This document summarizes key findings from a Project Tomorrow report on online educator leaders and self-directed professional development. It found that 7% of teachers surveyed teach online classes. These online teachers engage in self-directed professional development using online tools like webinars and videos. They want more training on integrating technology into instruction and identifying digital resources. Both online teachers and students use technology to support self-directed learning outside of the classroom.
Using Digital Tools to Personalize Learning and Empower Student ThinkingDreamBox Learning
In this webinar you’ll hear from Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, about the latest findings from the Speak Up National Research Project, and how digital tools are transforming teaching and learning. Topics will include learning with technology, 21st century skills, and STEM instruction. She will be joined by Dr. Tim Hudson, former high school math teacher and K–12 Math Curriculum Coordinator for Parkway School District in Missouri, and now Senior Director of Curriculum Design at DreamBox Learning, Inc., who will lead the discussion on how digital experiences in the K–8 math classroom can empower students to think independently, receive specific feedback, and self-direct their learning to achieve rigorous learning outcomes.
Seizing Opportunity in the Digital Age: The Intersection of Technology and Sp...Julie Evans
On June 17, 2015, the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) and the Education and Technology and Telecommunications Taskforces of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities hosted Seizing Opportunity in the Digital Age: The Intersection of Technology and Special Education, a special event to discuss the intersection of technology and special education. Moderator Alexa Posny (former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services) discussed how special education teachers have led the way for technology innovation, and Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans provided Speak Up 2014 data, focusing on 4,475 special education teachers’ thoughts on digital learning. Featured educator panelists Kate Nagle (The Ivy Mount School, Rockville, MD), Caroline Hill (E.L. Haynes High School, Washington, D.C.), and Angela Foreman (Jamestown Elementary School, Arlington, VA) gave insight into how their schools and classrooms have used technology to advance special education and benefit students with disabilities.
This event was made possible by NCTET and the Education and Technology and Telecommunications Taskforces of the Consortium for Citizens, with the live stream provided by Discovery Education.
Using Digital Tools to Personalize Learning and Empower Student ThinkingDreamBox Learning
In this webinar you’ll hear from Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, about the latest findings from the Speak Up National Research Project, and how digital tools are transforming teaching and learning. Topics will include learning with technology, 21st century skills, and STEM instruction. She will be joined by Dr. Tim Hudson, former high school math teacher and K–12 Math Curriculum Coordinator for Parkway School District in Missouri, and now Senior Director of Curriculum Design at DreamBox Learning, Inc., who will lead the discussion on how digital experiences in the K–8 math classroom can empower students to think independently, receive specific feedback, and self-direct their learning to achieve rigorous learning outcomes.
Seizing Opportunity in the Digital Age: The Intersection of Technology and Sp...Julie Evans
On June 17, 2015, the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) and the Education and Technology and Telecommunications Taskforces of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities hosted Seizing Opportunity in the Digital Age: The Intersection of Technology and Special Education, a special event to discuss the intersection of technology and special education. Moderator Alexa Posny (former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services) discussed how special education teachers have led the way for technology innovation, and Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans provided Speak Up 2014 data, focusing on 4,475 special education teachers’ thoughts on digital learning. Featured educator panelists Kate Nagle (The Ivy Mount School, Rockville, MD), Caroline Hill (E.L. Haynes High School, Washington, D.C.), and Angela Foreman (Jamestown Elementary School, Arlington, VA) gave insight into how their schools and classrooms have used technology to advance special education and benefit students with disabilities.
This event was made possible by NCTET and the Education and Technology and Telecommunications Taskforces of the Consortium for Citizens, with the live stream provided by Discovery Education.
Speak Up Survey Insights for Private School Leaders
The Speak Up national findings have been helping private schools define education technology policies for 12 years. Each year, the views of private school stakeholders are captured to identify key trends and help plan for 21st century education. Join us to discover:
• What technology solutions administrators want most
• Where schools are prioritizing technology investments
• Which technologies students and parents want at school
• How students learn to write digitally and manage their digital footprint
Using Digital Tools to Personalize Learning and Empower Student ThinkingDreamBox Learning
How is learning and teaching being transformed by digital tools? How do administrators, teachers, parents, and students really use technology right now? And what does the future of personalized learning look like? In this webinar for the edWeb.net Blended Learning community, Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, shared survey findings from the Speak Up National Research Project and discussed learning and teaching with technology, 21st Century Skills, and STEM instruction. She was joined by Christie Gibson, Principal of Crull Elementary School, who shared insights from her Board of Education Report on state reporting, as well as comparisons of student growth with the amount of time digital tools are used in each classroom. View the webinar to hear the latest on digital tools and personalized learning, today and tomorrow.
