Teachin It REAL: Online Training for Curriculum Fidelity

描述(由申请者提供)：当教师有舒适、自信和技能来实施Keepin‘It R.E.A.L(KIR)，这是一个基于证据的10节抗药性课程，他们更有可能忠实地实施，从而增加学生取得积极结果的机会。然而，现实情况是，时间、旅行和成本障碍阻碍了大多数教师接受面对面的基于技能的课程培训和掌握教学所需的实践。通过万维网或光盘提供培训，消除了有效课程培训的时间、差旅成本和实践障碍。目前许多在线教育者培训的有效性仅限于传授知识，而不是教学技能，而技能是有效实施课程所必需的。通过创新发展在线培训，教学技能的获得是高质量建模、技能歧视和实践的机会。此外，培训部分可以重复，即使在课程实施期间也是如此。该项目将开发TIR，一种基于技能的在线培训，为中学教师提供舒适、自信、技能和忠诚地实施KIR的准备。将进行一项随机对照试验，以评估在线培训的有效性，以帮助教师准备好忠诚地领导KIR。来自加州各地的225名教师将被随机分配到三种实验培训条件中的一种：1)在线培训，2)一天培训，3)不培训。教师在实施KIR时的舒适度、信心、技能和忠诚度将得到衡量。第一阶段发现，教师和管理人员对在线培训(特别是光盘)感兴趣，学校拥有所需的技术。开发了一个原型，以使教师准备好领导一项关键活动，使用教育者的一项基本技能来有效地指导课程。一个全国性的教师样本发现这个原型是有用和有效的。第一阶段证明KIR的在线教师培训在技术上、教学上和商业上都是可行的。我们期望在线培训条件下的教师比一天培训和没有培训的教师更逼真地实施KIR。我们也期望教师会喜欢参加培训，并认为培训是有效的。在第三阶段，TIR将通过直接目录邮件、网站和列表服务、会议展品、基于证据的项目清单和白皮书向学校和课后项目进行营销。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): When teachers have the comfort, confidence and skills to implement Keepin' It R.E.A.L (KIR), an evidence-based, 10-session drug resistance curriculum, they are more likely to implement with fidelity, therefore increasing the chances of positive student outcomes. However, the reality is that time, travel and cost barriers prevent most teachers from receiving face-to-face skills-based curriculum training and the practice that instructional mastery requires. Training delivered via the World Wide Web or CD-ROM, eliminates the time, travel cost and practice barriers to effective curriculum training. Many current online educator trainings are limited in their effectiveness to teaching knowledge, but not instructional skills, while skills are necessary for effective curriculum implementation. Through innovative development of online training for instructional skill acquisition is the opportunity for high quality modeling, skill discrimination, and practice. Further, training sections can be repeated, even during curriculum implementation. This project will develop Teachin' it REAL (TIR), a skill-based online training to prepare middle school teachers to implement KIR with comfort, confidence, skill and fidelity. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the online training to prepare teachers to lead KIR with fidelity. Teachers (225) from throughout California will be randomly assigned to one of three experimental training conditions: 1) online training, 2) one-day training, and 3) no training. Teacher comfort, confidence, skill and fidelity while implementing KIR will be measured. Phase I found that teachers and administrators had interest in online training, (specifically CD-ROM) and schools had the technology needed. A prototype was developed to prepare teachers to lead a key activity using one of the essential educator skills to effectively lead the curriculum. A national sample of teachers found the prototype useful and effective. Phase I demonstrated that online teacher training for KIR was technologically, instructionally, and commercially feasible. We expect the teachers in the online training condition to implement KIR with greater fidelity than the one-day and no training teachers. We also expect that teachers will enjoy participating in the training and perceive it as effective. In Phase III, TIR will be marketed to schools and after-school programs using direct catalog mailers, websites and listserves, exhibits at conferences, evidence-based program lists, and white papers.