8. Why participate in Speak Up?
.
Power of local data
Use data as input for planning
To justify budget and purchasing decisions
Inform new initiatives – as an evaluation tool
As a tool to engage parents
Demonstrate interest in students’ ideas
Use for grant writing and fund development
Content for professional development
As a competitive tool
And more . . . . . . .
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Digital Conversion
A shift in what we do, but also
our attitudes and values
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Digital Conversion
Why the new momentum in
K-12 education?
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Why the new momentum for digital
conversions in K-12 education?
1. New State Standards
2. Educators’ personal use of digital tools
3. Sustained budget stress
4. Emergence of the new digital parent
5. Employers’ demands for better skilled employees
6. New student expectations for learning processes
22. Your assignment:
Debunk myths
Uncover hidden digital divides
Evaluate your vision
Do you have a shared vision of
the future?
How can the Speak Up data
help you?
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Be a Speak Up Analyst!
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48%
50%
50%
57%
60%
57%
55%
52%
77%
53%
63%
64%
48%
84%
59%
Personalizes learning
Increases student engagement
Improves school to home
communications
Provides way for students to review
materials anytime
Extends learning beyond school day
Principals Teachers Parents
Bonus: Benefits of mobile devices for
schoolwork
33. Bonus: The BYOD/BYOT trend – what a
difference a year makes!
Policy/Position Admin 2011 Admin 2012
Do not allow 52% 37%
Discretion of building
principal
16% 21%
Discretion of teacher 21% 32%
We provide devices 13% 18%
Evaluating BYOD/T 19% 28%
BYOD/T in place 17% 30%
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45. Types used in the classroom: Nat’l Texas
Videos found online 47% 46%
Games 30% 36%
Skill-based software 30% 34%
Online curriculum 21% 38%
Online textbooks 21% 30%
Animations 20% 22%
Real time data 20% 23%
8. Leveraging digital content to create new
learning environments
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46. New question area for Speak Up this year –
who is flipping?
Experience with flipped learning Texas
Teachers
Texas
Principals
(about their
teachers)
Did this – with my own videos 3% 18%
Did this – with online videos 5% 20%
I’m interested in this 13% 25%
Concern: student home access 52% 51%
Concern: need PD in creating videos 25% 28%
Concern: need PD in finding videos 19% 24%
Concern: need PD in what to do in class 17% 26%
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47. Bonus: What Texas teachers say they
need: their wish list for PD
Using tech to differentiate instruction 45%
Use tech for formative assessments 23%
Using a tablet within instruction 31%
How to id mobile apps for classroom use 30%
How to id quality digital content 30%
How to use games within instruction 28%
How to create videos of my lessons 22%
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51. Continuing “digital disconnects”
Spectrum of digital native-ness
24/7 access redefined
Inadequacy of the 1-to-1 paradigm
Everyone needs a personal learning
network
Responsible use vs. acceptable use
Blurring of informal & formal learning
lines
Key trends that we are watching ….
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52. Collaborations driving 21st century skills
Game-ification momentum – learning as
process
Students as content producers
Changing ideas for assessment
It’s really all about productivity!
Maximizing personalized learning
Emergence of Free Agent Learners!
Key trends that we are watching ….
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