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Speak Up Oct2019 Congressional Briefing Presentation Slides
This document provides a summary of the 2019 Speak Up National Findings Annual Congressional Briefing. It includes an introduction from Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, an education nonprofit. The briefing covered digital learning in K-12 schools, including current technology implementations, student access to devices, and digital content used. It also addressed defining value from the perspectives of educators and students, as well as concerns around screen time, teacher effectiveness, and digital equity. A panel of K-12 students shared their views. The briefing highlighted resources available from Project Tomorrow on digital learning trends and outcomes.
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- 1. Speak Up NationalFindings Annual Congressional Briefing October 23, 2019 Julie A. Evans, Ed.D. CEO, Project Tomorrow @JulieEvans_PT jevans@tomorrow.org Digital Learning: Peril or Promise for our K-12 Students
- 2. Welcome to thisyear’s Speak Up Briefing! Be part of the discussion: @SpeakUpEd
- 3. ▪ Nonprofit educationorganization supporting K-12 education since 1996 ▪ Mission is to ensure today’s students are well prepared for the future ▪ Programs and research focus on role of innovation and new learning models within the education ecosystem. We believe in the power of transformational teaching and learning to support student preparation for college and career success. About Project Tomorrow Speak Up Research Project on Digital Learning: supporting the development of new leadership capacities within K-12 schools and districts through the effective use of insights and views from key stakeholder audiences
- 4. Today’s discussion ▪ Welcometo this year’s briefing! ▪ Opening remarks from Christina Fleming, Blackboard ▪ About the Speak Up Research Project o Selected research findings from Speak Up 2018-19 o Conversations with our expert panel ▪ Let’s talk! What are your questions, ideas, comments, insights? ▪ Closing remarks from Richard Quinones, iboss ▪ Wrap up call to action
- 5. Natalia 12th grade student– Woodbridge High School Xaviar 12th grade student – Wakefield High School Oscar 8th grade student – Frost Middle School Jessica 8th grade student – Rocky Run Middle School Tucker 6th grade student – Poplar Tree Elementary School Mina 6th grade student – Greenbriar Elementary School Let’s meet our panel of experts!
- 6. Thank you! Senator TammyBaldwin Wisconsin
- 7. We are veryproud of our partnerships with these organizations and many others! Project Tomorrow salutes the following innovative companies and organizations for their support of Speak Up 2018-2019
- 8. Project Tomorrow salutesthe following innovative companies and organizations for their support of Speak Up 2018-2019
- 9. Opening Remarks Christina Fleming VicePresident Blackboard
- 10. About the SpeakUp Project (www.tomorrow.org/speakup) ▪ Annual research project since 2003 ▪ Facilitated 100% through schools and districts ▪ We provide education leaders with a suite of online surveys they can use to collect feedback from their K-12 stakeholders all year long ▪ All K-12 schools – public, private, parochial, charter, virtual - are eligible to participate ▪ Schools get summary report with all locally collected data + state and national data for benchmarks ▪ Project Tomorrow manages all data collection and reporting for schools as a 100% free service Since 2003, over 5.7 million K-12 stakeholders have submitted a Speak Up survey
- 11. ✓ K-12 students ✓Teachers ✓ Librarians and Media Specialists ✓ Parents ✓ School site administrators ✓ District administrators ✓ Technology leaders ✓ Public Information Officers ✓ Community members About the Speak Up Project (www.tomorrow.org/speakup) Activities: How are education stakeholders implementing new learning models especially using technology? Attitudes: What do they value or care about with those new learning experiences? Aspirations: What their goals or desires for higher impact with these new learning models? Surveys built for . . . . To learn about their ….
- 12. Speak Up isall about translating the views and ideas of K-12 stakeholders into assets
- 13. Education leaders use SpeakUp findings to create “actionable knowledge” About the Speak Up Project (www.tomorrow.org/speakup) Teacher Professional Development Community Engagement Evaluating Outcomes Decision- making Funding Development
- 14. Survey Audience #of Surveys Submitted K-12 Students 289,273 Teachers & Librarians 26,951 Parents 21,951 Administrators 2,190 Community Members 3,861 National participation in Speak Up 2018-19 School demographics: 26% urban, 41% rural, 33% suburban, 59% title 1 eligible
- 15. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Why this topic this year? ✓ Assessment of progress ✓ Realistic view of impact ✓ Appreciating concerns ✓ What’s next?
