- 1. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO Speak Up 2013 National
Findings March 18, 2014 Beyond the Digital Conversion: Educational
Technology Trends Driving Innovation
2. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 A big thank you to:A big thank you
to:A big thank you to:A big thank you to: www.blackboard.com/K12 3.
What is meant by digital conversion? What are some realities about
the use of educational technology in our schools today from the
perspective of students, parents, teachers & administrators?
What trends are driving new innovation in education? How to create
a shared vision for the future? Todays discussion the big
questions: (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 4. ProjectTomorrow, a national
education nonprofit organization Programs: Research &
evaluation studies STEM education programs Advocacy for digital
learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Mission: To ensure that todays
students are prepared to become tomorrows leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world. 5. Annual national research project
Using online surveys + focus groups Surveys for: K-12
Students,Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Community Members
Special: Pre-ServiceTeachers in Schools of Education Open for all
K-12 schools and schools of education Schools, districts &
colleges receive free report with their own data Inform policies,
plans & programs Local: your stakeholder data State: state
level data Federal: national findings Speak Up National Research
Project + 3.4 million surveys since 2003 (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
6. Learning & Teaching with Technology 21st Century Skills:
Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness Math and Science
Instruction / Digital Writing Students Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation Internet Safety /
Digital Footprints Administrators Challenges / Bandwidth Capacity
Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom Mobile
Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-texts Educational
Games, Social Media tools and applications Flipped Classroom, Print
to Digital, Online Assessments Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 7. Why do
schools and districts participate in Speak Up? . Power of local
data Use data as input for planning To justify budget and
purchasing decisions Inform new initiatives as an evaluation tool
As a tool to engage parents Demonstrate interest in students ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development Content for professional
development As a competitive tool To counteract mythology . . . . .
. . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 8. Commonly heard ed tech mythology
New teachers dont need any training in how to use technology within
teaching Parents wont accept online textbooks Kids only want to use
mobiles so that they can text & play games in class Online
learning undercuts the role of the teacher in learning. There is so
much great content online for teachers to use in the classroom so,
what is the problem? Just put technology XYZ in the classroom and
magically students will learn more! (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 9. .
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014 National Release of 2013 National
Findings DC Congressional Briefing Tuesday, April 8 Speak Up 2014
surveys open in October 10. Available at www.tomorrow.org/speakup
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014 11. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Digital
Conversion 12. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 13. (c) Project Tomorrow
2014 14. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Digital Conversion A shift in
what we do, but also in our attitudes and values 15. (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 Digital Conversion Why the new momentum in K-12
education? 16. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 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
demands for better skilled employees 6. New student expectations
for learning processes 17. What is waking you up in the middle of
the night? 33% 34% 36% 38% 39% 40% 40% 58% Using data to assess
achievement Legislative mandates Use of instructional technology
Test scores Adequate technology Staff morale Achievement gap
Adequate funding District Administrators Realities (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 18. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 How important is tech
use in school to student success? 8% 4% 6% 10% 34% 36% 29% 34% 43%
57% 49% 53% Admin 2008 Admin 2013 Parents 2008 Parents 2013
Somewhat Important Important Extremely Important 19. What has the
greatest potential to enhance student achievement? District
Administrators Enhancing teacher effectiveness 58% 21st century
skills integration 49% Leveraging technology 46% IEP for every
child 37% Enhanced leadership skills 35% Common Core Standards 33%
20. Socialbased learning Untethered learning Digitallyrich learning
Students & Digital Learning 21st century digital learning
Beyond just a digital conversion . . . . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
Student Vision 21. A special pre-release of the Speak Up 2013
national data findings (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 22. K-12 Students
325,279 Teachers & Librarians 32,151 Parents (in English &
Spanish) 39,986 School/District Administrators 4,530 Community
Members (new this year!) 1,346 About the participating schools
& districts o 9,005 schools and 2,710 districts o 90% public
schools 10% private/parochial/charter/other o 32% urban / 31% rural
/ 37% suburban o 30% school wide Title 1; 43% majority minority
school o All 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools National Speak
Up 2013 Participation: 403,292 (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 23. (c)
Project Tomorrow 2014 Digital Conversions what tools and resources
are digital learners using? how are they using these tools for
learning? what are their expectations for digital learning? 24.
