Project iSTAR: An Integrated Strategic, Technology-based Adaptive wRiting Program
About the Project
Project iSTAR will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into an existing technology-based writing program designed for adolescents with disabilities (ASWDs). As part of the Strategic Instruction Model's (SIM™) programs to improve outcomes for ASWDs, iSTAR will provide ASWDs, their teachers, and their families equitable web-based access to engaging, evidence-based writing instructional support that provides quick, ongoing feedback and adapts based on ASWD’s learning needs, preferences, interests, and contexts. Long-term outcomes include gains in ASWD scores on local writing measures, improved family-school engagement in writing skill development, broad use of iSTAR throughout the U.S., and supported sustainability through SIM professional development (PD) support and micro-credentialing. Design-based implementation research (DBIR) processes will guide iterative development. By the end of Year 5, iSTAR will have impacted more than 10 schools across the U.S., an average of 40 teachers serving approximately 160 ASWDs. A detailed logic model, management plan, and evaluation plan will ensure the team makes continuous progress toward providing quality products and services for ASWDs, their teachers, leaders, and families.
iStar will be a digital platform to support teachers implementing these two SIM Writing Strategies:
Researchers
Jocelyn Washburn, PhD
Director of Professional Development, Assistant Research Professor
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Project Officer, Anita Vermeer
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