2015 Spring Congressional Briefing - National Release of Speak Up 2014 K-12 S...Julie Evans
On April 30, 2015 Project Tomorrow released the report “Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students” at a Congressional Briefing held in Washington, DC and online in a special live stream of the event. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO, discussed selected student national findings from the Speak Up 2014 report and moderated a panel discussion with students who shared their insights and experiences with digital learning.
Get ready to be surprised in this fast paced, top 10 focused session! Based upon the latest Speak Up Project findings from over 415,000 K-12 students, including 34,000 students from California, you will learn how students really want to use mobile devices, social media and digital content to enhance learning - key data you need to inform budgets, programs, policies and instruction.
Speak Up Survey Insights for Private School Leaders
The Speak Up national findings have been helping private schools define education technology policies for 12 years. Each year, the views of private school stakeholders are captured to identify key trends and help plan for 21st century education. Join us to discover:
• What technology solutions administrators want most
• Where schools are prioritizing technology investments
• Which technologies students and parents want at school
• How students learn to write digitally and manage their digital footprint
Using Digital Tools to Personalize Learning and Empower Student ThinkingDreamBox Learning
How is learning and teaching being transformed by digital tools? How do administrators, teachers, parents, and students really use technology right now? And what does the future of personalized learning look like? In this webinar for the edWeb.net Blended Learning community, Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, shared survey findings from the Speak Up National Research Project and discussed learning and teaching with technology, 21st Century Skills, and STEM instruction. She was joined by Christie Gibson, Principal of Crull Elementary School, who shared insights from her Board of Education Report on state reporting, as well as comparisons of student growth with the amount of time digital tools are used in each classroom. View the webinar to hear the latest on digital tools and personalized learning, today and tomorrow.
2015 Spring Congressional Briefing - National Release of Speak Up 2014 K-12 S...Julie Evans
On April 30, 2015 Project Tomorrow released the report “Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students” at a Congressional Briefing held in Washington, DC and online in a special live stream of the event. Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO, discussed selected student national findings from the Speak Up 2014 report and moderated a panel discussion with students who shared their insights and experiences with digital learning.
Get ready to be surprised in this fast paced, top 10 focused session! Based upon the latest Speak Up Project findings from over 415,000 K-12 students, including 34,000 students from California, you will learn how students really want to use mobile devices, social media and digital content to enhance learning - key data you need to inform budgets, programs, policies and instruction.
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Digital Learning in Special Education Classrooms: Insights from Research and ...Julie Evans
Join us for an enlightening conversation between a digital learning researcher and a special education teacher about the impact of digital resources in special education classrooms. Session will feature new research from the Speak Up Project about the aspirations of special education teachers for their ultimate digital classroom.
The Future of Personalized Learning in Elementary SchoolsDreamBox Learning
Personalized learning is the “Absolute Priority 1” of the new Race to the Top—District competition, and the latest Speak Up National Research Project reports that 74 percent of administrators believe that digital content increases student engagement and 50 percent find that it helps to personalize instruction.
Attend this web seminar to learn what the Speak Up National Research Project and Project Tomorrow discovered about what students, teachers, parents and administrators see as the future of personalized learning, how new technologies and digital content are transforming learning in elementary schools, and how these factors affect the decisions administrators need to make today.
New Research: Digital Tools and Personalized Learning, Today and TomorrowDreamBox Learning
Digital tools are transforming learning and teaching, and Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up National Research Project surveys provide insights into how these tools are being used, 21st century skills and STEM instruction in classrooms today. Attend this web seminar to hear from Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, who will share recent survey findings and discuss what the future of personalized, blending learning is expected to look like. She will be joined by a curriculum administrator who led his district’s transition to a blended learning model—a 12-school pilot with a new “Centers Approach.”
Topics will include:
The student vision for digitally-rich, personalized learning
How administrators are leveraging technology solutions to decrease costs
How technology is being used to personalize learning across the U.S.
Julie Evans
CEO
Project Tomorrow
Alec Iogman
Elementary Math Curriculum Associate
Stamford Public Schools (Conn.)
Joe Trahan
Curriculum Designer
DreamBox Learning
Who will benefit:
Superintendents, curriculum directors, technology directors, principals and others involved with personalized or blended learning. Anyone may attend.
