Speak Up 2010 National Findings Students and Parents

Speak Up 2010 Congressional Briefing
Washington DC
April 1, 2011

Speak Up 2010 National Findings:
K-12 Students & Parents

Welcome to the Briefing
© Project Tomorrow 2011

Welcome

Julie Evans

Chief Executive Officer

Project Tomorrow


Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

• What are the expectations of K-12 students for 21st century
learning?

• How does that student vision compare with the educators’
reality? What is the parent perspective on emerging
technologies?

• How well are today’s K-12 schools meeting the expectations
of students?

• What technologies are key in the “ultimate school” for
today’s learners?


Today’s Agenda:
Welcomes Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow

Remarks Dale Orth, Senator Rockefeller’s office

Release of National Julie Evans and students
Findings

Panel Discussion Elementary, middle and high school
students and parents from Maryland
and Virginia

Q&A All


Speak Up National Research Project

• 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, Librarians, Parents,
Administrators

• Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting
Services to help transform teaching and learning


Speak Up survey question themes

Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
Science and Math Instruction / STEM Career Interests
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Online Learning, Mobile Devices, Digital Content
Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and
applications
Designing the 21st Century School


Speak Up National Research Project

• Empowering authentic voices – since 2003:
1.9 million K-12 students
180,000 teachers and librarians
124,000 parents
15,500 school and district leaders
30,000 K-12 schools – from all 50 states, DC,
American military base schools, Canada, Mexico,
Australia, int’l schools . . .

2.2 million respondents


Speak Up is facilitated annually
by Project Tomorrow
(formerly known as NetDay)

Project Tomorrow
(www.tomorrow.org)
is the leading education nonprofit
organization dedicated to the
empowerment of student voices in
education.

Saluting our Speak Up 2010 Sponsors:


Thank you for the use of the
21st century learning tools


Many thanks to our K-12 National Champion
Outreach Partners:


Remarks

Dale Orth

ACS/AAAS Fellow

Office of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV


Speak Up 2010 Congressional Briefing
Washington DC
April 1, 2011

Speak Up 2010 National Findings:
K-12 Students & Parents


Meet our panel of experts
Students:
Jake Smith Anna Guttman
4th Grade Student 5th Grade Student
Bled Aliu Lyric Hatcher
Mark Miller Disrael Sylvester

Parents:
Chris Guttman Dana Shell Smith
Lydia Hatcher Bix Aliu


National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

K-12 Students 294,399
Teachers 35,525
Librarians 2,135
Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267
School/District Administrators 3,578
Technology Leaders 1,391
Schools / Districts 6,541 / 1,340

Participating States for Student Surveys: 48 states
Top 12 (# of participants):
TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI


National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355

About our K-12 Schools:
– 34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural
– 51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community
poverty
– 34% majority-minority student population


What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?


What can the Speak Up data tell us about the
future of learning?

Increasingly, students’ aspirations around
the use of emerging technologies within
education is a reflection of their desired
vision for learning in general.


The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning

Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning


Speak Up 2010 National Findings
1st of two reports

The New 3 E’s of Education:
Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

How today’s students are leveraging
emerging technologies for learning


You are invited:
National Release of the 2010 Speak Up Data Findings
from K-12 Teachers, Librarians and Administrators

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
12 noon – 1:30 pm
Rayburn House Office Building - Room B339

Presentation of Findings and 2nd Report
Panel of Educators
Interactive Discussion
Bring your smart phone!



Key Trends to Watch:

Mobile Learning

Online and Blended Learning

E-Textbooks and Digital Content



Key Trends: Mobile Learning



Table 1: Personal Access to Mobile Devices

Device K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12

Cell phone (without internet
21% 29% 51% 56%
access)

Smart phone 16% 19% 34% 44%
Laptop 37% 42% 60% 67%

MP3 37% 55% 79% 85%

Tablet device (iPad) 10% 8% 13% 10%


Students: How would you use your mobile
device to help you with schoolwork?

1. Increase effectiveness of school:
Check grades 74%
Take notes for class 59%
Use the calendar 50%
Access online textbooks 44%


Students: How would you use your mobile
device to help you with schoolwork?

2. Leverage capabilities for greater impact:
Internet research – anytime, anywhere 68%
Collaborate with peers & teachers 53%
Create and share documents 37%
Record lectures/labs to review again later 35%


Administrators: So, what prevents you from
allowing students to use their own devices at
school?

Administrators say:

1. Teachers are not trained
2. Concerns about network security
3. Concerns about theft
4. Devices could be distraction
5. Digital equity issues


Administrators: How likely are you this year to
allow students to use their own mobile devices
for instructional purposes at school?

Administrators say:

Likely Unlikely
22% 63%


Would parents purchase a mobile device for
their child to use at school?

Parents say:

Likely Unlikely
67% 11%


Parents’ willingness to support mobile learning

Parents: Would you buy a mobile device for your
child to use at school? (by grade of child in school)

70%
Likely 69%
63%

School 12%
13%
responsibility 14%
8%
Unlikely 10%
11%
7%
Unsure 8%
10%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

K - Gr 5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12


Would parents purchase a data plan to support
their child’s use of the mobile device at school?

