Provide systematic educator training on playlist content, activity implementation practices, technology troubleshooting, and content modification for age groups¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article's conclusion recommends that implementing science playlists in informal learning environments requires "more systematic trainings to educators with the focus on understanding the playlist contents, best practices for implementing each type of activity in informal learning environments, and technology trouble shooting." This responds to observed gaps in classroom management, content contextualization, and technology setup. Supporting materials on modifying content for different age groups are named as important to success.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educators need training in playlist content, activity-specific implementation practices, and technology troubleshooting

Constraints¶

• Many participating educators lacked classroom management training and youth development curriculum experience, which the article identifies as limiting implementation

Target Learners¶

• Kindergarten to 2nd grade students in after-school programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Science knowledge and skills (motion, forces, properties of matter)

Claims¶

• Educators rarely facilitated connections between playlist activities or to students' lives; introductions focused on instructions and logistics, and debriefings were often unstructured reviews of the activity [+W]
• Technical issues (login scanning, internet connectivity, projector setup, and glitches) frustrated students and created a significant barrier to playlist implementation [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Replace passive theoretical IT instruction with hands-on active technological creation and algorithmic troubleshooting

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Li, L., Maher, B., Weiser, G., Orenstein, A., Chow, E., & Atienza, S. (2019). Hero Elementary playlist pilot study in after-school programs. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED608115