This document contains summaries of multiple reports about trends in 21st century learning. It discusses the growth of online learning options and their potential to help meet new education standards and student needs. Mobile devices and social media are enabling more personalized learning. A retrospective shows significant growth in online learning over 5 years, impacting new programs and plans to expand opportunities. The reports examine topics like the state of online learning, who is learning online, what is driving interest, and whether it can transform learning. Barriers to adoption are also addressed.

1. VIRTUAL EDUCATION
FOR THE XXI CENTURY
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2. the 21st Century: Virtual, Blended and Flipped Classrooms
The digital conversion means different things to different education
leaders in K-12, especially with new state standards driving change in
what exactly classroom learning looks like. But the 2013 Speak Up
Survey data reveals an exciting new trend—everyone seems to agree
that online learning options are providing more ways than ever to
engage students. With 43% of district administrators now offering
online courses, many education leaders are realizing the potential of
online learning to help address these new standards and to meet the
changing needs of an ever-diversifying student population. Online
learning is no longer just a platform for the delivery of instruction—
it has become a highly efficient way for teachers and students to
communicate, collaborate and connect around content

4. in the 21st Century: Mobile Devices + Social Media = Personalized
Learning
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As the environment for mobile learning has matured over the last few
years, we now have greater clarity around the key opportunities and
challenges associated with student use of mobile devices within
instruction. In this new special report, we examine the Speak Up 2011
national findings to examine the growth in mobile accessibility and the
demand for mobile access among students, parents and teachers. It
also addresses the challenges associated with personal mobile access in
schools and the potential for mobile technology to actually decrease
costs for administrators while enhancing learning for students

6. Learning in the 21st Century: A 5 Year Retrospective on the
Growth in Online Learning
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In this latest update report, we document the significant
changes over the past five years in the growth of the interest
levels in online learning and numbers of students and
educators who have now had online learning experiences. Then
we use that five year growth retrospective to shine a bright light
on the impact of this evolutionary process on new
programs, policies and plans for expanding online learning
opportunities for students and teachers

8. Learning in the 21st Century: 2011 Trends Update
As new technologies continue to emerge, schools are tasked with figuring
out how to leverage these tools to engage students for learning. One of the
ways in which schools are seeing success is through online learning, which
not only engages them in contextually-based content, but also enables
greater personalization on the learning process. Based on the 2010 Speak
Up survey facilitated by Project Tomorrow, the 2011 Trends Update
provides insight on the state of online learning by answering
Who is learning online?
What is propelling this new level of interest and excitement around online
learning?
Can online learning really transform the learning process?
What is standing in the way of greater adoption of online learning in our
nation’s schools?
What are the most effective motivators to increase the pool of teachers
who want to teacher online?

10. Learning in the 21st Century: Taking it
Mobile!
This report identifies key findings from
the Speak Up 2009 trends report and
from interviews with innovative
educators who are leveraging mobile
devices for learning. Their stories
illustrate emerging
trends, implementation considerations
and strategies for implementing mobile
learning initiatives

12. Learning In the 21st Century: Parents’
Perspectives, Parents’ Priorities
(Released October 2009) Parents are important, but often
overlooked, stakeholders in education. Learning in the
21st Century: Parents’ Perspectives, Parents Priorities’
explores the views of parents on the role of technology in
education and how well they believe that schools are doing
to prepare children for the jobs and careers of the future.
Based upon the voices of over 21,000 parents collected
through the Speak Up 2008 National Research
Project, this landmark report investigates both the angst
and the aspirations of parents

14. Learning in the 21st Century: 2010 trends Update
As new technologies continue to emerge, schools are tasked
with figuring out how to leverage these tools to engage
students for learning. One of the ways in which schools are
seeing success is through online learning, which not only
engages them in contextually-based content, but also enables
greater personalization on the learning process. Based on the
2010 Speak Up survey facilitated by Project Tomorrow, the
2011 Trends Update provides insight on the state of online
learning

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