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Speak Up 2012 National Findings:
Educators and Parents
Speak Up Congressional Briefing
Washington DC
April 19, 2013
Welcome
Julie Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Project Tomorrow
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Speak Up
Congressional Briefing
#14
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Welcome
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
Opening Remarks
Ann McMullan, Klein ISD, Texas
Release of National Findings: a sampler
Discussion with our Panel of Experts
Your Thoughts and Comments
Today’s Agenda
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Meet our panel of experts
Ann McMullan Klein ISD, TX
Scott Phillips Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Christine Sciabica Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Hyweda Tajiddin Baltimore City Public
Schools, MD
Ena Wood Arlington Public
Schools, VA
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Thank you!
Senator Jay Rockefeller West Virginia
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Saluting our Speak Up 2012 Sponsors:
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Many thanks to our K-12 National
Champion Outreach Partners:
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Thank you for the use of the 21st century
classroom tools today.
Special assistance from Michael Goodman,
Arlington Public Schools
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Annual national research project
Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3 million surveys since 2003
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
Math and Science Instruction
Students’ Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
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K-12 Students 364,233
Teachers & Librarians 56,346
Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713
School/District Administrators 6,011
About the participating schools & districts
o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts
o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban
o All 50 states + DC
Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA
National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303
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Our
top 15!
School District State
Klein ISD TX
Shelby County School District AL
Weslaco ISD TX
McAllen ISD TX
Richardson ISD TX
Brevard County School District FL
Merced Union HS District CA
Paradise Valley USD AZ
Madison County School District AL
City of Chicago Public Schools IL
Irvine USD CA
Baltimore City Public Schools MD
Cabot School District AR
Albemarle County Public Schools VA
North Carolina Virtual Public Schools NC
Opening Remarks
Ann McMullan
Executive Director
Educational Technology
Klein Independent School District
Klein, Texas
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Introducing
this year’s
first national
report on the
Speak Up
2012
findings
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
“Digital Conversion”
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Digital Conversion
A shift in what we do, but also
our attitudes and values
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Digital Conversion
Why the new momentum in
K-12 education?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Why the new momentum for digital
conversions in K-12 education?
1. Common Core State Standards
2. Educators’ personal use of digital tools
3. Sustained budget stress
4. Emergence of the new digital parent
5. Employers’ needs for better skilled employees
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
6%
9%
8%
7%
29%
33%
34%
42%
49%
56%
43%
50%
Parents 2008
Parents 2012
Administrators 2008
Administrators 2012
Somewhat Important Important Extremely Important
How important is tech use in school to
student success?
Mobile learning
Social media
Digital content
“Speak Up Snacks”
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Where is the evidence of this shift in thinking?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Cell phone without Internet
access
Smartphone Tablet computer
Parents - 2008 90% 32% 5%
Parents - 2012 35% 73% 49% Teachers - 2008 80% 20% 6%
Teachers - 2012 40% 67% 32% Principals - 2008 74% 27% 10%
Principals - 2012 29% 70% 30%
Growth in mobile device access
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From Chalkboards to Tablets
48%
50%
50%
57%
60%
57%
55%
52%
77%
53%
63%
64%
48%
84%
59%
Personalizes learning
Increases student engagement
Improves school to homecommunications
Provides way for students toreview materials anytime
Extends learning beyond school day
Principals Teachers Parents
Benefits of mobile devices for schoolwork
What if there were two classes – one allowed use
of student owned devices and one did not.
How likely is it that you would want your child
in the class that allowed the devices?
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Understanding the depth of the parental support:
What if there were two classes – one allowed use
of student owned devices and one did not.
How likely is it that you would want your child
in the class that allowed the devices?
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Understanding the depth of the parental support:
66% of parents said it is likely!
(42% said very likely)
The BYOD/BYOT trend –
what a difference a year makes!
Policy/Position Admin 2011 Admin 2012
Do not allow 52% 37%
Discretion of building
principal 16% 21%
Discretion of teacher 21% 32%
We provide devices 13% 18%
Evaluating BYOD/T 19% 28%
BYOD/T in place 17% 30%
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Elementary School Parents
Middle School Parents
High School Parents
Communicating via text messages
86% 86% 86%
Maintaining a social networking site
62% 55% 52%
Watching online videos
40% 36% 34%
Streaming online TV shows
37% 34% 32%
Playing online or mobile app games
30% 28% 25%
Using Twitter 14% 13% 13%
Parents are social media users, too!
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Digital preferences for school to home
communications
25%
24%
23%
17%
14%
13%
36%
39%
38%
Parents of Students K-5
Parents of Students Gr 6-8
Parents of Students Gr 9-12
Text messaging Facebook Mobile app
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25%
10%
33%
22%
37%
26%
41%
39%
30%
26%
26%
8%
45%
63%
36%
25%
Participate in an online PLC
Participate in webinars
Take an online class
Maintain a professional social networkingsite
Principals - 2012 Principals - 2008 Teachers - 2012 Teachers - 2008
Use of online tools to support professional growth
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Content-driven digital conversions: What is
holding our districts back?
