21st-century learners design ultimate school of the future today

21st Century Learners Design the Ultimate School of the

Future – Today!

– Results from Speak Up 2006

National Education Computing ConferenceAtlanta GA

June 25,2007Julie Evans and Laurie Smith

“Technology has changed the way I deliver content to students and the

products I expect back from students. The use of technology is more

consistent with how the students interact with the world and with what

will be expected of them in the future.”

High School Science Teacherwith 16+ years of teaching experience

Daviess County, Kentucky

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(c) Project Tomorrow 2007

Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay) - a national education nonprofit organization

• Provide national leadership to improve science, math &

technology education

• Incubate and replicate programs that engage

K-12 students in science, math & technology

• Leverage online tools and resources to build local

capacities

• Conduct national research to inform and stimulate new

discussions – our Speak Up national project


Speak Up for Students, Teachers & Parents

• Annual national research project– Online surveys– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get their own data for planning and budgeting

• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– Students, Teachers, Parents and . . . . (what’s new for 2007?)

• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting– Services: custom reports, consulting with schools, Speak Up Your Way!

• Since 2003:– 795,000 K-12 students– 48,000 teachers– 15,000 parents– 10,000 schools – all 50 states, DC + DOD schools


Speak Up for Students, Teachers & Parents

• Annual national research project– Online surveys– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get their own data for planning and budgeting

• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– Students, Teachers, Parents and . . . . (what’s new for 2007?)

• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting– Services: custom reports, consulting with schools, Speak Up Your Way!

• Since 2003:– 795,000 K-12 students– 48,000 teachers– 15,000 parents– 10,000 schools – all 50 states, DC + DOD schools

Speak Up 2007 – Oct 1st – Nov 15th


Speak Up for Students, Teachers & Parents 2006

2006 Sponsors & Partners

Advanced Network & Services, Inc.

And 100+ national and regional nonprofit partners



Participation Overview from fall 2006:

232,781 K-12 students, 21,272 teachers & 15,316 parents Students: Elementary (pre K-Gr 5) – 43%

Middle School (Gr 6-8) – 35% High School (Gr 9-12) – 21%

50% Girls – 50% Boys

Teachers: 80% - Classroom assignment36% - 4 to 15 years experience42% - have Masters’ Degree

Parents:29% member of a PTA/PTO/Booster Club13% volunteer regularly @ school



Participation Overview:

All 50 states, DC, Canada, Mexico & American DOD schools

Top 10 states: TX, IL, CA, MD, AL, NC, FL, MA, VA, MI Top School District: Chicago Public Schools

School demographics*: 2800 schools

96% public schools – 4% private schools

Urban (1/3) Rural (1/3) Suburban (1/3)

% of schools that are Title 1 eligible = 41%

% of schools w/majority minority school population =

43%

* NCES Common Core of Data 2003/2004



• This year’s survey question themes:

Learning & Teaching with Technology21st Century SkillsCommunications, Connections & Self-ExpressionMath & Science InstructionGlobal CollaborationsCompetitiveness & Workforce PreparednessDesigning Schools of the Future

What can we learn from today’s learners – and their parents and teachers?


Speak Up for Students, Teachers & Parents 2006Data Releases

Briefings & Conferences including podcast of the Congressional Briefing (visit www.tomorrow.org)

Speak Up 100 Recognition - Schools & Impact

National Report – to be released in July

Customized reports for schools, districts, state agencies, other groups and companies

Special Focus Reports – sampling of topics:

– Online learning – with Blackboard– 21st century skills– Global collaborations– Communications, social networking & self-expression

http://www.tomorrow.org/



Sampling of key findings from the student data:

• Communications is #1 • Online connected-ness creating new “friends”

• Online safety & privacy are not top student concerns

• Students say: “Make science & math relevant!”

• Youngest learners are very tech sophisticated

• Continued disconnect between students & adults



“Are you involved with technology decisions?”

