59.500] they can support different leveled [00:09:01.629] students with different reading levels. [00:09:04.528] And again, this is really basic. Yours may be more [00:09:06.557] advanced. You may need to partition out your [00:09:08.879] social studies teachers from your science teachers, [00:09:11.219] from your E L A teachers, maybe [00:09:13.330] your fifth grade teachers separate from your [00:09:15.519] kindergarten teachers, you want to know [00:09:17.739] your attendees best. And if [00:09:19.807] you can build out these separate different units, [00:09:22.109] it's going to make your training a lot more impactful. [00:09:25.229] Another option, I'm sure probably [00:09:27.649] a good chunk of you on the line are [00:09:29.918] librarians. But if you're going to be training other [00:09:32.070] librarians, maybe in your district, maybe [00:09:34.168] at your specific school, [00:09:36.307] you're most likely going going to want to know things [00:09:38.418] that are a little bit different than teachers. [00:09:40.528] It may be important to know not only about [00:09:42.590] the collaboration tools but how [00:09:44.668] you can use that to get content to interested [00:09:46.750] teachers or to interested students. [00:09:49.619] Of course, student facing research tools. [00:09:51.629] Of course, a lot of times my wonderful [00:09:53.700] librarians who are on the line, you're going to be working [00:09:55.807] directly with students and you're going to need to be able [00:09:58.009] to get that information out to them. So [00:10:00.158] that's another key piece of information that you librarians [00:10:02.427] may need to know [00:10:04.168] like level documents. I've measured that [00:10:06.259] again here. That's a great resource. But [00:10:08.278] then the majority of [00:10:09.950] and context collection, you'll be able [00:10:12.090] to find level documents for different reading [00:10:14.580] levels. [00:10:15.927] And oftentimes advanced search strategies [00:10:18.090] are going to be really helpful for you [00:10:20.288] as librarians who may be pulling content to support [00:10:22.668] different classes. Of course, if you have [00:10:24.729] educators coming to you looking for contents, [00:10:27.210] those advanced search strategies are going to be [00:10:29.278] helpful. [00:10:30.859] And one final kind of attendee [00:10:32.869] bucket I wanted to include here for you to [00:10:34.950] consider is going to be your admin [00:10:37.019] your curriculum leaders, kind of your your leaders [00:10:39.399] and your learning community. I think sometimes [00:10:41.668] this group is looked over [00:10:44.057] a little bit because they're not directly [00:10:46.168] in the line of the resource. [00:10:49.219] But these individuals can really utilize [00:10:51.479] these again to support teachers [00:10:53.639] if they need subject specific contents, [00:10:56.298] like your curriculum leaders, you want [00:10:58.418] them in these resources, pulling that content. [00:11:00.479] So a training targeted towards them [00:11:02.649] will most likely need to really have that [00:11:04.798] information. And again, the sharing and collaboration [00:11:07.288] is really helpful as well, especially if [00:11:09.330] we're talking about something like Gale In Context: For Educators [00:11:11.479] and your curriculum leaders [00:11:13.649] are really going to be pulling different [00:11:15.700] bits of content and sending it along to teachers. [00:11:18.369] You want to make sure you can take the time out to [00:11:20.469] train them appropriately. So they [00:11:22.580] know the different bits of content they'll be able [00:11:24.629] to, to reach and they'll be able to use [00:11:26.849] the tools effectively and quickly to best [00:11:29.349] develop their workflow. [00:11:34.057] Now, moving on from the who we need to get the [00:11:36.168] what set up, you know, the what's just going to be the [00:11:38.200] flow of your session? What are you including? [00:11:40.340] What are you maybe not including for [00:11:42.399] now, maybe a tool that you just can't cover. [00:11:45.000] Maybe a tool that your audience is not super [00:11:47.229] interested in. [00:11:48.307] What are you going to include it? So first [00:11:50.570] thing I'd like to do is just start with my presentation [00:11:52.940] slides. So that's going to be a nice [00:11:55.070] resource overview on Power Point. [00:11:57.677] Um If you're using Google Slides, [00:12:00.099] whatever presentation, so let's just surface [00:12:02.460] all