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Today’s K-12 students see games as a gateway to more personalized learning and the opportunity to develop workplace ready skills. Educators are equally intrigued with the potential of games to increase students’ engagement. Since 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization, has conducted the annual Speak Up National Research Project to collect and report on the authentic, unfiltered views of K-12 students, parents and educators on digital learning, including the use of games both in and out of the classroom. In this talk, we will share the latest Speak Up research data from over 403,000 K-12 students, parents and educators on the benefits/challenges of incorporating games within instruction – and pose provocative questions for audience discussion on the future of serious games within both formal and informal learning.
Schools around the country are starting to blend online learning into their instructional design as a means of personalizing students’ learning experiences. But with the myriad options for structuring the combination of online and face-to-face learning, teachers and administrators are faced with tough decisions on how to best implement technology for their students. In this webinar, our guests will explore the different blended-learning models that schools are using to support math instruction. They’ll discuss national trends emerging around blended-learning math programs, as well as take an up-close look at the challenges and successes one school has experienced with the blended math model.
For the past 14 years, the Speak Up Research Project has collected and reported on the views of 4.5 million K-12 students, educators and parents regarding digital learning. Using current and longitudinal Speak Up data, we will provide new insights into the use of games, mobile devices and digital content within learning, and counter mythology with the authentic views of students, teachers and parents regarding technology use within instruction. Going beyond anecdotes and assumptions, this interactive and eye-opening presentation will provide leaders with new metrics for evaluating the pulse of elearning in their school or district.
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
1. The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO Barbara Treacy, Advisor, EDC November 5, 2014
2. Introduction to Speak Up
Selected 2013 data highlights
◦Who is the online educator leader?
◦What are their views on online tools for self- directed learning?
Introduction to “Ed Tech Leaders Online”
First hand perspective and insights
Your questions, comments, ideas
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
3. Getting to know you –
who is with us today?
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
4. Project Tomorrow, 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.
5. Annual national research project
Using online surveys + focus groups
Surveys for: K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Community Members
Special: Pre-Service Teachers 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
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Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3.4 million surveys since 2003
6. 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
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Speak Up survey question themes
7. 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
o9,005 schools and 2,710 districts
o90% public schools – 10% private/parochial/charter/other
o32% urban / 31% rural / 37% suburban
o30% school wide Title 1; 43% majority minority school
oAll 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools
National Speak Up 2013 Participation: 403,292
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8. Why schools, districts & communities participate in Speak Up?
.
Power of local data
Use data as input for planning
To justify budget and purchasing decisions
Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
As a tool to engage parents
Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development
Content for professional development
As a competitive tool
To counteract mythology . . . . . . .
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Commonly heard education mythology
“New teachers don’t need any training in how to use technology within teaching”
“Online learning will solve all of the ills of American education.”
“Online learning undercuts the role of the
teacher in learning.”
“There is so much great content online for teachers to use in the classroom – so, what is the problem?”
“Put any technology in the classroom and magically students will learn more!”
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Profiling characteristics: Teachers who are teaching online classes
Who is teaching online?
7% of teachers in the Speak Up dataset
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Profiling characteristics: Teachers who are teaching online classes
Female: 69%
Masters Degree in Education: 52%
High school teachers: 63%
Teaching experience:
o4 to 10 years 28%
o11 to 15 years 23%
o16+ years 44%
Tech skill assessment: Advanced 54%
Blended classroom: 47%
Flipped classroom: 30%
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38%
59%
42%
41%
60%
36%
56%
57%
Online Teachers
High School Teachers
High School Principals
District Administrators
Not important
Important
Extremely important
How important is the effective implementation of technology within instruction on student success?
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How are these leaders using online tools to self-direct their PD?
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Use of technology to support professional tasks
Sample of findings:
Participate in webinars or video conferences 59%
Learn how to do something from a video 53%
Participate in an online community 23%
Use Twitter as a PD tool 15%
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Wish list for more professional development
Online learning teachers want to learn:
1.To identify mobile apps for instruction
2.Use technology to differentiate instruction
3.To identify high quality digital content
4.To implement a blended learning model
5.To be well prepared for online assessments
6.Use technology for formative assessments
7.Use tablets within instruction
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Wish list for more professional development
Desired modalities for professional development:
Types/Venues for PD
All Teachers
Online Teachers
F2F conferences
60%
56%
School training
48%
38%
Online class
20%
32%
PLC / Comm of Practice
26%
30%
Online conferences
17%
29%
Study groups
29%
26%
In school mentoring
22%
19%
Self-directed
11%
19%
Blended class
11%
17%
MOOC
5%
13%
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Wish list for more professional development
Desired modalities for professional development:
Types/Venues for PD
All Teachers
Online Teachers
F2F conferences
60%
56%
School training
48%
38%
Online class
20%
32%
PLC / Comm of Practice
26%
30%
Online conferences
17%
29%
Study groups
29%
26%
In school mentoring
22%
19%
Self-directed
11%
19%
Blended class
11%
17%
MOOC
5%
13%
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Self-directed learning
What social media have you used to support your self-directed learning efforts?
