In 2007 conducted the first phase which looked at the status of PD for K-12 online teachers.In 2008 conducted phase II looking at unique need of K-12 online teachers2009 began two evaluations as pilot investigations into the evaluative phase of the research series. Primarily to help us understand more clearly the factors in evaluating teacher effectiveness as well as how best to gather data on a national level. Discuss complexity of measuring effectiveness of teacher training on student outcomes.