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- 20. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students ▪ Students and digital learning today ▪ Defining the value of digital learning ▪ Addressing new concerns about digital learning How we will be tackling these important questions …
- 21. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Students and digital learning today: ▪ What technology or digital learning environments are implemented in schools today? ▪ What access do students have to mobile devices in school? ▪ What digital content and online resources are students using in school? ▪ What tools are students using outside of school to support self-directed learning?
- 22. Established (> 66% ofadministrators report as implemented) Developing (~50% of administrators report as implemented) Nascent (≤ 40% of administrators report as implemented) Using social media tools to communicate with parents and students (76%) Students are assigned a 1:1 mobile device to use in school only (57%) Blended learning environments for students (40%) Cloud based collaboration tools such as G Suite for Education (72%) Online professional development classes for teachers (50%) Students are assigned a 1:1 mobile device to use in school and to take home (38%) Students have periodic access to mobile devices to use in class to support instruction (66%) Online textbooks for use by students (49%) Game based learning experiences (35%) Use of videos, simulations, animations and other digital content (66%) Online classes available for students (48%) Flipped learning environments for students (28%) Digital Learning: Peril or Promise for our K-12 Students What technology or digital learning environments are implemented in schools today? Project Tomorrow’s Digital Learning Maturity Model
- 23. Grades Tablet LaptopChromebook Computer Lab K-2 43% 21% 51% 35% Gr 3-5 20% 19% 71% 29% Gr 6-8 14% 28% 64% 25% Gr 9-12 7% 29% 49%*** 23% What types of access to computer devices do students have to support learning in class? *** In 2014, only 16% of high school students reported using a Chromebook in school – +2X growth in 4 years Digital Learning: Peril or Promise for our K-12 Students
- 24. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students What digital content and online resources are students using in school? ▪ 83% of students in grades 6-12 say they are using Google tools on a weekly basis to support classroom activities ▪ 6 in 10 students report taking online tests or assessments on a weekly basis
- 25. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students 20% 22% 24% 44% 47% 48% 53% 19% 21% 22% 37% 46% 45% 45% 21% 24% 23% 36% 50% 49% 49% Virtual labs Online primary source documents Animations and simulations Online textbooks Online or digital games Online videos Skill developing software or apps Gr 6-8 students in urban schools Gr 6-8 students in suburban schools Gr 6-8 students in rural schools What digital content and online resources are students using in school? Weekly usage of digital content by middle school students
- 26. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Does learning = school exclusively? 50% of students in grades 6-12 say they use technology more outside of school than inside of school for learning purposes
- 27. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students What tools are students using outside of school to support self-directed learning? High school students’ frequent self-directed digital learning activities: ▪ Reading news stories online (62%) ▪ Using social media to learn about what others are doing around a topic of interest (57%) ▪ Playing online or digital games to develop skills (42%) ▪ Leveraging online writing tools for feedback and self-improvement (42%) ▪ Watching TED Talks to learn about people’s ideas (41%)
- 28. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students What tools are students using outside of school to support self-directed learning? High school students’ frequent self-directed digital learning activities: ▪ Reading news stories online (62%) ▪ Using social media to learn about what others are doing around a topic of interest (57%) ▪ Playing online or digital games to develop skills (42%) ▪ Leveraging online writing tools for feedback and self-improvement (42%) ▪ Watching TED Talks to learn about people’s ideas (41%) Learn how to do something from a video? o 84% of Grade 6-8 students o 78% of Grade 9-12 students
- 29. Natalia 12th grade student– Woodbridge High School Xaviar 12th grade student – Wakefield High School Oscar 8th grade student – Frost Middle School Jessica 8th grade student – Rocky Run Middle School Tucker 6th grade student – Poplar Tree Elementary School Mina 6th grade student – Greenbriar Elementary School What does our expert panel think?
- 30. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Defining the value of digital learning ▪ How do educators define the value of digital learning? ▪ How do students define the value of digital learning?
- 31. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students How do educators define the value of digital learning? Example: Value of mobile device usage in class? 86% of teachers 93% of principals Answer: Increases student engagement in learning
- 32. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Benefits of using technology to support learning % of students in Grades 6-8 who agree ✓ Improved academic outcomes Better grades and test scores 59% Stronger understanding of class content 52% More likely to complete homework assignments 49% ✓ Future-ready skill development outcomes Creativity skill development 55% Application of knowledge to practical problems 48% Collaboration skill development 48% Critical thinking skill development 47% ✓ Personalized learning outcomes Learning at one’s own pace 56% In control of the learning process 50% Fits personal learning goals and style 48% How do students define the value of digital learning?
