Multimedia Lessons for Interactive Whiteboards

描述（由申请人提供）：新路径学习的多媒体课程（MML）是完整的，现成的，互动的课程，为初中和高中学生涵盖关键的生命科学主题。每个MML的自包含的课程内容和软件功能提供了引人入胜的，基于探究的活动，这些活动对于掌握与当前基于标准的学术要求相关的通常复杂的概念至关重要。SBIR第二阶段项目的目标是：通过过渡，增强MML的功能、实用性和可访问性 基于Web的平台;提供证据证明MML对教师教学和学生理解关键的、基于标准的生命科学概念有积极影响;开发额外的MML，以满足对涵盖小学科学课程的预包装互动课程的显著和日益增长的需求;提供高质量的同行教师专业发展培训;扩大教师对MML学习系统的认识、采用和使用。在SBIR第二阶段，我们将：从目前的CD格式扩展新路径学习的MML的功能和特点，包括通过计算机、iPad和其他平板电脑/移动的设备通过基于网络的访问进行交付。开发和实施可靠和有效的前/后评估，以确定当前中学和高中MML对学生学习的影响。通过开发额外的课程来扩大MML的覆盖范围，以涵盖3至5年级的关键小学科学概念。制定和实施基于研究的前/后评估，以确定这些课程对学生理解关键标准概念的影响。开发、评估和实施讲习班材料，供“教育工作者介绍者”使用，以提供关于MML的同行领导的讲习班，以提高对这些产品的认识、培训和在其课程中的使用。该拟议项目意义重大，因为：它将通过开发一个用于在线提供多媒体课程（MML）的基于网络的学习平台，满足SBIR第一阶段项目期间确定的特定功能需求。它将扩大对在第一阶段SBIR项目下开发的MML以及随后开发的MML标题NewPath的访问，不仅可以访问任何连接到互联网的远程计算机，还可以通过iPad和其他平板电脑/移动的设备等新兴技术。它将满足日益增长的需求，为小学科学教育的完整，随时可用的互动课程。它将为教师提供高质量的专业发展培训，以最大限度地提高对MML的认识和传播，并提供有关将这些产品有效纳入课程的培训。由此产生的基于网络的系统将以无与伦比的经济价值为学生提供高质量，基于标准的互动课程。这个拟议的项目是创新的几个关键原因：它将允许在线访问MML，并适应最新的技术趋势，包括在平板电脑，如iPad和其他移动的设备上使用。这将有助于更广泛的传播和使用，同时利用一对一学习的真正好处。它将允许教师定制MML并创建/编辑自己的课程，以根据学生的具体学习需求提供差异化的教学。它将为教师提供一个易于使用的课堂管理系统，以完成作业，对学生的知识进行事前和事后评估，并跟踪学生的表现。它将允许教师与同事分享他们创建的内容和课程。它将提供额外的MML，涵盖关键的基础科学主题。它将提供基于同行的专业发展培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NewPath Learning's Multimedia Lessons (MMLs) are complete, ready-to-use, interactive lessons for middle and high school students covering key life science topics. Each MML's self-contained curriculum content and software features provide engaging, inquiry-based activities that are critical to mastery of the often complex concepts pertaining to current, standards-based academic requirements. The goals of this SBIR Phase II project are to: enhance the functionality, utility and accessibility of the MMLs through transition to a web-based platform; provide evidence that the MMLs have a positive impact on teacher instruction and student comprehension of key, standards-based life science concepts; develop additional MMLs to satisfy the significant and growing need for prepackaged, interactive lessons covering the elementary science curriculum; provide high quality, peer-to-peer teacher professional development training; and expand teachers' awareness, adoption and use of the MML learning system. During this SBIR Phase II we will: ¿ Expand the capabilities and features of NewPath Learning's MMLs from the current CD format to include delivery via web-based access through a computer, iPad and other tablets/mobile devices. ¿ Develop and implement reliable and valid pre/post assessments to determine the impact of the current middle school and high school MMLs on student learning. ¿ Extend the reach of the MMLs through the development of additional lessons to cover key elementary school science concepts for grades 3 through 5. Develop and implement research-based pre/post assessments to determine the impact of these lessons on student comprehension of key, standards- based concepts. ¿ Develop, evaluate and implement workshop materials for use by "educator presenters" to deliver peer- led workshops on the MMLs to increase awareness, training and use of these products within their curriculum. This proposed project is significant because: ¿ It will satisfy te specific functional needs identified during the SBIR Phase I project by developing a web-based learning platform for online delivery of the Multimedia Lessons (MMLs). ¿ It will expand access to the MMLs developed under the Phase I SBIR project, as well as the MML titles NewPath subsequently developed, not only to any remote computer connected to the Internet, but also through such emerging technologies as iPads and other tablets/mobile devices. ¿ It will satisfy the growing demand for complete, ready-to-use interactive lessons for Elementary Science education. ¿ It will provide teachers with high quality professional development training to maximize awareness and distribution of the MMLs, as well as training on the effective integration of these products within the curriculum. ¿ The resulting web-based system will deliver high quality, standards-based, interactive lessons to students at an unparalleled, economic value. This proposed project is innovative for several key reasons: ¿ It will allow online access of the MMLs and accommodate the latest technology trends to include use on tablet computers such as iPads and other mobile devices. This will provide for broader dissemination and use while exploiting the true benefits of 1-to-1 learning. ¿ It will allow teachers to customize the MMLs and create/edit their own curriculum to provide for differentiated instruction based upon the specific learning needs of their students. ¿ It will provide an easy-to-use classroom management system for teachers to make assignments, conduct pre- and post-assessments of their students' knowledge, and track student performance ¿ It will allow teachers to share content and lessons that they create with their colleagues. ¿ It will provide additional MMLs covering key elementary science topics. ¿ It will provide peer-based, professional development training.