Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO Speak Up 2012 National Findings June 26, 2013 Speak Up Findings & Trends: Informing the changing role of educators 9 th Annual Online Learning Institute ISTE 2013

Today’s discussion (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Setting a context for understanding the new role of the educator  New demands for online learning  Perceptions of value  Barriers to expansion  Expectations for future teachers

Annual national research project  Online surveys + focus groups  Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education  Institutions receive free report with their own data Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations  K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators  Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education Inform policies & programs  Analysis and reporting of findings and trends  Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning Speak Up National Research Project + 3 million surveys since 2003 (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

 Learning & Teaching with Technology  21 st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness  Math and Science Instruction  Students’ Career Interests in STEM  Professional Development / Teacher Preparation  Internet Safety  Administrators’ Challenges  Emerging Technologies both in & out of the Classroom  Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks  Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications  Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments  Designing the 21st Century School Speak Up survey question themes (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

K-12 Students364,233 Teachers & Librarians56,346 Parents (in English & Spanish)39,713 School/District Administrators5,511 Technology Leaders 500 About the participating schools & districts o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban o All 50 states + DC Honor Roll of States with highest participation: TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303 (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Speak Up 2012 National Reports (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Digital Conversion K-12 Digital Learner Personalized Learning (c) Project Tomorrow

Key Speak Up Findings & Trends: Online and Blended Learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Enabling Technologies

Districts are tapping into many types of online learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Who is learning within a fully online environment? Types of virtual online learning experiences Students: Gr 6-8 Students: Gr % online school6%7% Online self study class8%15% Teacher led online class9%15% Online class for personal interests 8%10% © 2013 Project Tomorrow

Teachers and online learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Taught an online course?5% Taken an online PD course?39% Interest in taking an online PD course?21% Interest in teaching an online course?17%

Teachers and online learning (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Taught an online course?5% Taken an online PD course?39% Interest in taking an online PD course?21% Interest in teaching an online course?17% 13% in 2008

Students Gr % Students Gr 6-841% Students Gr 3-538% Parents36% Administrators51% Online classes for students: A “must have” for the ultimate school (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Parents have first hand experience with online learning I have taken an online class: For work or job training43% For an academic/college program29% To learn new skills22% To explore a hobby13% For traffic school 7% 23% who have not taken an online class would like to! (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Why take an online class? For high school students, traditional reasons are important such as scheduling and college credit. For middle school students, it’s about changing the learning paradigm. For all students, potential for personalization of learning is highly valued. (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Why take an online class? Students say: (c) Project Tomorrow 2013 Benefits of taking an online class Students Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Work at my own pace 56% Be in control of my own learning 54%57% Review class materials whenever I need to 47%46% Easier for me to succeed 43%35% Greater sense of independence 39%42%

Why offer online learning? Principals say: (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Reality: obstacles and challenges 38% of school administrators say their #1 barrier to implementing more online courses: concern about quality of student-teacher interaction So, what defines quality?  Alignment to content standards  Ease of use for teachers and students  Cost  Student achievement results after taking the course Additional barrier: 26% say its finding teachers interested and qualified to teach online courses (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

What teachers say they need: their wish list for PD Preparing for Common Core standards46% Using tech to differentiate instruction45% Use tech for formative assessments27% Using a tablet within instruction32% How to id mobile apps for classroom use31% How to id quality digital content 31% How to use games within instruction26% How to teach in a blended class18% How to flip a classroom15% How to develop an online course12% (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

Looking to the future …. What skills are principals looking for in the next generation of teachers? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013  Knowing how to use online assessments61%  Knowing how to differentiate using technology60%  Knowing how to find and use digital content58%  Experience learning in an online course49%  Experience teaching an online course36%

Principals’ expectations vs. pre-service teachers’ experiences © Project Tomorrow 2013

Evolving needs in the classroom: expectations for new teachers Principals’ Expectations Ability to integrate student owned mobile devices within instruction 24% 49% Experience and training in teaching an online class 12% 36% (c) Project Tomorrow 2013

What does this mean for our discussion? (c) Project Tomorrow 2013  Demand for online learning is outpacing supply  Parents and students expect more  Administrators’ value proposition is high  Lots of excitement around blended and flipped learning models  Challenges? Recruiting online teachers  It’s time to think differently!

National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports Online learning trends – new! 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 More Speak Up? © 2013 Project Tomorrow

Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation. Julie Evans Project Tomorrow x15 Twitter: JulieEvans_PT and SpeakUpEd Copyright Project Tomorrow 2013 This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. (c) Project Tomorrow 2013