TEACHERS KNOW BEST! IS ANYONE LISTENING? · AudioBoom, Sway, Google Lit Trips, VoiceThread A. RUTH OKOYE| THE SOURCE FOR LEARNING. Lance Rougeux| Discovery Education Background: Middle

TEACHERS KNOW BEST! IS ANYONE LISTENING?

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June 27, 2016

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98% 93%

TECHNOLOGY IS VALUABLE TO STUDENT

LEARNING

I USE DIGITAL CONTENT AND TOOLS TO HELP GUIDE INSTRUCTION

38%

34%

28%

How large a role should technology play in the classroom?

Primary Secondary No role

MYTH: TEACHERS DON’T WANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY

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Teachers Know Best Report Series

What Educators Want From

Digital Instructional Tools

Teachers’ Views on

Professional Development

Making Data Work for

Teachers and Students

3,100+ teachers 4,600+ teachers

ILLUMINATING THE VOICES OF TEACHERS


Chidimma Uche| Jamestown Elementary School

Background: 4 years of teaching experience, Yoga 4 Classrooms Teacher

Jamestown Elementary School:

• Arlington Public Schools

• Responsive Classroom School

• iPad Personalized Devices (Grades 2-5)

Classroom Make-up: 20 students in general education setting; Special Education

population; Co-teaching model with Special Education Resource Teacher

Ed Tech Connection: Apple Distinguished School

Technology in the Classroom: 1:1 with iPads, Apple TV with Flat Screen TV, SmartBoard

Current Favorite Sites & Apps:

• RazKids

• Reflex Math

• Drawing Pad• BrainPop Jr.

My background:

Former Reading Specialist, Literacy Coach, and Technology Coach in both private and urban public school settings. Currently Director of K12 Initiatives for The Source For Learning.

The Source For Learning: Not-for-Profit learning technologies company working to create and deliver high-quality, technology-based content and services that empower teachers to support learning for all children. All instructional resources and professional learning services offered through the K12 division are free of charge to teachers.

Technology Implementation Example:

Initial rollout of interactive whiteboards in Portsmouth Public Schools –teachers applied and committed to 2 years of professional development.

Critical Factors for Edtech Product Evaluation:

Is support available? Does it have curricular resources? Is it durable? Is it intuitive? How much training will be necessary? Is funding available for the training and follow up?

Current Favorite Edtech tools:

AudioBoom, Sway, Google Lit Trips, VoiceThread

A. RUTH OKOYE| THE SOURCE FOR LEARNING

Lance Rougeux| Discovery Education

Background: Middle school teacher, PA Dept. of Ed., Discovery Education

Areas of Expertise:

• 11 years leading Discovery Education’s learning communities

• Product Development

• Internal innovation team

• Online instructional media program

Best Examples of Tech Integration: Curriculum initiatives not tech initiatives where professional development is the focus

Critical Factors:

• Student outcomes drive use

• Embedded PD

• Platform agnostic

Current Favorite Sites & Apps:

• Discovery Education Techbook

• Zaption

• Global Labs

• Sphero

What Educators Want from Digital Instructional Tools

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TEACHERS PERCEIVE THAT MORE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND SUFFICIENT


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DIGITAL RESOURCES ARE NOT ROBUST ENOUGH BECAUSE THEY…

Do not fully support student mastery

Are not fully aligned to standards

(including Common Core)

Are supplemental only

Are not fully aligned to assessments

Are not in a usable format for my

classroom

Do not match my approach to teaching

37%

34%

27%

26%

21%

12%

BUT - TEACHERS POINT TO GAPS IN THE BREADTH OF EXISTING DIGITAL TOOLS


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How Teachers Rate Digital Tool Effectiveness for Learning Purposes

MOST TEACHERS BELIEVE DIGITAL TOOLS ARE STRONGEST FOR ENRICHMENT VS. CORE INSTRUCTION


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55%72%

MOBILE/TABLET LAPTOP/COMPUTER

MAJORITY OF TEACHERS USE LAPTOPS OR TABLETS WITH STUDENTS… BUT VERY FEW HAVE 1:1 DEVICES


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BARRIER: STUDENT ACCESS AT HOME


“Districts need to give the teachers a chance to

check out the technology before the school buys it.

The district needs to learn the teachers’ needs

before they just purchase a product.”

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BARRIER: MOST TEACHERS DON’T HAVE MUCH CHOICE


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WAIT! TEACHER CHOICE MATTERS

When teachers don’t get a choice, we’ve seen

time and time again that:

USE

PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS

Schools may opt to discontinue

renewals/subscriptions when they see how much

$ is wasted.

Image and study by LearnTrials


Making Data Work

However, more than two-thirds (67%) say they are not satisfied with the effectiveness of the data from the tools they use in the classroom

Teachers believe in the promise of data driven

instruction, but challenges remain.

78% believe data help validate where their students are

and where they can go

69% believe tailoring instruction to meet the needs of

individual students is required to improve student

achievement

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TOOLS TO HELP TEACHERS USE DATA –MAJOR UNMET NEEDS


Digital instructional tools are often:

Overwhelming

Incompatible with one another

Inconsistent in the level of detail provided

Too slow to provide actionable information

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WHY TEACHERS ARE UNSATISFIED:


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NINE DETAILED OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE DIGITAL TOOLS


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OUR NEXT TEACHERS KNOW BEST RESEARCH


ELL

What do teachers need?

What do ELL students need to acquire academic English?

What other “deep dive” research would benefit teachers, students,

and edtech entrepreneurs regarding digital tools?

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@Karen_Seattle

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TEACHERS KNOW BEST! IS ANYONE LISTENING? · AudioBoom, Sway, Google Lit Trips, VoiceThread A. RUTH OKOYE| THE SOURCE FOR LEARNING. Lance Rougeux| Discovery Education Background: Middle