the content. You know, this is Gale In Context: Elementary [00:12:05.139] these are the subjects [00:12:07.349] that are included, [00:12:08.798] but right here, this is where you need to [00:12:10.879] include your why. So why [00:12:13.229] should they use it? Why is the session [00:12:15.389] they're attending? Important? Of course, it's [00:12:17.729] doubly important. If this is a session they're [00:12:19.769] required to take as opposed to choosing, you [00:12:21.969] want to make sure you get that hook in and you give them [00:12:24.048] the why as soon as possible. So [00:12:26.229] while you're still on your slides before you jump [00:12:28.489] into the resource or do anything else, [00:12:30.590] make sure you, your attendees know [00:12:32.750] the why is because this is going to make [00:12:34.769] your E E L A class so much [00:12:36.989] easier, you're going to have access to all of [00:12:39.009] these great primary sources for your social [00:12:41.250] studies class. your science [00:12:43.427] class, we have all of these great experiments. They're [00:12:45.528] going to make it easier for you. Make sure [00:12:47.590] they have that why before they [00:12:49.700] even launch it. So that kind of sets their mind [00:12:51.918] at where they're going to be throughout the session. [00:12:55.219] Next. [00:12:56.440] Just don't go ahead and jump right on the resource home [00:12:58.649] page. [00:12:59.807] So that's kind of a nice orientation [00:13:02.057] for your attendees. So walk through [00:13:04.158] that home page. Show them where that topic [00:13:06.259] page browses towards the bottom of the home page [00:13:08.788] and then start talking about your search functionality [00:13:11.200] a little bit. So again, this is just getting them [00:13:13.778] used to the very basics [00:13:16.099] of the platform. And this may be a step that [00:13:18.200] you can skip over. If you're running an advanced session [00:13:20.619] or a refresher session, they may [00:13:22.719] not need to know that homepage orientation. [00:13:25.820] But if you're just starting out with a new group of individuals, [00:13:28.619] most likely they will need just that quick orientation [00:13:31.177] of the home page to really get them started. [00:13:34.259] And once you've had that orientation, [00:13:36.639] I like to move on to the search structure. [00:13:38.940] So this is really how I process [00:13:40.969] my sessions. It's kind of how a normal [00:13:43.307] workflow would progress. If you were a teacher [00:13:45.830] or you were a student using this resource, [00:13:47.869] you would most likely start on the home page [00:13:50.399] and then you would most likely run a search. So [00:13:52.440] then we're going to start talking about search structure, [00:13:54.807] our basic searching. [00:13:56.668] If you're running a basic search, we do have [00:13:58.788] predictive text that's going into [00:14:00.960] land users into topic pages. Of [00:14:02.989] course, tho those bits of text are bolden. [00:14:05.700] So it's often great to send out to your [00:14:07.788] attendees to make them aware that they can [00:14:09.899] launch right into the topic pages. [00:14:12.479] Advanced search is great to put here as well, especially [00:14:14.869] for your advanced users. [00:14:16.840] And then I like to lump topic topic finder [00:14:18.989] in here as well because it is found under the advanced [00:14:21.440] search section. So it's another way to search [00:14:23.619] for content. [00:14:24.879] So I like to include that here as we [00:14:26.960] move forward through our session [00:14:29.788] from theirs, [00:14:31.710] you're most likely going to want to show off some search [00:14:33.849] results. So run yourself a search [00:14:35.859] I want to mention here, I always [00:14:37.908] suggest having your search in mind ahead of [00:14:39.969] time. That way you kind of know what [00:14:42.038] content you're going to be seeing. It's nice [00:14:44.149] to find a topic that has um [00:14:46.500] content in a a variety [00:14:48.548] of different modes. [00:14:50.690] So you'll have some written content, you have [00:14:52.769] some images, some videos, maybe some primary [00:14:54.969] sources. So find a search [00:14:57.109] that works works best for you. It's also [00:14:59.139] great to again speak with your attendees [00:15:01.408] if you can ahead of time to know what they're working [00:15:03.668] on and then you can tailor your search that way [00:15:06.359] running through a search. You're