Overview of zSpace in Education Content aligned to standards Models should support what’s taught Various levels of model detail More simplistic for elementary Intricate for grades 7-12 Adaptive functions Audio capability Text to Speech Provides for single student or multiple student use Supports user login, saved work Allows user to create off-line, and then run on zSpace Station

1. zSpace in K12 Education
Thoughts about the revolution
Gary Murphy, Educational Consultant

2. The Traditional Solution - Science
• Science curriculum at every grade level combines lectures, text books & lab work
• Many elementary schools use pre-packaged science kits
• Budgets and Beliefs constrain “live” lab sessions
• Safety and environmental concerns
increase with the class size
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3. Issues and Limitations
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Hands-on experiments can be challenging for teachers
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You typically get one shot at one experiment
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There can be environmental, safety & animal welfare constraints
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Many science concepts are too abstract or too complex for science kits. Video
presentations of abstract concepts are passive
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Student engagement can be minimal
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4. Key Trends in K12 Education
• Digitalization of the classroom
• Computers, graphing calculators, tablets, data projectors, interactive whiteboards
• Digital books, open courseware, online campus
• Online assessment provides immediate feedback
• Expectation that technology will play a significant role in solving problems
• Individualizing instruction
• Increased class sizes, smaller budgets
• Flipped Classroom
• “Brick and Mortar” and Virtual School applications
• Like everything disruptive, online education is highly controversial. But the flipped classroom
is a strategy that nearly everyone agrees on. (NY Times, 10/9/2013)
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5. Today’s Solution – zSpace Science Station
An interactive, virtual holographic (3D) device which delivers excitement and
engagement to K-12 STEM curriculum
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6. zSpace Science Station Instructional Settings
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1 Station
• Teacher or student driven demonstration and discussion.
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Mini Lab
• Project based learning in small groups
• Presentation creation by students
• Enrichment/remediation for small groups
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1-1 Lab
• Hands on teacher led demonstration and discussion
• Individualized learning
• Small group learning, projects
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7. The solution for K12 Education
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Content aligned to standards
• Models should support what’s taught
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Various levels of model detail
• More simplistic for elementary
• Intricate for grades 7-12
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Adaptive functions
• Audio capability
• Text to Speech
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Provides for single student or multiple student use
• Supports user login, saved work
• Allows user to create off-line, and then run on zSpace Station
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8. Supports Next Gen Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards call for students to develop scientific practices
beyond understanding scientific content
zSS support
directly
zSS support
indirectly
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Planning and carrying out investigations
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Analyzing and interpreting data
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Using mathematics and computational thinking
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Practice
Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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Engaging in argument from evidence
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Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
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9. Supports Standards for Mathematical Practice
Common Core Mathematics Standards call for students to develop expertise beyond
understanding mathematical content
zSS support
directly
zSS support
indirectly
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Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others
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Reason abstractly and quantitatively
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Use appropriate tools strategically
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Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solution
Model with Mathematics
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Attend to precision
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Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
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10. zSpace Science Station Use Applications
Elementary School
High School Science
Home School
all subjects and are at times challenged to do a great job with science.
Teachers teach all subjects and
are at times challenged with
science.
Teachers need tools to teach
hard-to-visualize concepts.
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Students are far removed from a
physical lab and do much of their
learning online. Sciences is a
tough subject to teach.

11. zSpace Station Provides Stimulating Observation Opportunities
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Interactive 3D view of the concept
View simulations from any angle
Access more detail on request
Clarify areas of simulation by selection
Replaces passive videos
Supports mastering the concepts
Highly motivating!
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12. zSpace Science Station Facilitates Experimentation
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Perform highly realistic interactive, investigations
Explore things not possible in the physical world
Change variables within the same investigation
Provides a greater range of activities for a concept
Evolves or iterates based on the student progress
Easier for non-science teachers
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13. zSS is Engaging for Students
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Teachers will use zSS to engage them to experience a phenomenon.
The interface allows students to manipulate objects and processes.
Students can use the models to create cause and effect connections.
The platform will allow teachers to provide more examples in which students can
experience phenomena.
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14. Addresses Student Challenges
Students struggle to...
zSS allows students to...
make sense of static
two-dimensional materials
interactively experience phenomena
in three dimensions
understand dynamic processes
when they cannot see them
experience phenomena in a 4th
dimension - time. Students will see
processes move and change in real
time
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15. Where’s the content?
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Numerous content providers in the marketplace such as
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Cyber
Sensavis
Cubewiz
Designmate
3P Learning
EON Reality
Publically available data for weather, earthquakes, medical interpretations, etc
• Datahub.org has 8943 datasets available
• Data.gov, claims to have 400K data sets
• LIDAR datasets
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And more….
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16. zSpace Science Station
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