HMSA

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• HMSA
• Performance Analysis Briefing Report Presentation

Jami Brandt Lenore Butcher Kuch Rhonda
Hopkins Jason Wilhelm
October 23, 2006
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Hoop Magic Sports Academy Chantilly,
Virginia http//www.hoopmagicsa.com/
Education Technology Project
Northrop Grumman Foundation Los Angeles,
California
http//www.northropgrumman.com/com_rel/foundation.
html
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Hoop Magic Project Team
Vision
Improve motivation and academic achievement in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
disciplines
Mission
The project vision will be accomplished by
allowing K-12 students to participate in the
analysis, design, and development of
sports-themed educational games focused on STEM
content.
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International and National Data
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National and State Data
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State and Local Data
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Digital Natives

• Digital Age
• Multi-Taskers
• Response to Sensory Input Differs from the
  Digital Immigrants
• Learning Preferences not met in Traditional
  School Settings

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Preliminary Considerations
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Intervention Game Design and Learning

• Provides Motivation
• Teaches Higher Order Thinking Skills
• Personalizes Instruction
• Contextual Bridging
• Prepares Students for Future Jobs

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Implementation Creating Bridges

• After school programs provide a link between
  school and community
• Can serve as a mediator between two diverse
  worlds
• School and after school programs can be
  partners in a childs learning

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Implementation Creating Bridges

• Factors that influence connection between school
  and after school
• Location
• Program Philosophy
• Organizational Capacity
• School Climate

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Implementation Creating Bridges

• Degree of bridging can vary
• Self Contained
• Associated
• Coordinated
• Integrated
• Unified

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Sustainability

• After School Programs
• Gaming
• Resources
• Capacity Building

Planning for the future
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Sustainability
Capacity Building activities that improve an
organizations ability to achieve its
missionora persons ability to define and
realize his/her goals or to do his/her job more
effectively.
Tools
Development
Training
Skills
Strategic Planning
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Next Steps Further Analysis

• Learn more about the target audience
• Narrow in on content area specific to audience
• Consider physical characteristics of the
  environment and organizational capacity
• Continue research of implementation models
• Continue gathering resources to support program
  success and sustainability

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Next Steps Preliminary Design

• Begin to determine the way the instruction should
  be presented to the learner
• Learning activities
• Sequence
• Media or medium utilized

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Drivers and Barriers

• Drivers
• Motivated client
• Organized and involved client
• Open communication
• Consistency in communication across leadership
• Realistic expectations
• Barriers
• Access to target audience
• Access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Programming expertise
• Technological capability of target audience

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Fall 2006 Project Goals and Timeline

• Research Presentations Nov. 9, 2006
• Four White Papers Sept. 18 - Dec. 14, 2006
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
  Achievement
• Gaming and Achievement
• Toolkit/Benchmarking
• After-School Program Implementation Models
• Detailed Needs Analysis Oct. 24 - Dec. 14, 2006
• Toolkit of Technology Resources Sept. 18 - Dec.
  14, 2006
• Preliminary Design Document Nov. 15 - Dec. 14,
  2006