Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update, examines the growing student interest in online learning and how schools are meeting that demand. This report, which is the third in a series of reports published by Project Tomorrow®, a national education nonprofit organization, in collaboration with Blackboard, examines the Speak Up 2008 survey data collected online in Fall 2008 from more than 335,000 K-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents from across the nation. Through this report you will gain insight, from schools and districts across the nation, about why students and teachers want access to classes online, the current challenges faced by districts with online learning implementations, and how online learning presents unprecedented opportunities for meeting the needs of our 21st century learner. More at www.blackboard.com/k12/education21c

1. Tuesday, September 21, 2009 Julie Evans , Chief Executive Officer Project Tomorrow Audie Rubin , Director, 21st Century Virtual Academy, Jeffco Public Schools (CO) Natalie Carrignan , Director of Instructional Technology, Westport Public Schools (CT) Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update Data and Discussion

2. 20 million users 9 global offices across 4 continents Born from education in 1997 1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you Extended by 2,500 developers and partners +

4. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Learning in the 21 st Century: 2009 Trends Update Data and Discussion Julie Evans Chief Executive Officer Project Tomorrow [email_address]

5. Series of Speak Up Reports in collaboration with Blackboard (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Learning in The 21st Century A National Report of Online Learning (10/07) Trends Update (6/08) NEW: Trends Update (6/09)

6. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Today’s Webinar Agenda What is Speak Up? Invitation to participate in Speak Up 2009 Review of National Data Findings Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update Expert Panel Discussion Questions & Answers

7. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Introducing today’s expert panelists: Natalie Carrignan Director of Instructional Technology Westport Public Schools (CT) Audie Rubin Director, 21st Century Virtual Academy Jefferson County Public Schools (CO)

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11. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Online surveys available for: K-12 students Parents Teachers Administrators New! Pre-service teachers Take surveys: Oct 12 – Dec 18, 2009 Inviting all K-12 Schools, Districts, States and Schools of Education to participate in Speak Up 2009 Free online report for all Speak Up participating districts w/ your local data: Feb 2010 Release of National Speak Up Findings in Congressional Briefings: Mar & May 2010 No fee to participate. No limit on the # of surveys submitted. 100% confidential.

13. Research about K-12 Students & Technology Use: Online Learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Speak Up 2008 Selected Data Findings

16. Speak Up 2008 Data Findings (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Who am I? Warm Up Exercise

19. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Audience Response: Who am I?

20. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Who am I? 3 rd Grade Girl

22. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” Today’s K-12 Students Adopting/adapting technologies for learning Tech trend setters Their use predicts widespread acceptance Out of school use drives in school use Pace car for others Teachers ultimately catch up

23. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” So, what are the next emerging technologies to be paced by the “ Digital Advance Team?”

33. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Students: Have you taken or researched an online class? 20% of high school students 26% of middle school students

34. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students + 15% of students grades 3-5

35. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students 21% 46%

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38. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update So, what are the barriers to implementing online classes? Principals say: #1 Funding #2 Teacher Preparation

39. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Barriers to implementing online classes #1 Funding Not a funding priority in my district Limited state funding

40. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Barriers to implementing online classes #2 Teacher Preparation Not comfortable with tools Not comfortable with teaching online Reluctant to try it No expertise to develop courses

41. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Teachers become online learners 1/3 of teachers have taken online PD 1/5 of teachers participate regularly in online PLC

42. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 2009 Trends Update Teachers become online learners 1/3 of teachers have taken online PD 1/5 of teachers participate regularly in online PLC But only 3% have taught an online class Only 13% are even interested!

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44. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 What if you could design the ultimate school . . . . what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning? Many districts are looking at this data to inform stimulus funding decisions

45. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 What if you could design the ultimate school?

46. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Digital Disconnect: Online Learning

50. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Introducing today’s expert panelists: Natalie Carrignan Director of Instructional Technology Westport Public Schools (CT) Audie Rubin Director, 21st Century Virtual Academy Jefferson County Public Schools (CO)

51. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 A big thank you to:

52. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Online surveys available for: K-12 students Parents Teachers Administrators New! Pre-service teachers Take surveys: Oct 12 – Dec 18, 2009 Inviting all K-12 Schools, Districts, States and Schools of Education to participate in Speak Up 2009 Free online report for all Speak Up participating districts w/ your local data: Feb 2010 Release of National Speak Up Findings in Congressional Briefings: Mar & May 2010 No fee to participate. No limit on the # of surveys submitted. 100% confidential.

53. (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 More data and reports are available on our website: www.tomorrow.org Julie Evans Project Tomorrow [email_address] 949-609-4660 x15 Copyright Project Tomorrow 2009. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. Thank you!