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how can online
learning support at
risk students:
Speak Up Findings
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
November 14, 2014
Today’s discussion topics
 About Project Tomorrow
 About the Speak Up Research Project
 Selected data findings on online
learning & at risk youth
 Your questions or comments
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Project Tomorrow, a national
education nonprofit organization
Programs:
• Research & evaluation studies
• STEM education programs
• Advocacy for digital learning
Mission: To ensure that today’s
students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and
engaged citizens of the world.
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Speak Up National Research Project
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
+ 3.4 million
surveys since
2003
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Speak Up survey question themes
 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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National Speak Up 2013 Participation:
403,292
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
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9,005 schools and 2,710 districts
90% public schools – 10% private/parochial/charter/other
32% urban / 31% rural / 37% suburban
30% school wide Title 1; 43% majority minority school
All 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools
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Speak Up 2013
National Reports
www.tomorrow.org
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Speak Up Congressional Briefing
June 2014
Sharing national data findings annually to inform federal
policies, programs and funding for K-12 education
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What have we learned over the past 11 years?
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Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”
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Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging
technologies for learning
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Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use
of technologies within education
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Persistent digital disconnect between students and
adults
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Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education
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Students want a more personalized learning
environment
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Student
Vision &
forDigital
Digital Learning
Students
Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
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Personalized
Learning
Are our students
set-up for success?
Does online learning
support student
success?
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Why is there a new momentum for digital
learning in education today?
1. Common Core State Standards
2. Educators’ personal use of digital tools
3. Emergence of the new digital parent
4. Employers’ demands for better skilled employees
5. New student expectations for learning processes
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What has greatest potential to impact
student success?
1. Enhancing teacher effectiveness
2. Integrating 21st century skills into curriculum
3. Leveraging technology more effectively
 Digital content
 Blended learning / online learning
 Tablets and other mobile devices
 1:1 programs
 Online textbooks
 Flipped learning models
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Who is your primary audience for online
learning?
Audience
% of Principals
Teachers
Administrators
At risk students
Advanced students
24%
20%
20%
19%
Students in continuation or
alternative schools
14%
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Online learning in schools
41% of high schools offering online classes for
students in:
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Math
Science
History
English/Language Arts
1/3 of high schools offering classes in World
Languages
Only 17% report not offering any online classes
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How online learning is supporting the
needs of many types of students
Why online learning?
High School
Principals
Provide academic remediation
66%
Keep students engaged in staying in school
63%
Provide options for students that need
credit recovery
61%
Provide options for home-bound students
53%
Provide options for at risk students
50%
Provides students with options for advanced coursework
49%
Provide options for gifted students
41%
Provides students with dual enrollment options with local
colleges
39%
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Case Point:
SIATech students in
online learning
environments
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Profile of the online SIATech Student
 Experienced with online learning:
o Fully virtual + blended learning
 67% in Grade 12
 43% female – 57% male
 67% say their tech skills are average
o Only 25% say they are advanced
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Profile of the online SIATech Student:
How are you using technology for schoolwork?
Schoolwork tasks
SIATech OL Student
Take tests online
Access class info thru a
school/class portal
Access online databases and real
time content
Find online videos to watch to
support homework
Communicate via text msgs
Play digital ed games
61%
54%
Watch teacher created videos
19%
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39%
33%
32%
31%
What college and career ready skills are you
learning thru your school activities?
C/CR Skills
SIATech OL Student
Independent learning
67%
Technology skills
54%
Research skills
Working with diverse groups
Leadership skills
51%
51%
49%
Creativity – out of box thinking
skills
Critical thinking & problem
solving skills
49%
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48%
Agree or disagree: Are you well prepared to use
digital tools in a future job or career?
65%
Agree
81%
21%
Disagree
12%
14%
No Opinion
7%
All HS Students
SIATech OL Student
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Advantages of online learning
For the SIATech OL Students –
its all about personalized learning:
I would be in control of my learning
48%
To work at my own pace
45%
Greater sense of independence
39%
It will make it easier for me to succeed
34%
I would be more motivated to learn
37%
More comfortable asking questions in class
33%
Feel more connected to my school
32%
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Student self-efficacy around the learning
process and relationships
Attitudes & beliefs
SIATech OL
Students
All High
School
Students
I am interested in what I am
learning at school
41%
32%
I feel prepared to be successful in
school
41%
34%
My school cares about me as a
person
35%
24%
I am motivated to do well because
I like school
34%
26%
I wish my classes were more
interesting
26%
47%
I don’t like school
15%
32%
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SIATech teachers: How is the use of technology
enhancing your students’ academic success?
 Applying knowledge to practical problems
 Developing their creativity
 Developing critical thinking & problem solving skills
 More deeply exploring their own ideas
 More motivated to learn
 Taking ownership of the learning processes
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SIATech teachers: How important is the use of
technology to your students’ success?
35%
70%
60%
24%
SIATech Teachers
Not important
All Teachers
Important
Extremely important
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“Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school for today’s
students, what technologies would
have the greatest impact on
learning?”
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The Ultimate School for the SIATech Student
My ultimate school would include:
 Schoolwide Internet access
 Ability to use own mobile devices & ed apps
 Online classes
 Tools for digital media creation
 Online textbooks
 Digital content
 Social media tools for collaboration
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Student
Vision &
forDigital
Digital Learning
Students
Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
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Personalized
Learning
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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!
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Participate in Speak Up 2014!
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K-12 students
Parents – English and Spanish
Teachers and Librarians/Media Specialists
School Site Administrators
District Administrators
Technology Leaders
Community Members
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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
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 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 mythology . . . . . . .
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Your thoughts, comments, questions
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Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
[email protected]
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter:
JulieEvans_PT
SpeakUpEd
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