- 33. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students YouTube activity % of students in grades 6-8 who agree % of students in grades 9-12 who agree Girls Boys Girls Boys Recommended YouTube content to a friend 53% 49% 52% 50% Use YouTube for my own self-directed learning 50% 44% 52% 50% Posted a comment on a video 41% 46% 31% 42% Regularly seek homework help on YouTube 34% 27% 40% 34% Have my own YouTube channel 21% 35% 19% 31% Posted a self-created video 15% 27% 13% 23% Started a business on YouTube 4% 7% 4% 8% Students’ experiences with Creators, curators, influencers, learners
- 34. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Students’ experiences with Learning important skills to support my future success? At school …. 40% of high school students agree Through YouTube …. 48% of high school students agree High school student reaches 100,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel https://www.thenorthernview.com/entertainment/prince- rupert-high-school-student-reaches-100000-followers-on- youtube/
- 35. Natalia 12th grade student– Woodbridge High School Xaviar 12th grade student – Wakefield High School Oscar 8th grade student – Frost Middle School Jessica 8th grade student – Rocky Run Middle School Tucker 6th grade student – Poplar Tree Elementary School Mina 6th grade student – Greenbriar Elementary School What does our expert panel think?
- 36. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Addressing new concerns around digital learning ▪ Too much screen time ▪ Teacher effectiveness with technology for instruction ▪ Homework Gap and digital equity
- 37. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students ▪ 82% of parents say effective technology use in school is important for their child’s future success ▪ 58% say technology use in class is a good way to learn college and career ready skills ▪ Only 3% of parents say students should not have access to any mobile devices in class ▪ #1 concern about tech use at school? Not screen time but “tech use varies too much from teacher to teacher, class to class” ▪ Parents highly value the potential value of technology to personalize the learning process for their child but wish digital tools were used more effectively in school Parents’ views on value of digital learning
- 38. But, what abouttoo much screen time???
- 39. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Demographics % of parents who say they are concerned about too much screen time in general All parents nationwide 64% By grade level of child in school K-5 Gr 5-8 Gr 9-12 64% 64% 65% By community type Urban Suburban Rural 57% 66% 65% By family income Under 50K annually Over 150K annually 50% 70% Parents’ views on “too much screen time”
- 40. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Demographics % of parents who say they are concerned about too much screen time in general % of parents who say they are concerned about too much screen time at school All parents nationwide 64% 32% By grade level of child in school K-5 Gr 5-8 Gr 9-12 64% 64% 65% 32% 33% 33% By community type Urban Suburban Rural 57% 66% 65% 29% 32% 34% By family income Under 50K annually Over 150K annually 50% 70% 24% 36% Parents’ views on “too much screen time”
- 41. Is this maybeparents’ real concern with too much screen time?
- 42. Or is itthat we have maybe “overplayed” engagement as the only tangible benefit of digital learning and have not addressed or messaged other outcomes effectively . . . . Technology is a tool to customize and personalize the educational needs of my students. Recently, I learned about new apps and media tools to take my class further into the 21st century. I have noticed that they are more engaged, excited, and taking responsibility for their own learning. All of this has improved critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. For lack of a better word, it's awesome! Elementary school classroom teacher from California
- 43. Digital Learning: Perilor Promise for our K-12 Students Why this topic this year? ✓ Assessment of progress ✓ Realistic view of impact ✓ Appreciating concerns ✓ What’s next?
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- 45. Closing Remarks Richard Quinones SeniorVice President iboss
- 46. More resources availableat www.tomorrow.org National Speak Up reports and infographics Targeted and thematic reports Educational Equity Digital learning trends School communications Mobile learning Blended learning outcomes Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies ✓ We have expertise in the evaluation of new learning environments including mobile implementations, online resources, blended learning and digital content usage We want to hear from you! Share your comments on this year’s national findings at: http://bit.ly/2018_19SpeakUpBriefingPaper
- 47. Online surveys availablefor: o K-12 students – individual + group o Parents – English and Spanish o Teachers o Librarians/Media Specialists o School Site & District Administrators o Technology Leaders o Community Members o Communications Officers Speak Up is open now for school and district participation Learn more at: www.tomorrow.org/speakup ❖ Surveys open from now through June: use them when it makes sense for your district ❖ Two formats: multi-thematic Speak Up 360 or quick, single theme Speak Up Snapshots ❖ 100% free – with full data reports for you! ❖ Have a voice in national education policy – share your ideas through Speak Up!
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- 49. Thank you forjoining us today for this year’s Speak Up Congressional Briefing October 23, 2019 Julie A. Evans, Ed.D. CEO, Project Tomorrow @JulieEvans_PT jevans@tomorrow.org Digital Learning: Peril or Promise for our K-12 Students