@ Home – 50% of students said YES





@ School – only 14% said YES





@ School – only 14% said YES

35% want their school “to listen to my ideas about my education”



“If you were designing a new school

today for students just like you, what

kinds of technology and access would

be part of your ideal school?”



“If you were designing a new school today for students

just like you, what kinds of technology and access

would be part of your ideal school?”

Today’s assignment:

Design the Ultimate School of the Future



Today’s assignment:


Inputs:

Student Panel,

Speak Up 2006 National Data,

and You




Introducing our Student Panel of Experts

Thank you, Students!



Design the Ultimate School of the Future Template

Access: to technology, knowledge, information, experts





Devices & Tools: “the stuff”




Access: technology, knowledge, information, experts


Delivery: how, what, when, where of learning







Connecting: for learning – locally, nationally, globally








Support: the infrastructure








Support: the infrastructure

Assessment: how to show what you know



Design the Ultimate School of the Future (Student Panelists- NECC)

Access• Use internet to full capacity

– “When a student is failed for cheating – other students get the message”

• Provide access to online databases and teach students how to use them

• Computers– 24/7 student access to computers

– One computer per student for the entire school year – replace pen and paper – do things electronically

– Tablet pc or laptop can be used for note taking and other things


Devices & Tools• Give laptops to everyone

– Puts students on a level playing field– It’s easier to do school work with a laptop

• Online text book – hard to access – registry process is difficult– Recommend registering by school




Devices & Tools• Cell phones

– Why not have schools partner with cell phone service?

• The service could prevent calls during the day– Text messaging is fast and easy

• Students take notes using text messaging




Devices & Tools• Mp3 players

– Colleges offer podcasts of professors lessons – why not have teachers podcast lesson so that students can listen

• Email/IM– Teachers available via email is convenient– Kids ignore mass mailings from teachers & schools– Better managed emails– Access to IM allows students to easily work on group

projects• You Tube

– Provide educational version of You Tube




Devices & Tools• Role of Facebook/MySpace

– Useful framework for college – may be moving to high school

• Gaming technology – Available at elementary schools– High schools need to have more learning involved– Simulation could be interesting– Make them available and “unauthorized” usage will

decrease– Virtual worlds are a meeting place




Delivery

• Online classes– Driver’s ed online class– To assist with scheduling classes (e.g. ap

zero period)• School websites

– Could be better utilized – currently not always updated




Delivery

• E-Books: Work with partner electronically sharing resources

• Assignments: RSS feeds download student assignments

• Interactive whiteboards: useful when notes are exported and uploaded to web site

• PodCasts: to record lectures




Delivery • SMARTBOARD and computers: Use to

draw diagrams• MySpace: Quick polling – provides the ability

to talk to 200 200-300 people at once




Support• Provide after-school training in PowerPoint or Word

(don’t slow down class)

• Centrally controlled processes– Store software on server and back up regularly– IT staff should be available to students– School should have more than one IT person– Provide extra laptops to swap out when computers

break– Provide maintenance for laptops– Give students access to infrastructure of computer

to solve the problems




Speak Up 2006 data results

“If you were designing a new school today for

students just like you, what kinds of technology

and access would be part of your ideal school?”


Speak Up 2006 data results

“If you were designing a new school today for students

just like you, what kinds of technology and access

would be part of your ideal school?”

Students Kindergarten thru Grade 12 all say the same thing:

A laptop for every student


Other ideas (from students Gr 6-12):

Use cell phones/MP3 players/Handhelds – 46%

Time for students to use computers individually – 46%

Use email/IM/blogs – 45%

Digital moviemaking equipment – 45%

Interactive whiteboards – 44%

Time for students to work on group projects – 43%

Online textbooks – 39%

Online classes - 35%

Lessons/assignments on my MP3 player – 34%

Work on virtual projects globally – 30%


Further analysis on that data:

By gender

By grade

By self assessment of tech skills

By home access to technology

By fluency with communications devices and tools

By familiarity with online learning

Are there differences in how students imagine the ultimate school of the

future?


Further analysis on that data:

By gender

By grade

By self assessment of tech skills




Bottom Line #1: All kids want laptops.


