They will work with a core group of lead teachers who will become experts in the system and serve as resources to the rest of the school. This model meets teachers' need to have someone work with them, over time, to learn a new solution. EE plans to offer a half day of intensive training to this core group and then will use the KnowledgeBox system itself to stay in constant communication. Using KnowledgeBox they can communicate via text or use video to provide additional training and follow-up. Bonanno points out that KnowledgeBox will also have an embedded training component that is contextual.
Users can access short video segments that explain where they are and what their options are.
Beyond that, there's incredible potential in including a strand on, say, teaching science in the elementary grades. Schools could use that in professional development meetings as a visual tool to support the leader. Bonanno says that the embedded training will be part of version 1 and the professional development will be included in a later version. KnowledgeBox will be sold by EE's 40 person direct sales force. They will meet with customers they already know, who have implemented the Waterford program, many of whom, in the past, have inquired about content for grades 3 through 6.