Multimedia Teacher Training in HIV/AIDS Prevention

Education is the primary means currently available for inhibiting the spread of HIV/AIDS infection.fifth grade elementary school teachers are charged with teaching about HIV/AIDS prevention but manyuncomfortable. Training time for pre-service and inservice teachers is at a premium. This study willfor experienced teachers in real classrooms and use the findings to develop a Multimedia teacher traPhase I effort, a descriptive study will be performed, the program's instructional design will be coof the Multimedia program will be developed and evaluated. The descriptive study will employ interviidentify methods, models, strategies, attitudes, and techniques that teachers find effective. UsingDesign methodology, an instructional design will be developed that specifies the objectives, structufor the teacher training program. A limited prototype that demonstrates Multimedia program design wievaluated. Design and development of the Multimedia program will be completed in Phase II. The progrmarketed to colleges of education and school districts.