Key findings from further data analysis

By gender

Girls are more interested than boys in:

Email, IM and blogs to be used by teachers, students and parents to communicate

Digital cameras, video equipment and a film studio



By grade

Some differentiation by grade level does exist.

Students in grades 6-9 have stronger interest in:

Cell phones, handhelds & MP3s for schoolwork

Students in grades 10-12 have stronger interest in:

Online textbooks

Online classes

Email/IM/blogs for communications

Time for individual work with technology



By self assessment of tech skills Big differences between advanced tech users and beginner tech users #1 desire for advanced tech users:

time to work with technology individually (55%) only 28% of beginners interested in that feature

Beginners much less interested in using email/IM/blogs for communications (28% vs 53% of advanced users)

Less than ¼ of beginners are interested in online textbooks or online classes – over 42% of advanced users rate those as important




Strongest views from students with broadband access at home These students are less interested in laptops for home use but strongly

interested in using email/IM/blogs for communications.

Priorities are the same for students with “no computer” and students with “no Internet access” and “dialup access.”

Laptops

Handhelds

Time for individualized work with technology




Students who say “cell phones for texting” are their favorite communications tools are most interested in using handhelds for learning.

Students who say “IM” is their favorite communications tool are most interested in email/IM/blogs for learning.

Students who prefer “email,” that same response is #2.




Strongest interest in online learning: Students who have taken an online class outside of school (42%)

Students who want to take an online class (47%)

Time to work with technology is a big issue for students who want to take an online class Not an issue for students who have taken an online class through school.

Students who are not interested in taking an online class are still very interested in laptops, handhelds and film making equipment – just like the other kids!



Key findings from the teacher data:

• Impact of technology – “teaching & instructional support”

• Time is still the #1 obstacle to using tech more in school (Not enough time for science either)

• Online safety & privacy are top concerns for student tech use

• Teachers embracing email as key tool for parent communications

• Impact of professional development

• Majority don’t believe schools are doing a good job preparing kids for 21st century


And what if teachers were designing a new school of the future . . .

Top priorities for teachers

1. Interactive white boards2. Wireless laptops for students to use

at school 3. Ways to communicate with parents4. Ways to use email, IM, blogs with

students & parents5. Digital cameras and video facilities

and equipment



Key findings from the parent data:

• Satisfaction with school technology? Mixed results. • Want school info “pushed” out via email

• Online safety & privacy top concerns for student tech use

• Support students having cell phones @ school

• Value math & science for all students– Concerned about global job competition

• Majority do not believe schools are doing good job preparing kids for 21st century


Technology at my child’s school?

What if you were on a tech committee, what would be a good investment to improve student achievement?

1. Computers in classrooms – 61%

2. Software to support academics – 60%

3. A useful school website – 60%

4. Advanced computer classes – 55%

5. Tools to help parents and teachers communicate – 51%


Trends to watch

Spectrum of digital native-ness

New uses for communications devices and tools

Connecting without boundaries – new friends

Technology as tool – not fad or fun

Inclusion of student, teacher & parent ideas into planning and investments


Tapping into Students for Ed Tech Planning

Use our Speak Up Ultimate School of the Future process

Let us help you with that process – focus groups, consulting, data analysis

Use our reports and data

Participate in Speak Up 2007!


Speak Up 2007

Open to all schools and districts to participate

All schools/districts pre-registered – you just need to activate that registration

Survey open October 1 – November 15

Aggregated quantitative data back to schools in Jan 2008

Public data release – Mar 2008


Speak Up 2007

New themes and questions – give us your ideas!

Surveys for K-12 students, teachers, parents and school leaders (new this year!)

• Principals• Administrators• School Board Members

Parent Survey in Spanish

Julie EvansChief Executive Officer

949-609-4660 [email protected]

Thank you for your participation today!

If you can imagine it, you can create it.

If you dream it, you can become it.

Let’s work together to create Ultimate Schools for our 21st

Century Learners.

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