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The Real Scoop:
what the Speak Up data tells us about
the state of ed tech today
Julie Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Project Tomorrow
Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
What are some realities about ed tech in our schools
today – from the perspective of the student, the parent
and the educator?
What are the enabling technologies that are propelling
a new vision for digital learning?
But, what about those “sticky wickets” that pose serious
challenges to realizing that vision?
What do you need to know to make sound investments
and craft successful plans?
Discussion Agenda
Speak Up National Research Project
K-12 Landscape and Trends
Enabling technologies
“Sticky wickets” – one in particular
Preview: Speak Up 2012 National Findings
Views of K-12 Students, Teachers,
Parents and Administrators
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
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
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
Activities Value Propositions Aspirations
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
National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303
Too many surveys!
What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?
Speak Up National Research Project
Key Student Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2012
Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies for
learning
Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults
Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education
Students want a more personalized learning environment
Enabling Technologies
Digital content
Online classes
Mobile devices
Social media
Video
The Real Scoop: what the Speak Up data tells us
about the state of ed tech today
Real Scoop Pre-Test
• 4 Questions
• True or False
• Answered during the presentation & in
summary at the end
Good Luck!
Real Scoop Pre-Test
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a
book or communicate with classmates &
teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to
communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some
kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to
more online learning is still the lack of teachers
interested in teaching online.
T or F
T or F
T or F
T or F
Be a Speak Up Analyst!
Your assignment:
• Debunk myths
• Uncover hidden digital divides
• Evaluate your vision
• Do you have a shared
vision of the future?
Teachers’ Use of Digital Content
Types used in the classroom:
Videos found online 47%
Games 30%
Skill-based software 30%
Online curriculum 21%
Online textbooks 21%
Animations 20%
Real time data 20%
Teachers’ Use of Digital Content
Why games?
1. Engage students in learning
2. Address different learning styles
3. Differentiate instruction
4. Reinforce understanding or skills
5. Provide opportunities for student practice
Teachers’ Use of Digital Content
How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
Teachers’ Use of Digital Content
How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
41%
26%
20%
10%
4%
Never Few times ayear
Once amonth
One a week Almost daily
41%
26%
20%
10%
4% 4%
8%
22%
37%
29%
8%
12%
27%
33%
19%
Never Few times a year Once a month One a week Almost daily
Teachers HS Students MS Students
Comparing student and teacher values Students, how often do you access Internet content
to help you with homework?
Online classes
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Fee based online summer school
Building your own online courses
Fully online classes for students
Blended learning classes for students
Virtual conferences and webinars
Online teacher professional development
District Administrators
Districts are tapping into many types of online learning
Increasing demand for online classes
A “must have” for the ultimate school:
Students Gr 9-12 46%
Students Gr 6-8 41%
Students Gr 3-5 38%
Parents 36%
Administrators 51%
Why take an online class?
For high school students, traditional reasons:
scheduling and college credit.
For middle school students, it’s about changing the
learning paradigm.
Get extra help in a tough subject
More comfortable asking questions
In control of my own learning
More motivated to learn
Work at my own pace
Review class materials whenever I want
Share ideas with my classmates
Increasing demand for online classes
Parents have first hand experience with online learning
I have taken an online class:
For work or job training 43%
For an academic/college program 29%
To learn new skills 22%
To explore a hobby 13%
For traffic school 7%
23% who have not taken an online class would like to!
We are mobilists!
Students: access at home, usage at school?
40%
40%
35%
10%
12%
17%
48%
42%
10%
18%
Personal, use @ school
Personal, don't use @ school
Personal, don’t use @ school
Personal, use @ school
School provided
Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
Tablets
Smartphones
We are multi-mobilists!
Students: different devices for different tasks
Create a presentation Laptop
Communicate with classmates & teacher Smartphone
Read a book or article Digital reader
Take notes in class Tablet
We are multi-mobilists!
Top obstacles to using technology at school?
• I cannot use my own mobile devices 50%
• I cannot access my social media 47%
• Too many rules! 44%
95% of students say they know their school’s policies on
mobiles and social media
We are multi-mobilists!
Top obstacles to using technology at school?
• I cannot use my own mobile devices 50%
• I cannot access my social media 47%
• Too many rules! 44%
95% of students say they know their school’s policies on
mobiles and social media
1/3 say their school policy is “NO ACCESS” but they
use their tools anyway!