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Are they also using similar tools to help students develop new skills?
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What skills are most important for students to develop to ensure their future success?
Ability to learn independently
Ability with diverse set of people
Being creative and thinking outside the box
Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Technology skills
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College and Workplace Skills
District
Administrators
Teachers Parents
Community
Members
Critical thinking and problem solving skills 91% 75% 85% 88%
Ability to work with a diverse set of people 86% 69% 71% 82%
Teamwork and collaboration skills 83% 66% 69% 79%
Ability to learn independently 82% 77% 67% 79%
Technology skills 80% 52% 69% 80%
Effective communications through writing 76% 55% 68%
Being creative and thinking outside the box 75% 62% 72% 77%
Financial literacy 79%
Defining college and career ready skills:
ranking of importance for students
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College and Workplace Skills
District
Administrators
Teachers Parents
Community
Members
Critical thinking and problem solving skills 91% 75% 85% 88%
Ability to work with a diverse set of people 86% 69% 71% 82%
Teamwork and collaboration skills 83% 66% 69% 79%
Ability to learn independently 82% 77% 67% 79%
Technology skills 80% 52% 69% 80%
Effective communications through writing 76% 55% 68%
Being creative and thinking outside the box 75% 62% 72% 77%
Financial literacy 79%
Defining college and career ready skills:
ranking of importance for students
Online Educators – 84%
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Use of technology to support student learning
Sample of findings:
53% of online educators use technology to encourage students to do more self-monitoring of their learning process
o1/3 are doing that with student oriented social networking sites such as Edmodo
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Impact of technology on student learning
Benefits of Tech within Learning
All Teachers
Online Teachers
Development of critical thinking and problem solving skills
38%
55%
Increased motivation to learn
53%
54%
Development of creativity
39%
51%
Greater ownership of the learning process
30%
49%
Value of trial and error learning
25%
37%
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15%
18%
31%
40%
49%
56%
13%
21%
22%
38%
50%
46%
Tweeted about an academic topic
Found an expert online to answer questions
Used online writing tools
Watched a video to help with homework
Played an online game to learn something
Researched a website to learn more about
a topic
Boys
Girls
Middle School Students’ Use of Digital Tools for Self-Directed Learning Outside of School (Advanced Technology Users)
29. Introduction to Speak Up
Selected 2013 data highlights
◦Who is the online educator leader?
◦What are their views on online tools for self- directed learning?
Introduction to “Ed Tech Leaders Online” : Barbara Treacy
First hand perspective and insights
Your questions, comments, ideas
(c) Project Tomorrow 2014
The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
http://youtu.be/rJf9UbXxa0M
Barbara Treacy
Former Director, ETLO
Current Advisor to EDC
Harvard School of Ed Instructor
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
Resnick, P, Konstan, J & Chen, Y. Starting a community, pre-copy edited draft of the chapter in Kraut, R. E. & Resnick, P. (2012). Building successful online communities: Evidence-based social design. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Go to: http://kraut.hciresearch.org/books (last chapter). Bates, T., (2014) The role of communities of practice in a digital age (Also skim comments at the end) http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/10/01/the-role-of-communities-of- practice-in-a-digital-age/#sthash.oPtWDflH.dpuf
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The Self-Directed Professional Development Lives of Online Leaders
A Discussion with Online Leaders Michelle Eaton Virtual Education Specialist MSD of Wayne Township, Indiana Monte Tatum Director of iLearn Program & Associate Professor of Education at Freed-Hardeman University, Tennessee http://us.twitcasting.tv/drmmtatom/movie/114698087
34. National Speak Up Findings and reports
Targeted and thematic reports
Online learning trends
Mobile learning & social media
Print to digital migration
Social learning
Intelligent adaptive software
New digital parent series
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
Speak Up 2014 surveys open now!
#Suchat Twitter chat on blended learning – Thurs @ 5 pm
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More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
36. 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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