School principals say:
Providing enough computers and Internet access 55%
Evaluating the quality of digital content 45%
Balancing instructional time constraints 43%
Teachers are not trained to integrate digital content 41%
Teachers: what digital content
are you using?
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6%
21%
10%
20% 21%
47%
19% 24% 25%
31% 35%
53%
Virtual labs Onlinecurriculum
Simulations Animations Digitaltextbooks
Videos
All Teachers Math & Science Teachers
Experience with flipped learning Teachers Principals
(about their
teachers)
Did this – with my own videos 3% 27%
Did this – with online videos 6% 19%
I’m interested in this 18% 27%
Concern: student home access 53% 47%
Concern: need PD in creating videos 27% 33%
Concern: need PD in finding videos 21% 31%
Concern: need PD in what to do in
class
17% 31%
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Flipped learning in the classroom
Meet our panel of experts
Ann McMullan Klein ISD, TX
Scott Phillips Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Christine Sciabica Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Hyweda Tajiddin Baltimore City Public
Schools, MD
Ena Wood Arlington Public
Schools, VA
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Discussion Questions
What tools or resources are you using in
your classroom, school or district?
What has been the driver for the “digital
conversion” in your classroom, school or
district?
What is on the horizon for your digital
conversion?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
What is needed to sustain and
scale these digital
conversions?
4 key capacities:
Bandwidth
Investment
Teachers
Culture
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
Do you have enough bandwidth to
support greater use of digital content in
the classroom?
15%
71%
11%
3%
Sufficient connectivity Concerns about connectivity
Insufficient connectivity Not sure
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From Chalkboards to Tablets
If you had sufficient bandwidth, how
would you use it?
District Administrators say:
Greater usage of multi-media in the classroom 54%
Better utilize online curriculum 52%
Offer online learning for both students and teachers 32%
Strengthen school to home linkages 31%
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
How does your ed tech budget compare
to the 2008/09 school year?
74% of district technology leaders say their
current year budget is LESS than in the 2008/09
school year
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
74% of district technology leaders say their
current year budget is LESS than in the 2008/09
school year
How are you dealing with this?
Status quo on projects 48%
Putting projects on hold 37%
Cutting back on projects 32%
Implementing cloud computing 46%
Tablets instead of laptops 44%
Using textbook funds for digital content 20%
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards to Tablets
74% of district technology leaders say their
current year budget is LESS than in the 2008/09
school year
91% of district administrators would
like to see a specific funding program
to support digital conversion in the
ESEA Reauthorization
Need for greater teacher capacity with
digital tools
Enabling Technology Administrator Concern
Mobile learning Teachers don’t know how to
incorporate mobiles within instruction
– 35%
Online classes Cannot find teachers interested/skilled
in teaching online classes – 26%
Digital content Teachers need training on how to
leverage digital content effectively –
42%
Teachers are reluctant to use digital
content we have – 20%
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Preparing for Common Core standards 46%
Using tech to differentiate instruction 45%
Use tech for formative assessments 27%
Using a tablet within instruction 32%
How to id quality digital content 31%
How to id mobile apps for classroom use 31%
How to use games within instruction 26%
How to create videos of my lessons 20%
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Teachers’ wish list for professional development
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Teachers – 2008
Teachers - 2012
We don’t have enough computers for students to use
31% 55%
School filters and firewalls block the websites I need for my class
42% 36%
I need additional professional development on how to effectively integrate technology into my instructional plans
9% 33%
District policies limit the technology that I can use
19% 28%
Change in obstacles to using technology at school
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Greater importance = new levels of accountability
Should teacher evaluations include an assessment
of technology usage?
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Should teacher evaluations include tech use?
64%
74% 80%
43%
19% 11% 10%
47%
17% 15% 10% 10%
Parents Principals DistrictAdministrators
Teachers
Agree Disagree Not sure
Meet our panel of experts
Ann McMullan Klein ISD, TX
Scott Phillips Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Christine Sciabica Fairfax County Public
Schools, VA
Hyweda Tajiddin Baltimore City Public
Schools, MD
Ena Wood Arlington Public
Schools, VA
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Discussion Questions
What obstacles or barriers do you face in
implementing digital tools or resources?
What new capacities could enable you to
realize your vision for digital learning in your
classroom, school or district?
What does the future look like for
digital conversions?
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Introducing
this year’s
first national
report on the
Speak Up
2012
findings
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Save the date:
National Release of the 2012
Speak Up Data Findings
K-12 Students
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12-1:30PM
Capitol Visitor Center
House Visitor Center Room 201
Presentation of Findings
Panel of Students
Interactive Discussion
RSVP: Jenny Hostert
949-609-4660 x17
Celebrating 10 years of giving a voice to students!
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National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports
Online learning trends Mobile learning & social media Print to digital migration Social learning Intelligent adaptive software New digital parent series
Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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Saluting our Speak Up 2012 Sponsors:
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Many thanks to our K-12 National
Champion Outreach Partners:
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Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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