More Teachers and
More New Teachers
Our program numbers are up! We delivered professional development trainings and programs to a record-breaking 3,273 teachers in 2019-20; that's a 17% increase compared to last year.
It's the result, in part, of our migration from face-to-face trainings to webinars over the last three months. Simply tuning in, rather than arranging for a substitute teacher and taking time off to travel, made it easier for many teachers to attend.
We also noticed many first-time participants. In March and April (May figures are still being tallied), more than 25% of our webinar attendees were newcomers to our programs.
That's encouraging. While webinars are not expected to replace our person-to-person training in the long run, we intend to incorporate them in greater numbers going forward.
Finally, we served all 75 counties with teacher trainings and programs and give-aways of classroom resources and children's books.