Online Educator Support for Teaching Reducing the Risk

描述（由申请人提供）：以证据为基础的艾滋病毒预防课程，如降低风险（RTR），可以减少学生的性冒险行为，因此艾滋病毒传播，当实施的完整性和忠诚度。教师需要培训后的实施支持，以克服实施新课程的日常挑战。由于成本和时间障碍，很少提供这种服务。在线技术，如网站和在线对话，使创新战略能够提供成本效益高、质量高和易于获得的执行支持机会。这种创新可以应用于教师实施各种循证方案。Monarch 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持战略：1）一个网站，提供信息，讨论小组，同行指导和TA;和2）一个在线，实时助推器会议。研究设计的目的包括：1）评估学校使用OTSS的能力和兴趣程度; 2）根据顾问教师的意见制作OTSS原型，以提高教师实施预防课程（如RTR）的完整性和准确性;以及3）评估教师对原型的满意度和接受程度。来自当地学校和全国各地的25名教师将通过在线连接试点OTSS。将通过书面或在线调查收集他们的经验结果。此外，我们亦会访问一小部分教师，以收集他们对“教师支援计划”更深入的意见。

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.