1 / 46

Introduction

Introduction. Meegan White, Grant Center, Project Director. Project Team Pamela Johnson, Ph.D. Executive Director, Ready To Learn at CPB David Lowenstein, M.P.A. Senior Director, Ready To Learn at PBS Devon Steven, Ed.M. Project Manager, Ready To Learn at CPB. Agenda Project Overview

odessa-willis
Download Presentation

Introduction

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Introduction Meegan White, Grant Center, Project Director

  2. Project Team • Pamela Johnson, Ph.D.Executive Director, Ready To Learn at CPB • David Lowenstein, M.P.A.Senior Director, Ready To Learn at PBS • Devon Steven, Ed.M.Project Manager, Ready To Learn at CPB

  3. Agenda • Project Overview • Transmedia Content and Outreach • Television Pilots • Transmedia Suites • Fetch! 3DGame • The Electric Company Prankster Planet • TEC Expanded Learning Programs • Virtual Pre-K • Boston University Professional Development Modules • In The Field • Year 2 Demonstration Stations • Evaluation Plans • Opportunities For Public Media Stations • Q&A

  4. Project Overview

  5. Ready To Learn: Background • Cooperative agreement administered by the U.S. Department of Education • Promotes early learning and school readiness • Strives to reach low-income children • Currently in its fourth 5-year round • Supports activities to build media products, promote national programming distribution, and effectively conduct community-based outreach and research • Public Broadcasting awarded in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010

  6. Our Mission To improve the math and literacy skills of young children ages 2-8, especially those from low-income backgrounds, through interactive, cross-platform content that supports the idea that “anytime is learning time” and helps prepare children for success in school.

  7. Our Guiding Principle Kids will learn more playing educational math and literacy games across connected multiplatform experiences than from just one standalone interactive

  8. Integrated System of Success

  9. Transmedia Content & Outreach

  10. Ready To Learn on Television 2013 2014

  11. PBS KIDS Lab

  12. Transmedia Suites Year OneYear Two

  13. Fetch! 3D Game

  14. Ready To Learn Mobile Learning Program Free distribution to low-income families via Head Start and public television station partners More information at pbskids.org/giftcodes Email Tracy Williams (tmwilliams@pbs.org)

  15. The Electric Company Adventures on Prankster Planet • 2011 • Live action characters become animated superheroes! • 12 two-minute on-air segments ending in a cliffhanger connects to 12-level online immersive world. • Math words woven throughout experience through character dialogue, challenges, and mini games • 2012 • 8 new animations and levels • New graphing curriculum • Android and iOS tablet app (September)

  16. TEC Expanded Learning Programs • After-school and Summer programs built on curriculum from The Electric Company’s Adventures On Prankster Planet • Extended Learning Program • 60 minute sessions • 2 days per week/18 week cycles • Summer Learning Program • 90 minutes sessions • 4 days per week/6 week cycles

  17. TEC Expanded Learning Programs Group Activity Play and Pause Narrative - Math Family Engagement Prankster Planet - Online Narrative - Vocabulary Individual and Peer Activities Prankster Planet - Video

  18. WestEd Formative Summer Learning Study • The Electric Company Summer Learning Program • 16 Classrooms in school-based summer programs around the country • 152 Rising 2nd grade students • Consistently positive outcomes for students • Significant growth in knowledge of: • Mathematics vocabulary – 41% gain • Numeracy skills – 20% gain • Phonics skills – 17 % gain • Increased student morale and enthusiasm • New instructional strategies for teaching math and literacy • Contributions to student learning in math and literacy

  19. Virtual Pre-K Ready For Math •Developed in partnership with CPB and PBS •Guided by the PBS Math Framework •Simple ways to connect early math learning in the classroom, home and community •Aligned to local and national early learningstandards •On DVD, in print & online at PBS KIDS Lab

  20. PBS Parents Mobile App • Free bi-lingual mobile app for Android and iOSsmartphones • Targeted at parents of children ages birth to four • Provides parents with math and literacy tips via push notification texts, as well as location-based activities & mini-games to help get their children ready for school • Fun games that integrate math and literacy, build on kids’ natural curiosity, & encourage dialogue between parents & children • Launch to the public in November 2012

  21. PBS Parents Mobile App • Partnership between the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative and the Campaign for Grade Level Reading • Parents can enter age of their child or children to receive age-appropriate texts and engage in developmentally-appropriate activities and mini-games • In addition to bi-lingual text, app will feature animation, voice-over (in Spanish and English), and sound effects • PBS is exploring partnerships for outreach and focus group testing of the app with low-income parents