gonna want [00:15:08.389] to show the different filtering options [00:15:10.479] that we have available on that right hand side of the [00:15:12.538] screen, we have so many filters that [00:15:14.649] are going to help your users really narrow [00:15:16.879] down their content really simply. So on [00:15:19.219] a search results page, you're going to want to focus [00:15:21.408] on that. You may want to focus on [00:15:23.460] the different content bucket organizations, [00:15:25.798] so they can narrow down. So just looking at [00:15:27.950] images as opposed to having to kind of click [00:15:30.119] through all of our different entries, we have that [00:15:32.519] narrow down for them [00:15:35.090] And we also have the level document discovery. [00:15:37.750] So if you have educators who are maybe [00:15:39.889] trying to support a few [00:15:41.918] different reading levels in their class, [00:15:44.349] is this is especially common, of [00:15:46.427] course, in the K5 arena, [00:15:48.918] they can narrow down to level documents. So documents [00:15:51.369] that have two different reading levels attached [00:15:53.807] to them. Gill has created those and [00:15:55.927] leveled them specifically for your users. [00:15:58.570] So you may want to show that as a nice filter on [00:16:00.927] the search results page. [00:16:02.869] And once you review those search results, [00:16:05.869] then I recommend at that point getting into [00:16:08.048] the document oftentimes this step [00:16:10.798] is a the majority [00:16:12.908] of your training session because on the document, [00:16:14.969] there are so many different tools that [00:16:17.048] you may want to take a look at. So starting [00:16:19.129] with that explore panel on the right hand side [00:16:22.019] also where you're on the doc while you're on the document, [00:16:24.104] you're going to find your citations, [00:16:26.182] your translation tool, all of our text [00:16:28.205] manipulation, our highlights and notes, our drive [00:16:30.734] integrations and our get links. So all of [00:16:32.774] those tools are found while you're in [00:16:34.835] a document. [00:16:36.033] So instead of clicking back and forth between [00:16:38.283] you know, searches, something else or advanced [00:16:40.575] search to make back to a document, [00:16:42.835] run your search first, show your search [00:16:45.163] tools, find a nice document [00:16:47.205] or image or video or whatever piece [00:16:49.215] of content, [00:16:50.432] show your tools from there [00:16:52.349] So we're not bouncing back and forth a lot. We're [00:16:54.440] not kind of pulling ourselves back [00:16:56.859] and then jumping back forward into a document. This [00:16:59.009] is going to keep it nice and organized. [00:17:01.320] And at this point, this section, you may [00:17:03.349] have tools that you just can't access [00:17:06.077] or you just can't focus on, [00:17:08.380] especially if you, you are working [00:17:10.660] with a limited amount of time. You know, if you have 30 [00:17:12.739] minutes to, hey, this is what you have. [00:17:14.969] You may need to skip some of the different tools [00:17:17.019] available that might need not be as important [00:17:19.489] to your users right now. So you definitely [00:17:21.699] want to consider that. Is there something that [00:17:23.739] for now, you might need to, to step over [00:17:26.577] for your session [00:17:29.729] And always consider if you have time for an [00:17:31.750] activity and this can be anywhere [00:17:33.969] within the session that you think an activity would [00:17:35.989] be beneficial for your users for [00:17:38.140] your attendees. And again, of course, this [00:17:40.278] might not be possible if you have 30 minutes. But [00:17:42.528] if you do have a larger say PD [00:17:45.028] session, consider [00:17:47.107] an activity. Where can you put an activity? [00:17:49.375] We've seen success with Scavenger [00:17:51.423] Hunts escape Rooms, group [00:17:53.702] collaboration boards where they can come together [00:17:55.952] and just provide ideas for using the resource [00:17:58.492] breakout rooms. If you all are doing [00:18:00.634] a virtual session are always a great option [00:18:02.834] to have small breakout rooms who can [00:18:04.933] then come together with whatever type [00:18:07.183] of information they created. [00:18:09.617] So always try to consider if you do [00:18:11.798] have an activity available, even [00:18:14.337] it could be just a quick poll, you know, [00:18:17.367] who likes this