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(c) Project Tomorrow 2009

Future of Education Interview SeriesFebruary 11, 2009

Top Ten Things We Have Learned From K-12 Students

About Educational Technology

Julie EvansChief Executive Officer

Project Tomorrow


“We want technology to be almost a

thoughtless, seamless process. When you

go to a classroom, you pick up a piece of

chalk. Technology should be as automatic as

picking up the chalk. The newer teachers are

expecting it and our students are expecting it

when they come into the classroom.”

Irving (Nick) NicholsonDirector of eLearning Programs

Chicago Public Schools


• Annual national research project– Online surveys + focus groups– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get back their own data for planning and budgeting

• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators

• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting – national reports, state reports, district reports – Services: custom reports, consulting with districts and state agencies– NCES back end database – provide statistically significant samplings

• 6 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003: – 1.3 million K-12 students– 103,000 teachers– 54,000 parents– 6,300 school leaders– 17,000 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military base

schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia

What is Speak Up?

1.5 million respondents


Speak Up is facilitated annually by

Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay)

About Project Tomorrow:

A national education nonprofit organization providing leadership, research and programs to support science, math and technology education in America’s schools


• To give stakeholders a voice in national and state policy

• To collect unique data from stakeholders– Benchmark with national and state data– To inform programs, policies and purchases– High value of having an outside “unbiased guardian” collecting the data

• To support specific initiatives such as online learning, 1:1 programs or new teacher professional development programs

– To validate direction and approach – pre and post– To build support– To generate new ideas

• To model for students the value of being part of the national discussion – civic engagement

• To be recognized as innovative and part of a national initiative

• To demonstrate to students, teachers and parents that their ideas are valued by their education leaders

Why do schools, districts, states participate?


Visit www.tomorrow.org

Student, Teacher, Parent & Administrator Data Findings – updated annually

National Data Release

• March 24

• Congressional Briefing

• Key findings available online

More Speak Up?

http://www.tomorrow.org/


Reports such as:

Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of

Online Learning (Oct 2007, Updated Jun 2008)

Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators

Students, Teachers and Parents Speak Up about Science Education (June 2008)

Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator (October 2008)

More Speak Up?


Top Ten Things We Have Learned From K-12 Students

About Educational Technology

From Speak Up 2007/2008 Data


K-12 Students 281,500 Teachers 29,644 Parents (in English & Spanish) 21,309 School/District Administrators 3,114 States All 50

o Top 10: TX, CA, AZ, AL, IL, MD, FL, NC, NE, WI

About Speak Up Schools:

• 95% public, 3% private, 2% virtual

• 35% urban, 32% suburban, 33% rural

• 45% Title 1 eligible

• 34% majority-minority student population

National Speak Up 2008 Participation


Learning & Teaching with Technology

Web 2.0 in Education

21st Century Skills

Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness

Emerging Technologies in the Classroom Mobile Devices Gaming Online Learning

Designing the 21st Century School

Speak Up survey question themes


Students, technology & learning:

Activities, Attitudes & Aspirations

Disconnects & Differences

Trends & Leverage Points

Speak Up Data Findings


“Digital disconnect” is alive & well:

the gap between how

today’s students learn

and

how they live!

Top Ten Things - #1


“Digital disconnect” is alive & well:

Between students and teachers

Between advanced tech students and

other students

Between girls and boys

Between older and younger students


a. 6%b. 24%c. 70%

Audience Response: What % of students grades 6-12 consider themselves “advanced tech users?”


Students' Self Assessment: Tech Skills

Advanced

Average

Beginner

What % of students grades 6-12 consider themselves “advanced tech users?”

70%

24%6%


Spectrum of digital native-ness

Top Ten Things - #2


K-12 Classroom Internet Connectivity

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

Classroom InternetConnectivity

Setting a context


Spectrum of “digital native-ness”

K-12 Classroom Internet Connectivity

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

Classroom InternetConnectivity

1996: 12th Graders

were in 1st grade1999: 9th

Graders were in 1st grade

2002: 6th Graders were in

1st grade


The “Big 4”today :

• Online and computer gaming• Download music• Communications – email, IM, Txt• Maintain a personal website

Students: What do you do regularly with technology?


The “Big 4”

• Online and computer gaming– Over 64% of students K-12 play

• Download music– #1 with students in grades 6-12

• Communications – email, IM, Txt– Girls still lead in usage

• Maintain a personal website– 40% of students grades 6-8– 67% of students grades 9-12


On the horizon – coming quickly to a tipping point near you!

