SBIR Phase I: Learning Technology and Deployment - Transforming STEM Education

这个SBIR第一阶段项目的更广泛/商业影响是创造一个国家教育模式的转变，使学生成功，雇主有一个高技能，数学和科学流利的员工准备池;特别是，学生可以毕业的职业生涯和大学准备填补和繁荣的专业技术职位。 该项目的主要重点？我们的计划是吸引少数民族，女孩/妇女，残疾学生和其他代表性不足的人口，并积极影响这些人口的教育成就，特别是在STEM技能方面。该项目的成果将产生可推广的技术/专门知识，这将影响广泛的教育竞技场，并将对目前尚未大规模接触的人口产生持续的经济、商业和社会效益。拟议的SBIR项目的商业成果将产生可销售的产品和/或工艺，从而保证NSF的重大支持。该SBIR项目将创造可扩展的技术和专门知识，影响广泛的教育竞技场，为学生和教师在提高数学和科学技能方面提供切实可行的解决方案。培养所有年龄段的学习者的STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）专业知识的基础。该项目将开发和部署引人注目的教育技术，促进学生对数学和科学的兴趣、技能和熟练程度。为了实现这一目标，开发人员将通过包括开发的设备，课程和方法的教学工具包来制造，部署和商业化混合体验式教育技术。 课程将侧重于针对STEM的活动和项目，这些活动和项目专门为高兴趣，多感官，动手的学生课程而设计。 采用专门为数学和科学教学的创新，密集和综合的替代演示而开发的教学策略高度吸引人的课程将是SBIR项目的主要目标。 该项目旨在通过提供适用于真实的世界生活技能的学习工具，为学生和教师提供切实可行的解决方案，以提高数学和科学教育水平。嵌入在教学技术的方法，为学生增加信心，能力和自尊，特别是对服务不足和代表性不足的学生;增加他们的大学和职业准备。

This SBIR Phase I project's broader/commercial impact is to create a shift of the national educational paradigm in education so students succeed and employers have a ready pool of highly skilled, math and science fluent employees; especially, students that can graduate career and college ready to fill and thrive in professional technical positions. A primary focus of this project?s programming is to attract minorities, girls/women, students with disabilities and other underrepresented populations and to actively influence these populations toward educational attainment; especially in STEM skills. The project outcome will result in scalable technology/know-how that will impact the broad arena of education and will have sustaining economic, commercial and societal benefits to populations not being reached on a large scale currently. The commercial outcome of the proposed SBIR project leads to a marketable product and/or process that warrant significant NSF support. This SBIR project will create scalable technology and know-how that will impact a broad arena of education leading the way to practical solutions for both students and teachers in math and science skill enhancement.The project aims to renovate the current educational model in instructional technology using innovative design to transform students' declining interest and proficiency in mathematics and science; cultivating a foundation for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) expertise in learners of all ages. The project will develop and deploy compelling educational technology that promotes student interest, skill and proficiency in mathematics and science. To achieve this, the developers will fabricate, deploy and commercialize hybrid experiential educational technology through instructional kits comprising developed apparatus, curricula and methodology. Curricula will be focused on STEM-targeted activities and projects specifically designed for high interest, multi-sensory, hands-on student lessons. Employing curriculum that is highly engaging using teaching strategies developed specifically for an alternative presentation of math and science instruction that is innovative, intensive, and integrated will be the primary objective of this SBIR project. This project is designed to offer practical solutions to both students and teachers in math and science educational enhancement by providing learning tools applied to real world life skills. Embedded in the instructional technology are approaches for students to increase confidence, competence, and self-esteem especially for underserved and underrepresented students; increasing their college and career readiness.