Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expections of Tomorrow's Teachers

TCEA 2013 Convention & Exposition

Special Report Release

Learning in the 21st Century:
Digital Experiences and
Expectations
of Tomorrow’s Teachers

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
February 7, 2013

A big thank you to:

© 2013 Project Tomorrow

Our discussion agenda

  About the Speak Up National Research Project
  Context for this new research
  Introduction of key report findings
  Questions for further consideration
  Discussion

Speak Up 2012 National Findings
Views of Tomorrow’s Teachers in
College Teacher Preparation Programs


Project Tomorrow, a national
education nonprofit organization
Programs:

•  Research & evaluation studies
•  School and community programs
•  Events for students

Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.


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, 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

+ 3 million surveys since 2003

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
  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

Activities Value Propositions Aspirations


National Speak Up for Aspiring Teachers

  1,351 college student respondents
  81% female, 19% male
  75% enrolled in undergrad programs
  25% in grad programs
  41% aspiring to a multi-subject credential
  46% aspiring to a single subject credential
  Future teaching goals:
o 4% pre-school, early education
o 43% elementary school
o 14% middle school
Survey open period:
o 35% high school 3/12 – 6/1 2012


Let’s set some context . . . .


Administrators’ Realities

Wake
Up
in
the
Middle
of
the
Night
Issues

Test
scores
48%

Staﬀ
morale
45%

Curriculum
standards
44%

Adequate
funding

40%

Student
behavior
40%

School
safety
35%

Using
data
to
assess
achievement
30%

Adequate
technology
28%

0%
20%
40%
60%


Administrators’ Realities

What has the greatest potential to enhance
student achievement?

School Site District Level

Enhancing teacher effectiveness 57% 58%

21st century skills integration 49% 54%

Leveraging technology 37% 49%
Common Core Standards 49% 48%

Engaging parents as co-teachers 37% 31%

Enhancing pre-service 20% 23%
preparation programs

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%


Administrators’ Realities: teachers’ adoption

Administrators acknowledge criticality of teacher
training and comfort with using technology as key to
implementation
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%


Realities: different views on value of ed tech

District
Admin
How important is
the effective use
of technology to
student success?
Principals

Parents

Extremely

important

Important

Teachers

Somewhat

important

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


Do we have a shared vision for the future of
digital learning in our schools?

Online
textbooks

Online
classes

Students

Games

Teachers

Principals

CollaboraPon
tools

BYOD

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


Principals’ expectations for the next generation
of teachers

Ability to use technology to:

1.  Communicate with parents & students 70%
2.  Create and use multi-media 69%
3.  Facilitate student collaborations 63%
4.  Differentiate instruction 60%
5.  Conduct online assessments 61%
6.  Integrate digital content/e-textbooks 58%
7.  Incorporate student owned mobiles 49%
8.  Leverage social media effectively 45%


Digital Experiences
and Expectations of
Tomorrow’s Teachers

A special collaborative report
with Blackboard, Inc.

Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and
Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers

Research questions:

1.  What technologies are pre-service teachers using in
their personal and educational lives?

2.  How are they learning to integrate technology into
instruction? What are they learning?

3.  How do the expectations of principals align with the
actual experiences of pre-service teachers?

4.  What are the expectations of pre-service teachers
for using technology in their future classroom?



Key Finding #1:

Tomorrow’s teachers are using a wide
range of emerging technologies in their
personal lives as well as to prepare for
their future teaching assignments.



Key Finding #1:
Social
Media
Usage
Aspiring
Current

Teachers
Teachers

ParPcipaPng
in
an
online
community
17%
14%

Blogging
20%
11%

Using
TwiSer
to
communicate
or
30%
10%

follow
others

WriPng
via
a
Google
Docs™
program

35%
16%

or
similar
product

CommunicaPng
via
discussion
boards,
74%
50%

chat
sites
and
social
networking

UpdaPng
a
personal
social
networking
80%
55%

site



Key Finding #1:
Aspiring teachers are tapping into tech-enabled,
self-directed learning to support their career
preparation
  Online podcasts and video (45%)
  Finding mentors online (42%)
  Facebook as a collaboration site (35%)
  Taking online assessments (22%)
  Twitter as a professional learning tool (20%)



Key Finding #2:

Tomorrow’s teachers look to field study
and student teaching mentors as well as
university professors as role models of
using technology effectively.



Key Finding #2:

What is the best way for you to learn about how to
integrate technology into instruction?

