Online Educator Support for Teaching Reducing the Risk

描述(申请人提供)：循证的艾滋病毒预防课程，如降低风险(RTR)，可以减少学生的性风险行为，从而减少艾滋病毒的传播，如果实施完整和忠实的话。教师需要培训后实施支助，以克服实施新课程的日常挑战。由于成本和时间的限制，这一点很少提供。网站和在线话语等在线技术使创新战略能够提供具有成本效益、高质量和高可获得性的实施支助机会。这一创新可以应用于实施各种循证计划的教师。Monch Media和ETR Associates将确定创建和使用在线培训支持系统(OTSS)的技术优势和可行性。OTSS将包括两个主要的教师实施支助战略：1)一个提供信息、讨论小组、同伴辅导和助教的网站；2)一个在线、实时的助教会议。研究设计目标包括：1)评估学校使用OTSS的能力和兴趣水平；2)利用顾问教师的意见制作OTSS原型，以加强教师全面和准确地实施预防课程，例如RTR；以及3)评估教师对原型的满意度和接受度。来自当地学校和全国各地的25名教师将通过在线连接来试点OTSS。他们的体验结果将通过书面或在线调查收集。一小部分教师将接受访问，以获得更深入的关于OTSS的反馈。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Evidence-based HIV prevention curricula, like Reducing the Risk (RTR), can reduce student sexual risk-taking behavior, and therefore HIV transmission, when implemented with completeness and fidelity. Teachers need post-training implementation support to overcome day-to-day challenges of implementing new curricula. This is seldom provided because of cost and time barriers. Online technologies, such as websites and online discourse, enable innovative strategies to provide cost effective, high quality, and highly accessible opportunities for implementation support. This innovation can be applied to teachers implementing a variety of evidence-based programs. Monarch Media and ETR Associates will establish the technical merit and feasibility of creating and using the Online Training Support System (OTSS). The OTSS will include two main teacher implementation support strategies: 1) a website providing information, discussion groups, peer-mentoring and TA; and 2) an online, real-time booster session. Research design objectives include: 1) Evaluate the capability and level of interest of schools to use the OTSS; 2) Produce OTSS prototypes with input from consultant teachers to enhance teacher implementation of prevention curricula, such as RTR, with completeness and fidelity; and 3) Evaluate teachers' satisfaction with and acceptance of the prototypes. Twenty-five teachers from local schools and across the country via online connections will pilot the OTSS. Results of their experiences will be collected through written or online surveys. A small sample of teachers will be interviewed for more in-depth feedback on the OTSS.