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Transcript of Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expections of Tomorrow's Teachers
TCEA 2013 Convention & Exposition
Special Report Release
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and
Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO February 7, 2013
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Our discussion agenda
About the Speak Up National Research Project
Context for this new research
Introduction of key report findings
Questions for further consideration
Discussion
Speak Up 2012 National Findings Views of Tomorrow’s Teachers in
College Teacher Preparation Programs
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Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization
Programs:
• Research & evaluation studies • School and community programs • Events for students
Mission: To ensure that today’s students are prepared to become
tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and engaged citizens of the world.
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
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
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
21st 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
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Learning & Teaching with Technology 21st 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
Activities Value Propositions Aspirations
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1,351 college student respondents 81% female, 19% male 75% enrolled in undergrad programs 25% in grad programs 41% aspiring to a multi-subject credential 46% aspiring to a single subject credential Future teaching goals:
o 4% pre-school, early education o 43% elementary school o 14% middle school o 35% high school
National Speak Up for Aspiring Teachers
Survey open period: 3/12 – 6/1 2012
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Administrators’ Realities
28%
30%
35%
40%
40%
44%
45%
48%
0% 20% 40% 60%
Adequate technology
Using data to assess achievement
School safety
Student behavior
Adequate funding
Curriculum standards
Staff morale
Test scores
Wake Up in the Middle of the Night Issues
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Administrators’ Realities
What has the greatest potential to enhance student achievement?
School Site District Level
Enhancing teacher effectiveness 57% 58%
21st century skills integration 49% 54%
Leveraging technology 37% 49%
Common Core Standards 49% 48%
Engaging parents as co-teachers 37% 31%
Enhancing pre-service preparation programs
20% 23%
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A “must have” for the ultimate school:
Students Gr 9-12 46%
Students Gr 6-8 41%
Students Gr 3-5 38%
Parents 36%
Administrators 51%
Increasing demand for online classes
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Administrators’ Realities: teachers’ adoption
Administrators acknowledge criticality of teacher training and comfort with using technology as key to implementation Enabling Technology Administrator Concern
Mobile learning Teachers don’t know how to incorporate mobiles within instruction – 35%
Online classes Cannot find teachers interested/skilled in teaching online classes – 26%
Digital content Teachers need training on how to leverage digital content effectively – 42%
Teachers are reluctant to use digital content we have – 20%
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Teachers
Parents
Principals
District Admin
Extremely important Important
Somewhat important
Realities: different views on value of ed tech
How important is the effective use of technology to student success?
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Do we have a shared vision for the future of digital learning in our schools?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
BYOD
CollaboraPon tools
Games
Online classes
Online textbooks
Students
Teachers
Principals
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Principals’ expectations for the next generation of teachers
Ability to use technology to:
1. Communicate with parents & students 70%
2. Create and use multi-media 69%
3. Facilitate student collaborations 63%
4. Differentiate instruction 60%
5. Conduct online assessments 61%
6. Integrate digital content/e-textbooks 58%
7. Incorporate student owned mobiles 49%
8. Leverage social media effectively 45%
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Learning in the 21st Century:
Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
A special collaborative report with Blackboard, Inc.
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Research questions:
1. What technologies are pre-service teachers using in their personal and educational lives?
2. How are they learning to integrate technology into instruction? What are they learning?
3. How do the expectations of principals align with the actual experiences of pre-service teachers?
4. What are the expectations of pre-service teachers for using technology in their future classroom?
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #1:
Tomorrow’s teachers are using a wide
range of emerging technologies in their
personal lives as well as to prepare for
their future teaching assignments.
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #1: Social Media Usage Aspiring
Teachers Current Teachers
ParPcipaPng in an online community 17% 14%
Blogging 20% 11%
Using TwiSer to communicate or follow others
30% 10%
WriPng via a Google Docs™ program or similar product
35% 16%
CommunicaPng via discussion boards, chat sites and social networking
74% 50%
UpdaPng a personal social networking site
80% 55%
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #1:
Aspiring teachers are tapping into tech-enabled, self-directed learning to support their career preparation
Online podcasts and video (45%)
Finding mentors online (42%)
Facebook as a collaboration site (35%)
Taking online assessments (22%)
Twitter as a professional learning tool (20%)
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #2:
Tomorrow’s teachers look to field study
and student teaching mentors as well as
university professors as role models of
using technology effectively.