Enabling Technologies Mobile Devices Social Media Tools Online
Learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 25. Students personal access to
mobile devices (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 50% 73% 89% 62% 66% 66%
58% 61% 50% 39% 48% 39% Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12 Smartphone Laptop
Tablet Digital Reader 26. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 What mobile
device I use depends upon the task Read a book? Take notes in
class? Use social media? Create content? Different tools for
different tasks 27. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Cell phone without
Internet access Smartphone Tablet computer Parents - 2008 90% 32%
5% Parents - 2013 23% 85% 64% Teachers - 2008 80% 20% 6% Teachers -
2013 31% 80% 38% Principals - 2008 74% 27% 10% Principals - 2013
23% 80% 35% Growth in mobile device access: 2008 to 2013 28. (c)
Project Tomorrow 2014 Classroom one-to-one implementations
Teachers: Yes, my students have access to at least one mobile
device to use for learning Students own devices 13% School assigned
devices for school use 16% School assigned devices for home/school
9% Teacher can check out devices to use 25% 29. (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 52% 63% 49% 49% 55% 52% 54% 55% 58% 75% 48% 57% 62%
67% 86% Improves school to home communications Increases student
engagement Personalizes learning Extends learning beyond school day
Provides way for students to review materials anytime Principals
Teachers Parents Benefits of mobile devices for schoolwork 30. (c)
Project Tomorrow 2014 Parents are mobilists also and believe in
potential of mobile learning 6 out of 10 parents want their child
in a class where they can use a mobile device for learning 31. The
BYOD/BYOT trend what a difference in just two years!
Policy/Position Admin 2011 Admin 2013 Do not allow 52% 32% We
provide devices 13% 21% Evaluating BYOD/T 19% 22% BYOD/T in place
17% 25% (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 32. Enabling Technologies Mobile
Devices Social Media Tools Online Learning (c) Project Tomorrow
2014 33. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Parents and school-to-home
communications Aspirations for social media use? Text message to
mobile device 41% Mobile app 25% School/district Facebook 14% Skype
for parent-teacher meetings 9% 34. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
Teachers use of social media in class Text with colleagues 61% Text
with parents of students 27% Text with students 11% Maintain class
blog 13% Use edu oriented student social networking 19% Update my
own social networking site 38% Participate in online PLC 38%
UseTwitter as a PD tool 8% 35. 13% have sent out a Tweet about an
academic topic 7% have participated in a MOOC 22% have played on
online game to learn something 27% have used a mobile app to help
organize their school work Over 1/3 have used a video that they
found online to help them with homework (i.e. Kahn Academy effect)
21% have sought homework help thru their Facebook site; 38%
regularly use Facebook as a collaboration site Students social
media use for self-directed learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 36.
. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 2007 2013 K-2 students 60% 68%*** Gr
3-5 students 47% 60%*** Gr 6-8 students 40% 48%*** Gr 9-12 students
23% 30% *** no gender differentiation in frequency of game playing
Who is playing games for learning? 37. What do students say are the
benefits of playing educational games? . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
Benefits of Games Students K-2 Students Gr 3-5 Students Gr 6-8
Students Gr 9-12 Helps me understand difficult learning concepts
57% 48% 56% 48% School would be more fun 48% 43% 52% 44% Games
engage me in learning 43% 40% 47% 43% Learn more about a subject
49% 44% 39% 31% 38. Why are teachers interested in games based
instruction? . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Increase student
engagement 74% Address different learning styles 63% Reinforce
understanding 49% Differentiate instruction 48% Opportunity to
practice skills 46% 39. Why are teachers interested in games based
instruction? . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Increase student
engagement 74% Address different learning styles 63% Reinforce
understanding 49% Differentiate instruction 48% Opportunity to
practice skills 46% 25% of teachers say they are regularly using
digital games in their classroom 40. Enabling Technologies Mobile
Devices Social MediaTools Online Learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
41. Who is your primary audience for online learning? (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 Audience % of Principals Teachers 24% Administrators
20% At risk students 20% Advanced students 19% Students in
continuation or alternative schools 14% 42. Who is your primary
audience for online learning? (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Audience %
of Principals Teachers 24% Administrators 20% At risk students 20%
Advanced students 19% Students in continuation or alternative
schools 14% Top student subject for online class? MATHMATHMATHMATH
43. Why offer online learning? Principals say: (c) Project Tomorrow
2014 Reasons for online learning 2013 Keep students engaged in
school 66% Academic remediation 60% Provide programs for gifted/at
risk students 51% Motivate teachers to change teaching methods 40%
Personalize instruction 40% 44. Parents have first hand experience
with online learning I have taken an online class: For work or job
training 46% For an academic/college program 29% To learn new
skills 24% To explore a hobby 14% For traffic school 7% 21% who
have not taken an online class would like to! (c) Project Tomorrow
2014 45. Middle school students interest in online learning
Advantages of personalized learning: To work at my own pace 52% I
would be in control of my learning 52% To get extra help in a tough
subject 47% It will make it easier for me to succeed 42% I could
review materials whenever I needed 41% I would be more motivated to
learn 38% (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 46. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
How widespread is blended learning? Primarily face-to-face
instruction with some use of online curriculum, resources and tools
to supplement or remediate instruction 46% of teachers are using
videos within class Other models per Christensen Institute Regular
rotation between online & F2F Online curriculum w/onsite
teacher Off site teacher onsite students Occasional online class
Primarily online class 62% 21% (total) 47. Who has implemented a
flipped classroom? (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Principals: have your
teachers implemented a flipped classroom model? Teachers: have you
implemented a flipped classroom model? 48. Who has implemented a
flipped classroom? (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Principals: have your
teachers implemented a flipped classroom model? YES! 47% of
principals Teachers: have you implemented a flipped classroom
model? YES! 8% of teachers 49. What teachers say they need: their
wish list for PD Capacity building + skill development Using tech
to differentiate instruction 45% Preparing for Common Core
standards 35% Use tech for formative assessments 26% How to id
mobile apps for classroom use 36% Using a tablet within instruction
31% How to id quality digital content 34% How to use games within
instruction 26% How to implement a blended class model 23% How to
create videos of my lessons 19% How to implement a flipped
classroom 16% (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 50. Do schools and
districts have a shared vision for the use of digital solutions to
increase student achievement and teacher productivity? (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 51. Imagine you are designing the ultimate school for
todays students, what technologies would have the greatest impact
on learning? (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 Favorite Speak Up Question:
Superintendents & School Boards 52. . (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Online classes Tablets
E-textbooks Games Schoolwide Internet Principals Teachers Parents
Gr 6-8 students Do we have a shared vision around digital
solutions? 53. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014 KeyTrends DiscussedToday
Students have wide access to a wide range of digital tools and
ideas for effective usage Parents are becoming an important driver
for digital learning and communications Personal technology use by
educators increases value for learning A disconnect exists between
administrators aspirations and teachers implementation Creating a
shared vision increases success with digital solutions 54. 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 National
Findings 2013: Congressional Briefings in spring (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org 55. (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 A big thank you to:A big thank you to:A big thank you
to:A big thank you to: www.blackboard.com/K12 56. (c) Project
Tomorrow 2014 Your thoughts, comments, questions How can the Speak
Up research help you? 57. Thank you. Lets continue this
conversation. Julie Evans ProjectTomorrow [email protected]
949-609-4660 x15 Twitter: JulieEvans_PT SpeakUpEd Copyright Project
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