Welcome to WTD! As a Provider, you play an important role in reimagining educator support through connection, learning, and inspiration. If you’re not sure where to start, here are the first steps you can take:
1. Update Your Profile
Your profile is your storefront on WTD—it’s where educators learn who you are and what you offer.
- Add company information: Include your logo, website, and a short description of your services.
- Answer icebreaker questions: These help educators connect with you on a personal level.
💡 Why This Matters: A complete profile builds trust and encourages educators to engage with your content.
2. Post an Action in the Lounge
The Lounge is where educators and providers connect around actionable strategies. This is also what makes WTD unique—educators know they can solve problems they’re facing or spark new ideas by actually trying out things.
- What to post: Short, practical strategies that educators can use right away.
- How it works: Post whenever inspiration strikes!
- Tips:
- View other Providers’ Actions for some inspiration.
- Use our Action Brainstorming worksheet to jot down ideas.
- Other Resources:
- View The Purpose of an Action article
- View How to Create Your First Action article
- View Action Guidelines article
💡 Why This Matters: Each Action links back to your profile, giving educators a direct path to discover your company and offerings.
3. Create an Experience
Experiences are more in-depth, hands-on learning opportunities.
- What to post: Guide educators through a multi-week process or practice. Every week includes an optional 2.5 minute introduction video + text, five Actions, and one discussion question.
- How it works: Once you publish an Experience, educators can register and engage with it on their own time. You can join in to answer questions or offer support, but ongoing management isn’t required.
- Tips:
- Explore the Hit The Reset Button Experience to see an example.
- Use our Experience Brainstorming Worksheet to draft yours. This is helpful because it saves automatically.
💡 Why This Matters: Experiences help educators learn from you more deeply, while also highlighting your organization’s expertise and services.
4. Interact with Others
WTD is a community designed for collaboration. Providers can build relationships not only through their own content, but also by engaging with others.
- Save Actions: Support other providers or educators by saving your favorite Actions or educator questions to your Toolkit.
- Join conversations: Contribute to educators’ questions or comment on Actions to share your perspective.
💡 Why This Matters: Interaction keeps you visible, helping more educators find you and benefit from your expertise.
5. Understand the Value for You
As a provider on WTD, you gain:
- Direct access to a growing educator community – a space where your ideas reach teachers and administrators across the country.
- Visibility for your services – educators can easily discover your offerings and choose to engage with you beyond the platform.
💡 Why This Matters: We want teachers and administrators to find you. Your expertise might be the exact support they’ve been looking for.
FAQ’s
If you have additional questions, please reference our Frequently Asked Questions article or reach out to us at anytime (support@wtdplatform.com).