Teachers should expect to spend approximately 3-6 hours on PD activities, 6-8 hours on research project activities, and approximately 8 hours or 10 45-minute class sessions implementing the lessons.

Before May 10 | Complete prep work

May 10 | Training from 6-9:00 PM ET

May 10-13 | Complete asynchronous work & collect forms from students

May - June | Implement lessons

End of academic year | complete surveys

Note: Research requirements are in red below.

Review Participation Reminders

Those who are selected to participate in the pilot will be expected to complete the following:

1. Attend the online training on Tuesday, May 10 from 6:00-9:00 PM ET via Zoom

2. Complete any follow-up activities asynchronously (2-3 hours) by Friday, May 13, 2022.

3. Implement the Alexa in Space lessons by the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

4. Plan to meet teacher and student research commitments (see all in red on this page)

5. Receive compensation by completing research requirements. Participation in research is always voluntary but those who do not meet requirements may not be eligible for compensation opportunities.

Research Commitment - AFTER training ends

1. Complete teacher post-training survey (link)

   • Survey should be completed AFTER you have completed ALL training activities.

   • Survey access information will be sent from the Mobile CSP Team when the survey is ready to be completed. A link will be made available here after the survey is sent via email.

Research Commitment - BEFORE teaching Alexa in Space

1. Distribute and collect student permission forms

   • How-to Distribute and Collect Student Permission Forms (link)

2. Plan to implement Alexa in Space (ten 45-minute lessons) before the end of the 2021-22 academic year

Research Commitment - BY end of the 2021-22 academic year

1. Distribute link and allow students time to complete the student post-unit survey

   • Teachers are responsible for distributing the survey link to students. Students should NOT complete the survey until they have completed all of Alexa in Space.

   • Survey Link: STUDENT SURVEY https://bit.ly/3G5lmFO

   • Students will be asked to enter a code that the teacher provides. Please contact the Alexa in Space Team for the code.

2. Complete teacher post-unit survey (to be distributed via email)

   • Survey Link: TEACHER SURVEY https://csscholastica.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ziPHi4Xz63Ctls

1. Teachers will have an opportunity to receive an Amazon Gift card for meeting research requirements.

2. Teachers will also have first access to the Alexa in Space lessons and new MIT App Inventor environment.

3. Teachers will have access to ongoing support from a qualified and experienced PD Facilitator, our online teacher forum, a professional learning community, and the Mobile CSP research team

Note: Participation is always voluntary but those who do not meet requirements will not be eligible for compensation.

Compensation: Amazon Gift Card

• Who is eligible? : Participants who meet research requirements

• What needs to be completed?

  1. Complete the Mobile CSP Alexa in Space training, AND

  2. Implement Alexa in Space lessons in their spring 2022 Mobile CSP course tentatively before the end of the academic year AND

  3. Make the best faith effort to collect student data, AND

  4. Complete post-training and post-lesson teacher surveys

• When will it be received? After requirements are met - tentatively June 2022