translation tool, who's planning [00:18:19.548] on utilizing this translation tool? [00:18:21.857] Just simple little things that can [00:18:23.890] help get your users [00:18:26.058] in the resource and kind of exploring a little [00:18:28.357] bit. So [00:18:31.910] briefly, let's talk about the we and [00:18:33.920] again, I know this is the absolute [00:18:36.337] hardest part of scheduling and training [00:18:38.449] is getting that we down. But again, I [00:18:40.660] do want to mention you've seen a lot of success [00:18:43.250] getting time on established [00:18:45.640] P D days. So if you can work with your admin [00:18:48.630] and get some time set up for [00:18:50.660] that. a lot of times you'll see [00:18:52.689] a lot of of benefits and you'll [00:18:54.788] often time see larger groups attending, [00:18:57.847] even if it's not required. We've seen [00:19:00.199] if it's on a P D day and they get to choose [00:19:02.489] where they want to go. A lot of times you can have [00:19:04.729] them kind of navigate towards your session [00:19:07.317] without it being required [00:19:10.170] and consider the day of the week. So you're not, if you're not [00:19:12.308] able to do a P D day session, [00:19:15.140] consider what day of the week you want [00:19:17.209] to do. Generally Tuesdays and Thursdays [00:19:20.028] see the best attendance [00:19:22.567] and the best um interactions [00:19:25.117] in the session. So see if you can squeeze [00:19:27.390] in some time on those days, if you have Tuesdays [00:19:29.449] or Thursdays open. [00:19:31.250] That may be the way to go. [00:19:33.519] Also consider the time of the year [00:19:36.067] when you're going through these resources, especially [00:19:38.077] if you have a longer session planned, it can be [00:19:40.150] fairly overwhelming. So consider [00:19:42.219] what your teachers, what your admin are going [00:19:44.347] through before you run your session. You [00:19:46.489] may want to avoid back to school, even [00:19:48.597] though it makes sense to kind of get everyone engaged [00:19:50.827] with the resources as they're getting started. [00:19:53.019] You know, they can integrate it early on. right [00:19:55.410] at the very [00:19:56.567] start of school, of course, everyone [00:19:58.640] is so overwhelmed. So we recommend [00:20:00.759] maybe give it a month or two after the [00:20:02.788] start of school. So you can start to get a little bit of [00:20:05.209] a footing underneath you and then [00:20:07.337] you can have a session to kind of remind everyone, you know, [00:20:09.390] these are the resources you have. [00:20:11.808] You may also want to skip [00:20:14.107] end of the school year because of course, [00:20:16.400] come summer, a lot of what they learn [00:20:18.528] might have flown out of their brains [00:20:20.769] just a little bit over the summer. So [00:20:23.028] you may want to consider not [00:20:25.430] utilizing the end of the school year [00:20:27.607] for a lot of trainings on these resources. [00:20:30.900] But again, this is going to of course, vary based [00:20:33.097] on [00:20:34.597] who you're working with, based on how your [00:20:36.607] district is set up. But these are just some best [00:20:39.380] practices that we here at Gale have [00:20:41.607] found to help us be successful with our trainings. [00:20:46.689] Now, where again, we're still a lot [00:20:48.910] of us struggling in person first, virtual. [00:20:51.660] So a few things I want you to think about as you're [00:20:53.788] planning your session [00:20:55.209] in person, [00:20:56.459] one kind of drawback is you're going to have [00:20:58.469] to find a mutual site. [00:21:00.587] Ok. So best sites you have to think about drive [00:21:02.670] time. Are you going to have enough parking? Are [00:21:04.857] you going to have enough access? Is your, [00:21:07.337] um, presentation room going to be [00:21:09.357] big enough? So those are some kind [00:21:11.390] of negatives about an in person session. But [00:21:13.479] of course, you'll have your easier club [00:21:15.489] operation. You have expanded [00:21:17.519] activity options because you're right in the room. So [00:21:19.640] people will be able to physically work with each [00:21:21.689] other and build their scavenger [00:21:24.180] hunts or run through an escape room, whatever you have [00:21:26.269] planned. [00:21:27.769] And of course, in person gives you the possibilities [00:21:30.347] for things like lunch and learns and [00:21:32.519] providing other incentives, which I'm [00:21:34.567] sure none of you are surprised. The [00:21:36.729] gale training team has had a lot of success and [00:21:38.808] if you can promise food, um, [00:21:41.097] a lot of times you're going to get more individuals. [00:21:43.150] And of course, having an in person [00:21:45.170] session is most likely going to make that easier [00:21:47.847] than if you're running a virtual session. [00:21:50.087] But at the same time, there's plenty of benefits [00:21:52.308] for your virtual session. The first of course, [00:21:54.519] attendees can join from anywhere. So you don't [00:21:56.587] need to worry about getting everyone piled into one [00:21:58.699] room. They can join [00:22:00.719] from their classroom. You know, if they're only gonna [00:22:02.778] be attending for a tiny little bit, [00:22:04.837] they can join from their classroom, really simply, [00:22:07.038] they're going to have access to their own personal attack [00:22:09.317] and supplies as well. So they'll have their own [00:22:11.347] set up. So if they're going to be walking [00:22:13.380] through the resources with you, [00:22:15.519] it may be beneficial to have them working virtually [00:22:17.900] because they'll have kind of the [00:22:20.920] the set up that they're going to be using for [00:22:23.097] the whole school year, they're going to have that. [00:22:25.259] So they're really going to get that experience [00:22:27.459] of exactly what they're going to be doing moving forward. [00:22:30.209] Of course, if we're talking about negatives, [00:22:32.837] when we're with a virtual session, there's going [00:22:34.880] to be a little bit more limited collaboration. [00:22:37.739] Generally, you're going to be a little bit more creative [00:22:40.239] to build activities that are going to work virtually. [00:22:43.180] breakout rooms are often a really [00:22:45.189] great way to do that. But a lot [00:22:47.449] of times that does require a little more [00:22:49.617] um consideration [00:22:52.519] and you also need to be more creative with your incentives [00:22:55.019] to join. Of course, lunch and [00:22:57.097] learns are a little bit harder. You can certainly always [00:22:59.380] send everyone Grubhub gift cards, but that's [00:23:01.519] generally pretty expensive. [00:23:03.469] So you'll need to be a little bit more creative with incentives. [00:23:06.000] So sometimes it is harder to incentivize [00:23:08.229] individuals. to jump onto [00:23:10.250] a virtual session. [00:23:11.837] But I do want to mention that oftentimes virtual [00:23:14.430] sessions are actually the better option. [00:23:17.009] I think we find that the default [00:23:19.180] is, has been historically [00:23:21.587] before the pandemic, the pandemic [00:23:24.500] has been in person sessions. [00:23:27.170] but virtual can be just [00:23:29.288] as effective if not more depending [00:23:31.337] on who's attending and what [00:23:33.567] they need from the session. So make [00:23:35.837] sure you don't always default in person. [00:23:38.009] You may want to really take a look at virtual [00:23:40.028] training and see how that might integrate [00:23:42.327] better and provide a better outcome for your [00:23:44.367] attendees. [00:23:47.689] Now, before we leave for the day, I have to mention [00:23:50.067] everything Gill has available to you. So [00:23:52.130] I've given you some strategies and now [00:23:54.160] I'm hoping to shave some time off of your planning [00:23:56.750] for these sessions. So first Gil [00:23:58.798] has made [00:23:59.808] prec created trading slide decks for [00:24:02.028] your in context resources. So [00:24:04.199] we have, we've already built out the screenshots. [00:24:06.548] We've built out all of the slides you'll see [00:24:08.567] on my screen here. We've also built you out of script. [00:24:11.630] So all you need to do is pick and choose which [00:24:13.857] slides you want to include. Um these [00:24:16.439] power points we've created are pretty hefty. A lot [00:24:18.500] of them have upwards of 50 [00:24:20.509] slides. So you'll pick and choose what [00:24:22.528] works for your, [00:24:23.930] for your attendees. You'll enter [00:24:26.028] in some of your school information. [00:24:28.219] There's a little bit that you need to customize just [00:24:30.327] to make sure that you can get that out to [00:24:32.660] your candies. But then it's good to go. You just start [00:24:34.939] your presentation and you go. So [00:24:37.199] that's a really hopefully nice way to shave [00:24:39.209] off some