• Virtual worlds– 38% of students gr 3-5 participate regularly

• Vs. 16% of students in gr 6-8, 13% in grades 9-12

• Video creation/sharing– 32% of middle school students– 50% in focus groups have posted a video

• Mashup of content – 24% of middle school students are doing

this now


Explosion of access to mobile

devices

Top Ten Things - #3


Using Mobile Devices for Learning

Student Access to Mobile Devices

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Cell Phone MP3 Smartphone Laptop

K-2

Gr 3-5

Gr 6-8

Gr 9-12


New obstacles to tech use @

school

Top Ten Things - #4


How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?


How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?

Students say:

Not very!


Besides time, what are the major obstacles you face using technology at your school?

Top responses:

1. School filters and firewalls block websites I need

2. Teachers limit our technology use

3. Too many rules!

• Cannot use my own devices

• Cannot access my communications tools

• Rules that limit use of my school’s

technology


Let me use my own devices!

Top Ten Things - #5


How could your school make it easier for you to work electronically?

Top responses:

1. Let me use my own laptop, cell phone

or mobile device

2. Give me unlimited Internet access

3. Let me access my school projects from

any computer – home or at school


Online learning – defying

conventional wisdom

Top Ten Things - #6


Online learning and K-12 students

Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes!

Interest in taking an online class:

+ 40% of high school students

+ 35% of middle school

students

+ 15% of students grades 3-5


Online learning and K-12 students

Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes!

Interest in taking an online class:

+ 40% of high school students

+ 35% of middle school students

+ 15% of students grades 3-5

34% increase in the past year!


a. Take class not offered at my school

b. Get extra help in a subjectc. Earn college creditd. To fit my class schedulee. To work at my own pacef. To complete a school

requirement

Audience Response:

What is the #1 reason middle school students want to take an online class?


What is the #1 reason middle school students want to take an online class?

Why take an online class?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Class notoffered

Extra help College credit Fit schedule Work at ownpace

Schoolrequirement

Gr 6-8

Gr 9-12


21st century skills & gaming

Top Ten Things - #7


• Over 64% of students K-12 play• Average is 8 – 10 hours per week• Using a wide variety of devices

Gaming Technologies in Learning


• Over 64% of students K-12 play• Average is 8 – 10 hours per week• Using a wide variety of devices

– Cell phones– Computer games– Console video players– Handhelds– Web-based: single or multi user



Students' Use of Gaming Devices

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Cell phone

Computer

Console

Handheld

Online

Gr 9-12

Gr 6-8

Gr 3-5

K-2



• Easier to understand difficult concepts51%

• More engaged in learning material50%

• Would learn more46%

• More interesting to practice problems44%

Student views – why include gaming in school?


• Easier to understand difficult concepts 51%

• More engaged in learning material 50%

• Would learn more 46%

• More interesting to practice problems 44%

• Go beyond & try new things 37%

• See results of my problem solving 35%

• Direct my own learning 34%

Student views – why include gaming in school?


Technology and student social

activism

Top Ten Things - #8


Technology and student social activism – Gr 6-8

How I use Web 2.0 tools:

• Communications – 44%• Share music – 36%

• Research local or world problems – 17%• Participate in online poll about world issues – 15%• Use tools to collaborate about local solutions – 11%• Create special interest groups – 10%• Post my ideas about solutions on my sns – 10%• Collect/analyze data about local solutions – 10%


Wake up for our nation’s schools

Top Ten Things - #9


Is your school doing a good job preparing you/your students/your child for future jobs?


YES!

School Principals 66%

District Administrators 48%

Teachers 47%

Parents 43%



YES!

School Principals 66%

District Administrators 48%

Teachers 47%

Parents 43%

Advanced tech students 23%



Introducing the “Free Agent

Learner”

Top Ten Things - #10


Characteristics:– Self directed learning– Un-tethered to trad’l education – Expert at personal data

aggregation Examples: Online learning

Control over knowledge authenticity

Free Agent Learner


Characteristics: – Power of connections– Creating new communities– Not tethered to physical networks

• Example: Mobile devices

Free Agent Learner


Characteristics: – Experiential learning – make it real – Content developers– Process as important as knowledge

gained (sometimes more important)

• Example: Gaming, simulations,

animations, multimedia content

Free Agent Learner


Visit www.tomorrow.org

Student, Teacher, Parent & Administrator Data Findings – updated annually

National Data Release – March 24

New reports and presentations

NECC 2009

More Speak Up?

http://www.tomorrow.org/


Special data collection this year:

“Imagine you are the President and your #1 education goal is to make sure every student is prepared for the jobs and careers of the future. What is the one thing you would do to improve schools?”

More Speak Up?


Special data collection this year:

“Imagine you are the President and your #1 education goal is to make sure every student is prepared for the jobs and careers of the future. What is the one thing you would do to improve schools?”

over 250,000 responses

from students nationwide!

Stay tuned . . .

More Speak Up?


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It has been great to learn with you today. If you have any questions, please contact us:

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

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