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

SBIR 第一阶段：学习技术和部署 - 改变 STEM 教育

• 批准号: 1415756
• 负责人: Cynthia Kaiser
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: AfterMath Education Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1415756&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Learning; Technology; Deployment

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.

SBIR I期项目的更广泛/商业影响是建立国家教育教育范式的转变，以便学生成功，雇主就可以准备好高技能，数学和科学的员工；特别是，可以毕业职业和大学准备填补专业技术职位的学生。 该项目编程的主要重点是吸引少数民族，女孩/妇女，残疾学生和其他代表性不足的人群，并积极影响这些人群以实现教育程度；特别是在STEM技能方面。该项目结果将导致可扩展的技术/知识，这将影响广泛的教育领域，并将为目前未大规模接触的人口带来持续的经济，商业和社会利益。拟议的SBIR项目的商业结果导致了可销售的产品和/或过程，值得大量NSF支持。这个SBIR项目将创建可扩展的技术和知识，这将影响广泛的教育领域，为学生和科学技能增强方面的学生和教师提供实践解决方案的道路。该项目旨在使用创新设计的教学技术进行当前的教育模型，以创新设计，以改变学生在数学和科学方面的利益和熟练程度；为各个年龄段的学习者培养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，从而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，课程和方法论的教学套件来制造，部署和商业化混合体验教育技术。 课程将集中于针对STEM的活动和专门为高度兴趣，多感觉，动手的学生课程而设计的项目。 使用专门为数学和科学教学的替代介绍而开发的教学策略，采用了高度吸引人的课程，这些策略是创新，密集和综合的，这将是该SBIR项目的主要目标。 该项目旨在通过提供用于现实世界生活技能的学习工具，为数学和科学教育增强的学生和教师提供实用的解决方案。嵌入在教学技术中的是学生提高信心，能力和自尊心的方法，尤其是对于服务不足和代表性不足的学生而言；提高他们的大学和职业准备。