5. ProjectTomorrow, a national
education nonprofit organization
Programs:
• Research & evaluation studies
• STEM education programs
• Advocacy for digital learning
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Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.
6. Annual national research project
Using online surveys + focus groups
Surveys for: K-12 Students,Teachers, Parents,
Administrators, Community Members
Special: Pre-ServiceTeachers in Schools of Education
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Schools, districts & colleges receive free report with
their own data
Inform policies, plans & programs
Local: your stakeholder data
State: state level data
Federal: national findings
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3.4 million
surveys since
2003
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014
7. Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
Math and Science Instruction / Digital Writing
Students’ Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety / Digital Footprints
Administrators’ Challenges / Bandwidth Capacity
Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-texts
Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
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8. K-12 Students 325,279
Teachers & Librarians 32,151
Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,986
School/District Administrators 4,530
Community Members (new this year!) 1,346
About the participating schools & districts
o 9,005 schools and 2,710 districts
o 90% public schools – 10% private/parochial/charter/other
o 32% urban / 31% rural / 37% suburban
o 30% school wide Title 1; 43% majority minority school
o All 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools
National Speak Up 2013 Participation: 403,292
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“When students are using digital resources,
building multi-media projects, collaborating
and connecting online and conducting online
research, they are more interested in school
work today, and feel more connected to
what their future holds tomorrow.”
Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent
Mooresville Graded School District, North Carolina
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Why is this discussion about innovative
classroom models important today?
Common Core State Standards
Focus on college, career and civic readiness
Educators’ increased familiarity with digital tools
Emergence of the new digital parent - with new
demands for digital learning
New student expectations for different types of
learning processes
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Why is this discussion about innovative
classroom models important today?
Common Core State Standards
Focus on college, career and civic readiness
Educators’ increased familiarity with digital tools
Emergence of the new digital parent - with new
demands for digital learning
New student expectations for different
types of learning processes
Focus on student perspectives
and aspirations
14. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
Key findings include:
Students use mobile devices in the classroom to both
make their existing schoolwork processes more effective
and to transform the way they approach learning.
Students are using digital tools to support collaborative
writing, both in and out of the classroom, reflecting the
importance of good writing skills as a prerequisite for
college and career readiness.
Students in online learning environments are more
interested in what they are learning at school, more
motivated to do well, and feel a stronger connection to their
school than other students.
15. (c) Project Tomorrow 2014
Key findings include:
Students have a clear idea of the value of digital learning
within various innovative classroom models with high
interest in:
social media to provide opportunities for them to
connect and collaborate with peers and experts,
mobile devices that enable untethered learning
experiences, and
online, blended, and flipped classes that that marry
digitally rich content with real-world relevance.
26. National Speak Up Findings and reports
Targeted and thematic reports
Digital learning trends
Mobile learning & social media
Print to digital migration
Social learning
Intelligent adaptive software
Digital parent series
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy
studies
Speak Up 2014 opens on October 6
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
28. Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
SpeakUpEd
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