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Julie Evans

@JulieEvans_PT

CEO, Project Tomorrow

June 30, 2015

Trends in

Digital

Learning

2015

Empowering

Innovative

Classroom

Models for

Learning

(c) Project Tomorrow 2014

Many thanks to:

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.

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

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 & districts

o 8,216 schools and 2,676 districts o 30% urban / 40% rural / 30% suburban oAll 50 states + DC + Guam + DODEA schools


Speak Up 2014 national participation: 521,846


Introducing this year’s report:

Trends in Digital

Learning Report:

Empowering

Innovative

Classroom Models

for Learning

• New classroom models

• Connecting digital

learning with global skill

development

• Criticality of connectivity

– in school and at home

• Mobiles and digital

content as drivers for

changing teacher

practices

• New sense of urgency

Key trends from our research:

• Learning as a 24/7

enterprise for students

• Blurring of informal and

formal arenas for learning

• Students as content

producers not just

consumers

• Self-directed learning

• Desire for greater

personalization


• New classroom models

• Connecting digital

learning with global skill

development

• Criticality of connectivity

– in school and at home

• Mobiles and digital

content as drivers for

changing teacher

practices




Students, educators and parents agree –

we need a different kind of learning

experience to prepare students for the future

“Innovating is a process,

not an event.”

Michael B. Horn

Heather Staker

Sampling of key report findings


Driving New Innovations in Learning Environments

Digital Solutions with

Positive Outcomes

District

Administrator

Views – 2013

District

Administrator

Views – 2014

2013 to 2014

Percentage

Change

Use of digital content in

the classroom

42% 61% + 45%

Use of digital textbooks

rather than print

textbooks

28% 51% + 82%

Mobile learning through

the use of tablets or other

devices

40% 58% +41%

Online classes for

students

26% 47% +81%

Online professional

development for teachers

26% 57% +119%



Benefits of digital content usage in the

classroom

Principals who have

implemented

blended learning in

their schools

Increases student engagement in learning 75%

Extends learning beyond the school day

offering students opportunities for self-

directed learning and remediation

72%

Increases the relevancy and quality of the

instructional materials

63%

Provides an innovative way for instruction to

be personalized for each student

56%

Decreases the traditional dependency on

textbooks

51%



6%

10%

20%

19%

28%

25%

32%

14%

20%

27%

29%

32%

37%

49%

Virtual labs

Teacher self-created videos

Real time data

Animations

Games

Online textbooks

Online curriculum

Blended Classroom Teachers Traditional Classroom Teachers

Use of digital content


Connecting the Dots between Innovation and Outcomes

Teachers’ beliefs about student

outcomes

Teachers in

traditional

classrooms

Teachers in

blended

classrooms

Students are working together more

often

32% 52%

Students are developing problem

solving and critical thinking skills

34% 50%

Students are more motivated to

learn

50% 53%

Students are taking ownership of

their learning

33% 50%

Students are developing their

creativity skills

34% 47%


Connecting the Dots between Innovation and

Outcomes

Students in blended learning classrooms: As a result of

using technology to support my learning…

• I collaborate more with my classmates (61%)

• I am developing critical thinking and problem solving

skills (54%)

• I am able to learn at my own pace (61%)

• I am developing my creativity skills (63%)

• I am more interested in what I am learning in class (48%)


How to build new teacher capacities?

Beyond PD, what other assets can enable and sustain new classroom models?

How should we enhance administrators’ leadership skills for digital learning?

How can new tools engage parents, students and community in these discussions?

Trends in

Digital

Learning

2015

Empowering

Innovative

Classroom

Models for

Learning

National Speak Up reports and infographics Targeted and thematic reports

Digital learning trends Mobile learning & social media Games in the classroom Blended learning outcomes

Presentations, podcasts and webinars Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies


More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org

Access Trends in Digital Learning report:

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Thank you for this conversation!

Julie Evans

[email protected]

949-609-4660 x15

Twitter: JulieEvans_PT and SpeakUpEd

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