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #2:
What is the best way for you to learn about how to integrate technology into instruction?
1. Field observations and student teaching 68% 2. Observation of college professors 62% 3. Classmates 56%
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #2:
What is the best way for you to learn about how to integrate technology into instruction?
1. Field observations and student teaching 68% 2. Observation of college professors 62% 3. Classmates 56%
Big question: are these always the most effective role models?
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #2:
What technology tools or techniques are you learning to use in your methods classes?
Top 3:
1. How to use Office tools 71% 2. Create a multi-media presentation 64% 3. How to use an interactive whiteboard 55%
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #2:
What technology tools or techniques are you learning to use in your methods classes?
Top 3:
1. How to use Office tools 71% 2. Create a multi-media presentation 64% 3. How to use an interactive whiteboard 55%
Another big question: Are these the right priorities?
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #3:
School principals’ expectations for the
digital experiences of pre-service teachers
does not align with actual experiences in
teacher prep programs.
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers Key Finding #3:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
How to teach an online class
Using social media within instrucPon with students
IncorporaPng student owned mobile devices
IdenPfying and evaluaPng quality digital content to use in class
Ability to create and use video, podcasts and other media
Aspiring Teachers Principals
Principals’ expectations vs. pre-service teachers’ experiences – are we in alignment?
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #3: Evolving needs in the classroom
Principals’ Expectations
2008 2011
Ability to integrate student owned mobile devices within instruction
24% 45%
Experience and training in teaching an online class
12% 25%
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #4:
Tomorrow’s teachers place a higher value
on the role of technology in student
success and their own productivity than
current in-service teachers do.
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #4: Impact of technology within my classroom on:
Aspiring Teachers
Current Teachers
My students’ academic success
Develop their creaPvity 76% 35%
More moPvated to learn 75% 50%
More parPcipatory in discussions 68% 25%
Able to apply knowledge to problem solving
64% 26%
Deeply explore their ideas 59% 17%
Own their own learning 57% 22%
Work together more oZen 52% 22%
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #4:
Impact of technology within my classroom on:
Aspiring Teachers
Current Teachers
My effec0veness as a teacher
Create more interacPve lessons 86% 51%
BeSer organizaPon 70% 47%
Student centered learning approach 59% 37%
More connected to my students 59% 23%
Create more relevant lessons 57% 38%
Encourage students to be more self-‐directed
57% 30%
Facilitate student collaboraPons 54% 20%
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #4:
Thinking about your future teaching assignment, what will be most important for your success?
1. Engaged parents 77%
2. Supportive colleagues 71%
3. Supportive principal 70%
4. Classroom facilities 64%
5. Technology tools and resources 63%
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #5:
Tomorrow’s teachers have a long wish list
of their own expectations for technology in
their future classrooms.
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Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Key Finding #5: Technology Tools and Strategies I want in my UlJmate School
Aspiring Teachers
Ability to access the Internet anywhere on campus 71%
Laptop or netbook for every student to use at school 71%
AdapPve learning soZware which adjusts levels and content to student needs
63%
InteracPve whiteboards 59%
Online textbooks 48%
Digital content for classroom use 45%
Digital media creaPon tools 42%
Handheld student response systems 42%
Tablet computers 42%
Ability for students to use their own mobile devices 39%
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Questions for further consideration
K-12 Leadership:
• How are communicating your needs for new
teachers’ skills to your higher ed partners?
• Are you prepared to meet the expectations of
tomorrow’s teachers?
• How can you tap into their digital interests to
spur school or district wide innovation?
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Questions for further consideration
Schools of Education Leadership:
• How well are your prep programs meeting the
needs of your partnering K-12 districts?
• Are you evaluating student teacher placements
based upon the cooperating teachers’ tech
expertise?
• How can you leverage your students’ digital
skills for additional informal learning?
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
Learning in the 21st Century:
Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachers
Available at: Tomorrow.org Blackboard.com/teacherreport
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
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
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans Project Tomorrow
[email protected] 949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT and SpeakUpEd
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