We are multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready?
Smartphones 73%
Tablets 49%
Digital readers 37%
37% of parents want their school or child’s teacher to
communicate with them via text message
We are multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready?
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?
We are multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready?
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?
66% of parents said it was likely – they want
their child in that “mobile using class”
(42% said very likely!)
We are multi-mobilists!
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%
17% have sent out a Tweet about an academic topic
14% have taken an online class they found on their own
1 in 5 took an online assessment to find out how they compared
to other students
1/4 have used a mobile app to help organize their school work
29% have used a video that they found online to help them with
homework (i.e. Kahn Academy effect)
30% have sought homework help thru their Facebook site;
38% regularly use Facebook as a collaboration site
Meet the New Free Agent Learner ….
Social media for learning
Disconnect between the two worlds in a student’s life
Social media for learning
The “No-Internet Test”
Big impact on my personal life 77%
Big impact on my school life 52%
Students’ wish list for their ultimate science classroom
Social media for learning
Opportunities for collaboration with classmates 61%
Access to online tutors 32%
Texting my teacher during class 28%
Class blogs or wikis for exchanging ideas 24%
Video – who’s flipping?
New question area for Speak Up this year – who is flipping?
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%
Video – who’s flipping?
And what do students think?
Good way for me to learn:
Students Gr 9-12 63%
Students Gr 6-8 59%
Enabling Technologies
Digital content
Online classes
Mobile devices
Social media
Video
So, what is holding back these visions of the future?
Sticky Wickets
Print to digital migration
Free Agent Learner
Shared Values
Online Assessment
Teacher Adoption
The Real Scoop: what the Speak Up data tells us
about the state of ed tech today
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Teachers
Parents
Principals
District Admin
Extremely important
Important
Somewhat important
Not important
Reality: Value proposition
How important is
the effective use
of technology to
student success?
Reality: Challenges
Administrators acknowledge criticality of teacher training
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%
Reality: Opportunities
What teachers say they need: their wish list for PD
• Preparing for Common Core standards 46%
• Using technology to differentiate instruction 45%
• Use technology for formative assessments 27%
• Using a tablet within instruction 32%
• How to id mobile apps for classroom use 31%
• How to id quality digital content for classroom 31%
• How to use games within instruction 26%
• How to create videos of my lessons 20%
Reality: Opportunities
Teacher: If your school or district adopted a 100% digital
curriculum, what would you need?
Reality: Opportunities
Teacher: If your school or district adopted a 100% digital
curriculum, what would you need?
1. PD for integration into instruction
2. Ability to manage digital resources and lesson plans
3. Appropriate formative and summative assessments
4. Digital resources in standards based units
5. Onsite support for the technology components
Sticky Wickets
Print to digital migration
Free Agent Learner
Shared Values
Online Assessment
Teacher Adoption
And others
How do you leverage the opportunities to
mitigate the challenges?
What does the Speak Up
findings tell YOU about the
future of learning?
Real Scoop Pre-Test
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a
book or communicate with classmates &
teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to
communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some
kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to
more online learning is still the lack of teachers
interested in teaching online.
T or F
T or F
T or F
T or F
Real Scoop Pre-Test
1. Students’ preference is to use a tablet to read a
book or communicate with classmates &
teachers.
2. 37% of parents want their child’s teacher to
communicate with them via text messages.
3. 46% of teachers say that they are doing some
kind of “flipping” in their classroom this year.
4. ¼ of administrators say that a major barrier to
more online learning is still the lack of teachers
interested in teaching online.
False
True
False
True
How to use Speak Up data
.
Input for planning
Justify budget and purchasing decisions
Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
Tool to engage parents
Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development
Content for professional development
As a competitive tool
And more . . . . . . .
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
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
School and district data release – February 6 – In conjunction with Digital Learning Day
National 2012 Speak Up Reports – Congressional Briefings in Washington DC
– Reports available on our website
– April and May
New targeted reports – Pre-service teachers report – TCEA next week
– Online learning trends report – ISTE
– More to come ….
Next up for us
How to participate with us
.
Focus groups with students, parents and educators
Evaluation and research projects
Participate in mini surveys
Follow us via social media and thru our listserv
Sharing ideas and best practices
Speak Up 2013 – sign up in spring, surveys in the fall
www.tomorrow.org
Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
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