presenter title date digital learning: views of students, teachers, parents and administrators

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Digital Learning:

Views of Students, Teachers, Parents

and Administrators

(c) Project Tomorrow 2015


Examine the views of students, teachers, parents and administrators on digital learning

Why is this important to you? Discuss applicability of this data to your classroom plans and personal professional development

Provide additional resources


“Knowing it and seeing it are two different things.”

Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay


“Without data, you are just another person with an opinion …

Introducing the Speak Up data to inform your

classroom teaching plans and personal

professional development

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


Speak Up National Research Project

4 million surveys

since 2003

Learning & Teaching with Technology

College and career ready skills

Students’ Career Interests in STEM

Professional Development / Teacher Preparation

Internet Safety / Data Privacy Issues

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 Ultimate School/Classroom

Speak Up survey question themes


Why do schools and districts 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

Use for grant writing and fund development

Content for professional development

As a competitive tool

To counteract myths or wrong assumptions


Commonly heard education mythology

“New teachers don’t need any training in how to use

technology within teaching”

“Kids only want to use mobiles so that they can text & play games in class”

“Parents won’t accept online textbooks”

“Online learning undercuts the role of the teacher.”

“There is so much great content online for teachers to use in the classroom – so, what is the

problem?”

“Just put technology XYZ in the classroom and magically students will learn more!”


K-12 Students 431,231

Teachers & Librarians 44,289

Parents (in English & Spanish) 35,337

School/District Administrators/Tech Leaders

4,324

Community Members 6,656

About the participating schools & districtso8,216 schools and 2,676 districtso30% urban / 40% rural / 30% suburbanoAll 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools


Speak Up 2014 national participation: 521,846

K-12 Students #

◦ Grade K-2 #

◦ Grade 3-5 #

◦ Grade 6-8 #

◦ Grade 9-12 #

Teachers & Librarians #

Parents (in English & Spanish) #

School/District Administrators/Tech Leaders #

Community Members #


DISTRICT NAME participation: total # of surveys


o Administrators’ challenges

o Parents’ concerns

o Principals’ expectations for you

Adequate funding

Closing the achievement gap

Staff morale/motivation

Use of technology within instruction

Achievement measured by test scores

Implementation of State Standards


IssuesDISTRICT Name Principals- 2014

STATE OR NATIONAL %

for Principals -

2014

Adequate funding % %Closing the achievement gap

% %

Staff morale/motivation % %

Use of technology within instruction % %

Achievement measured by test scores

% %

Implementation of state standards % %


Education Initiatives

DISTRICT Name District Admin-

2014

STATE or National % for District Admin

(National/State)

Enhancing teacher effectiveness through PD

% %

Leveraging technology more effectively

% %

Integrating college and career ready skills into curriculum

% %

Developing leadership skills of administrators

% %

Aligning curriculum to state standards % %

Engaging parents as co-teachers % %


1. Not learning the right skills in school to be successful

2. Needing more than a college degree to get a good job

3. Competing with better educated workers around the globe

4. Not doing as well financially as us


o Using technology in classes %

o Gaining work experience %

o Learning a second language %

o Participating in leadership activities %

o Participating in sports/academic teams %

o Taking advanced math/science classes %


1. Communicate with parents and students (%)

2. Facilitate student collaborations (%)

3. Create authentic learning experiences (%)

4. Differentiate instruction (%)

5. Develop and implement online assessments (%)


1. Communicate with parents and students (%)2. Facilitate student collaborations (%)3. Create authentic learning experiences (%)4. Differentiate instruction (%)5. Develop and implement online assessments (%)


o Digital media creation and usageo Adaptive software o Social media toolso Mobile deviceso Digital contento Blended learning class models


Mobile Content

Online Communications


Mobile Learning


Students’ personal access to mobile devices


“What mobile device I use depends upon the task”

Read a book or articles?

Take notes in class?

Use social media?Communicate w/peers & teacher?Create/watch videos?

Create presentations?Take online tests? Write reports?

Different tools for different tasks


Benefits of mobile devices for schoolwork


Importance of mobile device access

How important is it for every student to be able to use a mobile device in school to

support schoolwork?

Gr 6-8 students %

Gr 9-12 students %

School principals %

District administrators %


Digital Content

Types of digital content

Teachers (Nat’l) 2013

Teachers (Nat’l) 2014

DISTRICT Teachers

2014

Online videos 46% 61% %

Powerpoints, Prezis

60% 65% %

Google Drive for Edu

29% 40% %

Online curriculum

22% 34% %

Online textbooks

23% 27% %

Game based environments

25% 28% %



Why? Per middle school students:

1.Games make it easier to understand difficult topics

2.School would be more fun

3.It would be more interesting way to practice problems

4.I would be more interested in the content

5.Games adapt to what I know and make it harder or easier for me

6.I would learn more about the subject


Online Learning: Virtual & Blended

Students:◦Interested in advanced coursework ◦At risk students in traditional schools◦Students in continuation schools◦Traditional students

Educators:◦Classroom teachers◦Administrators◦Librarians


Students:◦ Interested in advanced coursework (%)◦At risk students in traditional schools

(%)◦Students in continuation schools (%)◦Traditional students (%)

Educators:◦Classroom teachers (%)◦Administrators (%)◦Librarians (%)

Only % of (STATE) Technology Leaders

say their schools/districts

are not yet offering any online classes


Students should be required to take an online class prior to graduation



Students’ preferences:

1.Math (%)2.Science (%)

3.Computer programming (%)

4.Video production / Social Studies (%)

5.English / World Languages (%)


Communications & Engagement

(DISTRICT)Teachers

(DISTRICT)

Principals

Text with colleagues

% %

Text with parents % %

Text with students % NA

Email with students % NA

Email with others NA %

Twitter % %


General Information ◦ School calendar, class schedules, sports

team info, photos, book listsAlerts

◦ Emergency news, notifications of meetings, student grades, newsfeeds

Convenience◦ School payment system, interactive forms

Community building ◦ PTA portal, group messaging for students,

teacher communications, social media Support

◦ Mental health hotline, concerns tipline, study games



Students (6-12) and social media: tools to connect, collaborate, create

“All the time” “Never”

% %

% %

% %

% %


Mobile Content

Online Communications


Examine the views of students, teachers, parents and administrators on digital learning

Why is this important to you? Discuss applicability of this data to your classroom plans and personal professional development

Provide additional resources


Listening to high school students:

I wish my classes were more interesting %

I am often bored in class %

I don’t like school %

My school does not care about me as a person %



Using technology in my classes increasesmy engagement in learning %




I like learning when I am in control of when and how I learn %




I like learning when I am in control of when and how I learn %

Teachers are important to my learning %


New opportunities

New digital learning approaches

New ways to improve your craft


Speak Up 2013 National Reports

www.tomorrow.org

National Speak Up reports and infographics

Targeted and thematic reportsDigital learning trendsMobile learning & social mediaGames in the classroomBlended learning outcomes New digital parent series

Presentations, podcasts and webinars

Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies

Speak Up 2014 national reports to be released in April and May


More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

Thank you for this conversation!

Project Tomorrow Julie Evans

[email protected] x15

Twitter: JulieEvans_PT and SpeakUpEd

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