1.  Field observations and student teaching 68%
2.  Observation of college professors 62%
3.  Classmates 56%



Key Finding #2:

What is the best way for you to learn about how to
integrate technology into instruction?

1.  Field observations and student teaching 68%
2.  Observation of college professors 62%
3.  Classmates 56%

Big question: are these always the most
effective role models?



Key Finding #2:

What technology tools or techniques are you
learning to use in your methods classes?

Top 3:

1.  How to use Office tools 71%
2.  Create a multi-media presentation 64%
3.  How to use an interactive whiteboard 55%



Key Finding #2:

What technology tools or techniques are you
learning to use in your methods classes?

Top 3:

1.  How to use Office tools 71%
2.  Create a multi-media presentation 64%
3.  How to use an interactive whiteboard 55%

Another big question:
Are these the right priorities?


Key Finding #3:

School principals’ expectations for the
digital experiences of pre-service teachers
does not align with actual experiences in
teacher prep programs.


Key Finding #3:
Principals’ expectations vs. pre-service teachers’
experiences – are we in alignment?
Ability
to
create
and
use
video,
podcasts

and
other
media

IdenPfying
and
evaluaPng
quality
digital

content
to
use
in
class

IncorporaPng
student
owned
mobile

devices

Using
social
media
within
instrucPon
with

students

How
to
teach
an
online
class

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

Aspiring
Teachers

Principals



Key Finding #3:
Evolving needs in the classroom

Principals’ 2008 2011
Expectations
Ability to integrate 24% 45%
student owned mobile
devices within
instruction
Experience and training 12% 25%
in teaching an online
class



Key Finding #4:

Tomorrow’s teachers place a higher value
on the role of technology in student
success and their own productivity than
current in-service teachers do.



Key Finding #4:
Impact
of
technology
within
my
Aspiring
Current

classroom
on:

Teachers
Teachers

My
students’
academic
success

Develop
their
creaPvity
76%
35%

More
moPvated
to
learn
75%
50%

More
parPcipatory
in
discussions
68%
25%

Able
to
apply
knowledge
to
problem
64%
26%

solving

Deeply
explore
their
ideas

59%
17%

Own
their
own
learning
57%
22%

Work
together
more
oZen
52%
22%


Key Finding #4:

Impact
of
technology
within
my
Aspiring
Current

classroom
on:

Teachers
Teachers

My
eﬀec0veness
as
a
teacher

Create
more
interacPve
lessons
86%
51%

BeSer
organizaPon

70%
47%

Student
centered
learning
approach
59%
37%

More
connected
to
my
students
59%
23%

Create
more
relevant
lessons
57%
38%

Encourage
students
to
be
more
self-‐ 57%
30%

directed

Facilitate
student
collaboraPons

54%
20%


Key Finding #4:

Thinking about your future teaching assignment,
what will be most important for your success?

1.  Engaged parents 77%
2.  Supportive colleagues 71%
3.  Supportive principal 70%
4.  Classroom facilities 64%
5.  Technology tools and resources 63%



Key Finding #5:

Tomorrow’s teachers have a long wish list
of their own expectations for technology in
their future classrooms.



Key Finding #5:
Technology
Tools
and
Strategies
I
want
in
my
Aspiring

UlJmate
School

Teachers

Ability
to
access
the
Internet
anywhere
on
campus
71%

Laptop
or
netbook
for
every
student
to
use
at
school

71%

AdapPve
learning
soZware
which
adjusts
levels
and
63%

content
to
student
needs

InteracPve
whiteboards
59%

Online
textbooks
48%

Digital
content
for
classroom
use
45%

Digital
media
creaPon
tools

42%

Handheld
student
response
systems

42%

Tablet
computers

42%

Ability
for
students
to
use
their
own
mobile
devices

39%



Questions for further consideration

K-12 Leadership:

•  How are communicating your needs for new
teachers’ skills to your higher ed partners?
•  Are you prepared to meet the expectations of
tomorrow’s teachers?
•  How can you tap into their digital interests to
spur school or district wide innovation?



Questions for further consideration

Schools of Education Leadership:

•  How well are your prep programs meeting the
needs of your partnering K-12 districts?
•  Are you evaluating student teacher placements
based upon the cooperating teachers’ tech
expertise?
•  How can you leverage your students’ digital
skills for additional informal learning?


Digital Experiences
and Expectations of
Tomorrow’s Teachers

Available at:
Tomorrow.org
Blackboard.com/teacherreport

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

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


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
and SpeakUpEd

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