Parents say:

Likely Unlikely
54% 16%




Data from specific states and districts

Views of our student and parent panelists


Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning


Who is learning online?

Growth in student experiences with academic online learning

2010

2009

Students Gr 9-12
2008 Students Gr 6-8

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Includes:
• Online class taught by a teacher
• Self-study online class
• Blended class environment


Why take an online class?

Benefits of Online Learning
(views of students who have taken an online class)

Scheduling 61%
44%

Control of learning 60%
45%
Work at own pace 57%
43%

College credit 50%
44%

Review class materials 45%
39%

Easier to succeed 36%
41%
Get extra help 36%
47%

Ask more questions 35%
43%
More motivated 31%
42%

Share ideas 25%
33%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12


Info and media literacy skills: what’s important?

Table 2: Teachers and Students differ on the relative importance
of developing information and media literacy skills

High School
Information and Media Literacy Skill Teachers
Students

Ability to identify information sources for research 74% 55%

Ability to prepare written/verbal research reports 64% 55%

Ability to produce digital media
29% 40%
reports
Know how to analyze and interpret media stories 48% 51%

Know how to detect bias in resources 54% 46%

Understand how to evaluate the authenticity of
69% 47%
resources



Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning





Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content


Designing the Ultimate E-Textbook

Un-tethered Learning Enabled by the E-Textbook

Communications tools

Collaboration tools

Online tutors

Chat rooms with video

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents



Engaging Social-based Learning with the E-Textbook

Online classes

Self assessments Middle School Parents
Gr 6-8 Boy
Mobile apps Gr 6-8 Girl

Download to phone

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%



Empowering Digitally-rich Content through the E-Textbook

Virtual labs

Video clips

Links to real time data

Games

Animations and simulations

Access to 3D content

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents



Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content




The use of technology in schools today

Important questions we ask students:

What obstacles do you face using technology at
your school?

How would you improve technology access and
use at school?

Is the use of technology better utilized within
some subject areas? Which ones?


The use of technology in schools today

Do you agree with this statement?

“My school is doing a good job
of using technology to
enhance learning and student
achievement.”


“My school is doing a good job of using
technology to enhance learning and student
achievement.”

Yes!

• 74% of high school teachers
• 72% of high school principals
• 62% of parents of high school aged children


“My school is doing a good job of using
technology to enhance learning and student
achievement.”

Yes!

• 74% of high school teachers
• 72% of high school principals
• 62% of parents of high school aged children

But only 47% of high school students agree!



Key Trends: Parental Digital Choice


Parental Digital Choice

Table 3: Parents value a interactive, collaborative relationships
with their child’s teacher(s)

Desired features for the ultimate online school portal Parents
Access to curriculum materials and online textbooks that we can use at
74%
home
Information updated daily on my child’s homework assignments, projects
62%
and upcoming tests
Information updated daily about my child’s grades and progress in school 53%
Special alerts when my child is missing assignments, has low grades or
51%
is failing a class
Updates from the teacher about current class activities and topics studied 42%
Tools to facilitate collaboration and communications between my child,
32%
their teacher and me
Videos and podcasts of lectures from my child’s teacher 22%


Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.

Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?


Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.

Which technology tools and services
would have the greatest positive impact
on learning?

Are we all on the same page?


Ultimate School: Are we on the same page?

Ultimate School: Enabling Mobile Learning

iPad

Smart phone

Laptops

Bring own device to school

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Parents Administrators



Ultimate School: Engaging Online Learning

Online tutors

Online classes

Colloboration tools

Chat rooms for students

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%




Ultimate School: Empowering Digital Content

Campus w ide internet access

Online or e-textbooks

Games and virtual simulations

Adaptive softw are

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%




Let’s get you involved in this discussion!

Audience Q & A


So, what do students say “going to school” will
be like in 2015?
“In 2015, school will be on the phone. Teachers will text message students
their lessons and send videos of lectures. School will be ‘to go.’”
10th grade girl, Vallejo High School (Vallejo, CA)

Teachers would be greatly affected as well, having less to do with reciting
boring lectures and giving assignments and more to do with looking at
effective, safe sites for students to use and creating digital simulations for
certain subject matter.” 8th grade girl, Liberty Middle School, (Madison, AL)

“Students in the future will take all classes online from home at their own pace.”
12th grade boy, Weslaco High School (Weslaco, TX)

“I would like to have the internet free to explore at school so we could
interact with other students via Skype, iChat, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It
would be great to have that to work with.” 8th grade girl, Skowhegan Area
Middle School (Skowhegan, ME)


What is the bottom line?

Today’s students
want learning that is:

Enabled

Engaging

Empowered

Want more Speak Up?

National Speak Up Findings

Presentations, podcasts and webinars

Evaluation services

Reports and white papers

www.tomorrow.org

Thank you for your participation in
today’s Congressional Briefing.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15

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