time. We have those pre created [00:24:41.288] materials for you. [00:24:44.000] We also have professional development activities. [00:24:47.067] So if you are in person, these will work [00:24:49.357] or if you're virtual, they may work as well. You'll [00:24:51.449] see. We have a Tik Tok tow, [00:24:53.357] we have a blank bingo card that you'll be [00:24:55.367] able to fill out. So if you need to get your user [00:24:57.660] or I'm sorry, your attendees engaged [00:25:00.019] as you're talking and as you're working through these [00:25:02.180] resources, this may be a good way [00:25:04.259] for you to do that to print out or to [00:25:06.317] send these activities electronically [00:25:09.000] to whoever is going to be attending. [00:25:12.410] Finally, we have tip sheets. So if [00:25:14.567] you're not actually going to have any sort of synchronous [00:25:17.077] training, let's say your training is going [00:25:19.250] to be much more informal, much more asynchronous [00:25:21.689] and you just need to get some quick information out [00:25:23.949] to your teachers or your librarians [00:25:26.189] or your admin. [00:25:27.920] We have some pre creative tips sheets here. You see, I've just [00:25:30.058] pulled two forward, have some. [00:25:32.308] This one is specifically focused [00:25:34.528] around Black History Month using [00:25:36.709] Gale in Context: For Educators. While [00:25:38.867] this one on the right hand side here, this is [00:25:40.939] just a basic tips sheet about Gale In Context: Environmental Studies [00:25:43.439] [00:25:45.519] So you'll find [00:25:46.920] both beginner and advanced content [00:25:48.939] right here on our support sites [00:25:50.979] to kind of help you move forward in our support site [00:25:54.160] is support [00:25:55.298] dale dot com forward slash training. [00:25:57.910] So all of those things I just mentioned, you'll find [00:26:00.019] there, we also have pre-recorded [00:26:02.229] webinars. So if again, maybe you [00:26:04.259] can't run any sort of synchronous training, [00:26:06.650] but you really want your staff to know about [00:26:09.019] your Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints [00:26:11.117] resource. We have a pre-recorded [00:26:13.269] webinar for you. It's about 30 minutes [00:26:15.827] so you can just copy it, copy and [00:26:17.847] paste it and share it wherever it needs to go to kind [00:26:19.930] of get them engaged. [00:26:21.528] We also have really nice short tutorials. [00:26:23.827] So maybe you just want to mention [00:26:25.900] highlights and notes to your [00:26:28.048] social studies departments. You know, they're going [00:26:30.219] to be running a research project and you want them [00:26:32.269] to know about that. We have about a two minute [00:26:34.278] tutorial about highlights and notes that you [00:26:36.327] can again just send to whoever you need to have [00:26:38.519] it and then they'll get that asynchronous [00:26:40.979] learning and you won't need to build it yourself. [00:26:43.479] You won't need to record it. It's all ready [00:26:45.519] to go for you. [00:26:46.867] So again, all of those materials [00:26:48.930] are found on support.gale.com/training [00:26:51.660] [00:26:54.058] is where you'll find all [00:26:56.180] of that great content. [00:27:00.009] No, I haven't really stopped for any questions. I haven't [00:27:02.160] seen any coming through. But let me ask [00:27:04.439] now we've got about two minutes. Does anyone [00:27:06.660] have any questions about anything? Anything [00:27:09.009] you would like clarified? Um [00:27:11.759] for suggestions, if you've [00:27:13.890] had a really great experience with training recently, [00:27:16.140] I would love to see those in the Q and A and [00:27:18.160] they can share them out with everyone who's on the line today. [00:27:20.259] So if you've had something really positive [00:27:22.699] happen in one of your sessions that you would like to share [00:27:24.778] out, go ahead and pop that into the Q [00:27:26.959] and A for me and I can share it out with everyone on the line [00:27:29.317] that's always beneficial to hear [00:27:31.347] from you. [00:27:32.528] Um While I'm waiting to see if we have any questions [00:27:34.817] pop up though, I will give you just some [00:27:36.930] wrap up information. So if you do need [00:27:39.077] to talk a little bit more about your resources, [00:27:41.298] um maybe you're just a little rusty [00:27:43.430] and before your session, you want to make sure you're up to date, [00:27:45.939] reach