Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice SXSWedu March 1, 2015 Dr. Kecia Ray, Executive Director Learning Technology & Library Services, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Dr. Mila Fuller, Deputy Executive Director, National Council of Teachers of English Dr. Kari Stubbs, Vice President, Learning & Innovation, BrainPOP Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow http://www.tomorrow.org/SxSweduPanel.html

1. Paying it Forward:
Leveraging Today’s Female Voice
Dr. Kecia Ray
Executive Director Learning
Technology & Library Services
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
@keciaray
#edtech4women
Dr. Mila Fuller
Deputy Executive Director
National Council of Teachers of English
@MilaFuller
Dr. Kari Stubbs
Vice President,
Learning & Innovation
BrainPOP
@karistubbs
Julie Evans
CEO
Project Tomorrow
@JulieEvans_PT

2. Reality check

7. + Women in
education

8. Women in
education
Technology roles,
attitudes and values

9. Did you know?
School District technology leadership positions:
 CIO/CTO
 Director of Technology
 IT Director
 Directors of Education Technology

10. Did you know?
School District technology leadership positions:
 CIO/CTO
 Director of Technology
 IT Director
 Directors of Education Technology
3X more males than females in these positions
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

11. Did you know?
School level technology positions:
 Technology coordinator
 Instructional technology coordinator
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

12. Did you know?
School level technology positions:
 Technology coordinator
 Instructional technology coordinator
65% of those positions are held by women
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

13. Did you know?
School or district technology support positions:
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

14. Did you know?
School or district technology support positions:
Men are twice as likely to be in those jobs
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

15. Did you know?
School site principal positions:
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

16. Did you know?
School site principal positions:
52% of school principals are male
40% are female – mostly in elementary schools
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

17. Did you know?
School site principal positions:
Self-assessment of tech skills?
Does it have a gender component?
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

18. Did you know?
School site principal positions:
My tech skills are advanced compared to my peers:
29% of women say yes!
37% of men say yes!
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

19. Did you know?
District level leadership positions:
Per AASA:
Only 24% of district superintendents are female

20. Did you know?
District level leadership positions:
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data
 Men are 2X as likely to be Assistant Supts
 Women are 2X as likely to be Curriculum
Directors

21. Did you know?
District level leadership positions:
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data
Self-assessment of tech skills?
Does it have a gender component?

22. Did you know?
District level leadership positions:
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data
My tech skills are advanced compared to my peers:
46% of women say yes!
57% of men say yes!

23. 1. Disparity in education positions
2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes
What does it mean?

24. 1. Disparity in education positions
2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes
What does it mean?
Does it impact other views?

25. Pop Quiz

26. Quiz: Challenges school district leaders are
facing in their district today
“What is waking you up in the middle of the night?”
Who is more likely to say this is a wake up challenge for them . . .
a female district leader or a male district leader?
Potential Wake Up Issues Female School
District Leaders
Male School
District Leaders
Adequate funding for education
Serving a diverse population of students
Closing the achievement gap
School/student safety issues
Staff morale and motivation
Use of technology within instruction

27. Quiz: Challenges school district leaders are
facing in their district today
What is waking you up in the middle of the night?
Who is more likely to say this is a wake up challenge for them
– a male district leader or a female district leader?
Wake Up Issues Female School
District Leaders
Male School
District Leaders
Adequate funding for education 52% 66%
Serving a diverse population of
students
41% 28%
Closing the achievement gap 56% 37%
School/student safety issues 20% 32%
Staff morale and motivation 46% 35%
Use of technology within instruction 40% 49%
Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

28. 1. Disparity in education positions
2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes
3. Gender impacts other edu issues
What does it mean?

29. What does it mean?
It’s about culture

30. Personal journeys

31. Qualities of
leadership

32. Personal
leadership network

34. What can you do within the
next 24 hours to become a
better leader in the ed tech
sector for women?
#edtech4women
www.tomorrow.org/zSxSweduPanel.html

35. Paying it Forward:
Leveraging Today’s Female Voice
Dr. Kecia Ray
Executive Director Learning
Technology & Library Services
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
@keciaray
#edtech4women
Dr. Mila Fuller
Deputy Executive Director
National Council of Teachers of English
@MilaFuller
Dr. Kari Stubbs
Vice President,
Learning & Innovation
BrainPOP
@karistubbs
Julie Evans
CEO
Project Tomorrow
@JulieEvans_PT