Speak Up 2012 National Findings: Educators and Parents

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

(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Speak Up

Congressional Briefing

#14


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


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


Thank you!

Senator Jay Rockefeller West Virginia


Saluting our Speak Up 2012 Sponsors:


Many thanks to our K-12 National

Champion Outreach Partners:


Thank you for the use of the 21st century

classroom tools today.

Special assistance from Michael Goodman,

Arlington Public Schools


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


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



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


Introducing

this year’s

first national

report on the

Speak Up

2012

findings



Speak Up 2012 National Findings

From Chalkboards to Tablets

“Digital Conversion”






Digital Conversion

A shift in what we do, but also

our attitudes and values




Digital Conversion

Why the new momentum in

K-12 education?




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




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”




Where is the evidence of this shift in thinking?




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




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?


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?


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%



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!


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


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


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?


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%


Flipped learning in the classroom




Schools, VA


Schools, VA


Schools, MD


Schools, VA


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?





What is needed to sustain and

scale these digital

conversions?

4 key capacities:

Bandwidth

Investment

Teachers

Culture




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




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%




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






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%






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%


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%


Teachers’ wish list for professional development


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


Greater importance = new levels of accountability

Should teacher evaluations include an assessment

of technology usage?


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




Schools, VA


Schools, VA


Schools, MD


Schools, VA


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?


Introducing

this year’s

first national

report on the

Speak Up

2012

findings


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

[email protected]

949-609-4660 x17

Celebrating 10 years of giving a voice to students!


National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports

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Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org


Saluting our Speak Up 2012 Sponsors:


Many thanks to our K-12 National

Champion Outreach Partners:


Thank you.

Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

[email protected]

949-609-4660 x15

Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

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