  22. BU-SED Professional Development Modules • Teaching tips for transmedia games to: • Enhance children’s early mathematics and literacy development • Enhance children’s technological literacy • Enhance teachers’ abilities to integrate educational technology and sound educational media withexisting curriculum • Piloted in three classrooms in low-literacycommunities surrounding Boston

  23. In The Field

  24. KBTC Montana PBS WGBY DetroitPTV Iowa PTV WNET WVIZ Vegas PBS Maryland Public TV KAET WFSU

  25. Ready to Learn In the Hilltop Neighborhood Presented By KBTC Public Television Susan Barbeau, Community Engagement Associate

  26. Tacoma Housing Authority Special Housing Project 50 Families

  27. Spring Break Camp

  28. THA Parenting Classes

  29. Camp PEACE

  30. Al Davies Boys & Girls Club

  31. SPARKS at the Children’s Museum

  32. Mobile Tech Lab at Wright Park

  33. Susan Barbeau Community Engagement Associate KBTC sbarbeau@kbtc.org 253-680-7758 kbtcreadytolearn.blogspost.com

  34. Research and Evaluation Multiple studies of the implementation and effectiveness of transmedia gaming suites Adhere to highest standards of rigor in design, using multiple measures of effectiveness Tracking presents multiple opportunities for embedded assessment of student learning http://pbskids.org/lab/research/

  35. Research and Evaluation • Formative Evaluator: WestED • Project Leads: Steve Schneider and Betsy McCarthy • Primary Research Question • What are the effects of transmedia content on student literacy and numeracy achievement for all students and student subgroups?

  36. Research and Evaluation WestED Research Activities include… • Evaluation of the Virtual PreK/K Math Kits (March 2012) • Mobile Devices and Apps Purchasing Study (May 2012) • Augmented Reality Technology Study (July 2012) • Pilot Test of Newly Created Transmedia Products (Sept. 2012) • Mixed Methods Study – 3D Rendered Games (Sept. 2012) • Evaluation of Boston University’s Professional Development Modules(Sept. 2012) • Home Study

  37. Research and Evaluation • Summative Evaluator: EDC/SRI • Project Leads: Shelley Pasnik and Carlin Llorente • Primary Research Questions • What are the impacts of transmedia interventions targeting preschool and elementary-aged children on literacy and mathematics learning? • How do educator and caregiver actions, as well as characteristics of the expanded learning settings, mediate student learning?

  38. Research and Evaluation EDC/SRI Year Research Activities include… • Parent/Caregiver Survey(Sept. 2012) • Implementation of Transmedia Gaming Study (Sept. 2012) • Preschool Intervention Study (Sept. 2012) • Evaluation of Demonstration Stations (Sept. 2012)

  39. Opportunities For Public Media Stations

  40. Opportunities for Public Media Stations RTL Demonstration Stations - Cohort #2 RFP Webinar Wednesday, August 8, 2012 3:30 pm Eastern https://cpbnet.webex.com/cpbnet/j.php?ED=156768272&UID=490675527&PW=NOThiZGQ5N2Vm&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D • RTL Transmedia Demonstration Stations – Cohort #2 • posted at http://cpb.org/grants/ • Up to 5 stations • Project period is November 1 – September 29 • Deadline for proposals is September 10

  41. Opportunities for Public Media Stations Ready To Learn Webinar: Working with Informal Educators in Expanded Learning Settings • Thursday, August 23, 2012, 1:00 pm Eastern • Presentations by NSLA, CBASS, and KBTC • https://cpbnet.webex.com/cpbnet/j.php?ED=156538577&UID=490675527&PW=NNjU3ODM0YmZj&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

  42. Opportunities for Public Media Stations Ready To Learn Webinar: Best Practices Of Transmedia Learning In Out Of School Settings • Thursday, September 27, 2012, 1:00 pm Eastern • Presentations by NSLA and CBASS • https://cpbnet.webex.com/cpbnet/j.php?ED=156767657&UID=490675527&PW=NMjE3MWFiN2Yx&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

  43. Q&A

  44. Join Us for this Upcoming Webinar A Conversation with the National Endowment for the Humanities: Priorities for Media Funding Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM Eastern Featured Presenters: • Karen Mittelman, Director, Division of Public Programs, NEH • David Weinstein, Senior Program Officer, Division of Public Programs, NEH

More Related