Learning Impact Conference – Nashville July 2022: Designing a Better School Learning Impact 2022-Part 2

1. Many thanks to:

2. About Project Tomorrow
(www.tomorrow.org)
 Nonprofit education organization supporting K-12 education since 1996
 Mission: to support the development of new leadership capacities
within the K-12 ecosystem through the translation of research into
practice
 Core belief: the voices and views of K-12 stakeholders can be a valuable
asset for stimulating change in education if used effectively
 Programs and research: focus on understanding the impact of new
learning models, including digital learning, on student outcomes and
educator effectiveness

3. About the Speak Up Research Project
 A leadership support tool for education leaders in schools,
districts, states and supporting organizations.
 A free turnkey service for schools and districts to collect
feedback from students, parents, teachers and
administrators. Includes local reports with state and
national comparative data.
 A process to effectively use the authentic views and ideas of
K-12 stakeholders as an asset to inform decisions,
programs, policies, funding and new initiatives.
 A reliable and valid source for understanding key national
and state trends in education since 2003.
Facilitated annually by Project Tomorrow, Speak Up is:
Most comprehensive data set on digital learning includes
feedback from over 6.2 million K-12 stakeholders.

4. 1. Why listen to the ideas of
our students?
2. How can we use those
ideas to improve learning
experiences for all
students?
For today’s discussion, what is our starting point?

5. Are we all seeing the same things?
Do your students see learning and
school in the same way we do?

6. Are we all seeing the same things?
Do your students see learning and
school in the same way we do?
For today:
 Suspend our assumptions
 Be open to new perspectives
 Respect the views of the students

7. Today’s student panel discussion – via video clips
Speak Up Congressional Briefing
October 2021
Virtual
NSBA Advocacy Summit
January 2022
In person – Washington DC
Discussion themes:
 Defining student engagement in
school and learning
 Students’ preferences for learning
 Designing a better school or
classroom learning experience

8. Let’s hear from our student panelists!
 Trinity, Grade 7, Virginia
 Oscar, Grade 9, Maryland
 Mirakle, Grade 11, New York
 Joseph, Grade 11, Texas
 Remington, Grade 12, Virginia
 Remy, Grade 12, California
 Ava, Grade 12, Wisconsin
Speak Up Congressional Briefing
October 2021
Virtual
NSBA Advocacy Summit
January 2022
In person – Washington DC

9. Designing a better
school or classroom
learning experience

10. Understanding students’ current attitudes and expectations
“Doing well in school
is important to me.”
Speak Up Research – 2021/22 school year results
80%of students in grades 6-12 agree

11. Understanding students’ current attitudes and expectations
“Doing well in school
is important to me.”
Speak Up Research – 2021/22 school year results
“The classroom
environment at my
school allows me to do
my best work.”
80%of students in grades 6-12 agree
35%of students in grades 6-12 agree

12. Designing a better learning experience: Remington

13. Designing a better learning experience: Ava

14. Designing a better learning experience: Oscar

15. Designing a better learning experience: Remington

16. Designing a better learning experience: Oscar

17. Designing a better learning experience: Remington

18. Designing a better learning experience: Mirakle

19. Where do we go from here?
1. What did you learn from these
students?
2. How do we effectively translate
stakeholders’ views and
aspirations into powerful new
ideas for education
improvement?

20. To access the complete set of student
panels, visit www.tomorrow.org
https://tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html

21. Additional resources and information
www.tomorrow.org

22. To learn more . . . .
 To get a copy of today’s
presentation deck
 To learn more about
Project Tomorrow and the
Speak Up Research Project
 To connect with us about
potential collaborations

23. Julie A. Evans, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
@JulieEvans_PT
949-609-4661
Envisioning the future by listening
to the ideas of our students