out to your customer success manager. If [00:27:47.979] you don't know who that is. [00:27:49.250] gale.customersuccess@cengage.com [00:27:51.597] you'll be forwarded to the correct individual [00:27:54.019] and they can walk through all of your resources. [00:27:56.538] If you want to talk to your sales consultant, I would [00:27:58.558] like to include that information here. If you don't know who [00:28:00.670] it is. support.gale.com/repfinder [00:28:02.729] is gonna help you out [00:28:04.837] there again, our support site, [00:28:06.979] we're going to find all of those great premade materials [00:28:09.400] support dot com [00:28:11.160] and I have a session survey. If you [00:28:13.199] have the time, it's automatically going [00:28:15.269] to pop up into your browser for you. But [00:28:17.500] I also have a QR code here. So if your phone's handy, [00:28:20.317] I would love for you to take that for me. And [00:28:22.479] now it looks like we have a quick question pop up here. [00:28:25.357] So let me just read quickly. So [00:28:27.367] do you have any tips for producing asynchronous [00:28:29.920] or on demand courses that train teachers and librarians [00:28:32.160] and go? Um So the question is about [00:28:34.439] um producing your own asynchronous [00:28:36.519] or on demand training. [00:28:39.087] So um Joel, I will say [00:28:41.857] one thing I found is don't make your asynchronous [00:28:44.709] sessions too long, especially [00:28:47.150] when we're talking about asynchronous learning. It's often times [00:28:49.298] harder to grab attention to keep [00:28:51.699] attention. [00:28:52.750] So I always suggest smaller [00:28:54.808] modules, little smaller sections. Maybe [00:28:57.067] you have like a 15 minutes to mastery gil [00:28:59.250] us some of those periodically. and [00:29:01.390] you 15 minutes about one specific [00:29:03.607] tool or maybe just look at this really great [00:29:06.000] piece of content you're going to find within [00:29:08.390] g context biography. You know, look at all of these [00:29:10.459] timelines I can pull here [00:29:12.410] or you may want to um [00:29:15.107] you know, even run again those two minute [00:29:17.130] tutorials like we have in the support site. Look [00:29:19.528] at this one cool piece of information [00:29:22.009] and then at the end, you can even put, you know, if [00:29:24.107] you want to know more. If you want to set up a time [00:29:26.229] with me to go through this, [00:29:28.170] shoot me an email or, you know, come [00:29:30.308] into the library and speak with me. Um [00:29:32.430] So try to keep it short and sweet [00:29:34.558] and then give them something to act on. So have [00:29:36.910] them reach out to you or you know, click [00:29:39.189] here for more information. You can again have smaller [00:29:41.670] bits of information that they can click through on their own [00:29:43.729] time. We found it's really helpful [00:29:46.097] to save to [00:29:48.097] save sessions for smaller bits. So [00:29:50.670] I, I was a former teacher. So I, I know [00:29:52.900] that sometimes you, you literally have 10 minutes [00:29:55.400] free in your day. So if you want to take a look [00:29:57.577] at something quickly, a 30 minute webinar [00:29:59.709] is probably not going to be something that [00:30:02.107] you're going to want to start, but [00:30:04.140] a five minute quick tips video [00:30:06.380] is going to be something, think that could be really, really beneficial. [00:30:08.875] So um try to keep it short [00:30:10.972] or you can build kind of a collection, [00:30:13.153] you can have some short options, some [00:30:15.265] medium and some long options. So they can again, [00:30:17.275] kind of choose what's going to work [00:30:19.285] best for them when we're talking about producing [00:30:21.564] things that are asynchronous. You want to give [00:30:23.702] choices because that's going to [00:30:26.265] hopefully get more people engaged [00:30:28.433] because they're going to be able to kind [00:30:30.535] of work with their own preference. [00:30:38.150] OK. [00:30:40.439] No, I don't see any other questions on the line. [00:30:42.739] Here today. So I'll go ahead and end the session. [00:30:45.117] I do appreciate everyone for being here. If [00:30:47.410] you think of any questions that [00:30:49.479] you didn't answer while we were on the line. Feel free [00:30:51.650] to reach out to me. Otherwise [00:30:53.949] hopefully we'll see you in future sessions and [00:30:56.019] enjoy the rest of your day.