Posted by Laurie Smith
We are seeking Aspiring Teachers who are currently pursuing a degree or credential to participate in its nationally recognized Speak Up project. The Speak Up for Aspiring Teacher survey is the newest in Project Tomorrow’s suite of Speak Up surveys and provides aspiring teachers with the opportunity to contribute to the national dialogue about teacher preparation. It is an online survey that asks participants questions about their use technology in and out of the classroom for personal and academic reasons, how they are learning to use technology to facilitate learning or for professional tasks, and their aspirations for your future classrooms.
The national findings will be released during a Congressional Briefing in May 2010 and used to inform national, state, and local policymakers about key issues related to teacher preparation and training. Your voice matters! The survey responses are 100% anonymous – so take the survey today!
For additional information, please contact June Pai at june@tomorrow.org or 949/609-4660 Ext. 12 or visit Project Tomorrow’s website
Remember, the survey closes on February 19th, 2010!
Are you interested in how teachers, administrators and superintendents are using Web 2.0 tools in their classroom and in their districts? Are you curious about how to better integrate technology into your classroom? Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak Up surveys, will present the data findings that explores the connection between how teachers and administrators use Web 2.0 tools (such as social networking websites, wikis and online games) in their personal lives, and how they integrate these tools into their classrooms. Additionally, this webinar will feature a panel of teachers and administrators who will discuss the steps they have taken to better integrate these tools into the classroom.
This webinar will take place on October 14, 2009 at 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM PST. Click HERE to register today!
The Speak Up 2008 data findings about Online Learning will be presented
during a one-hour webinar on Tues., Sep 22nd at 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am
Pacific). During the web presentation Julie Evans – CEO, Project Tomorrow®
will explore the Speak Up 2008 findings and facilitate a panel discussion
with district administrators who are implementing online learning.
The Speak Up 2008 reveals students want to learn online because they:
- gain more control of their own learning experience, have access to
more courses and work at their own pace.
- review materials when they want and are more comfortable asking
teachers for help.
- earn college credit or get extra help in a subject.
This webinar will highlight the growing student interest for online
learning and how districts and schools are meeting that demand.
Participants will gain insight about why students and teachers want access
to classes online, the current challenges faced by districts with online
learning implementations, and how online learning presents unprecedented
opportunities for meeting the needs of our 21st century learner.
Click here to register today!
Posted by Laurie Smith
The Speak Up 2008 National Data Findings about digital content will be presented by Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow, on Wednesday Sept 16 at 12:00pm Pacific. During this one-hour webinar you’ll learn more about the findings and hear from panelists about how their school districts are helping teachers integrate digital content into their curriculum.
More than 29,000 teachers shared their views through Speak Up 2008, this webinar highlights the teachers’ perspectives about digital content, including:
- the types of digital resources they are using in the classroom
- where they obtain the resources
- the barriers to integrating digitial resources
You’ll also hear the perspectives of students and parents about the features and functionality they would like included in their ultimate online “textbooks.”
The one hour webinar begins at 12:00pm Pacific, click here to register today
Posted by Laurie Smith
Are you interested in how innovative districts are leveraging the increasing number of laptops, cell phones, MP3 players and smart phones their students carry? This webinar explores the views of of K-12 students, teachers and administrators regarding the use of mobile devices within instruction from Speak Up 2008. The webinar is scheduled for August 18th from 12:00pm -1:00pm PST.
Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak Up surveys, will present the data findings and moderate a panel discussion with administrators from several school districts. Click here to register today.
A recent report commissioned by Common Sense Media about the use of cell phones and the internet for cheating (see story) is representative of how students and adults can look at the same behavior or activity and have very different perceptions of technology’s impact.
To extend the conversation started by Common Sense Media, Julie Evans tapped our Speak Up survey results to share the point of view of students who are looking at the use of technology for learning through a digital lens that is very different than the lens that most of us bring to this discussion. She shares these differences in a recent E-School News article. We’re interested in your thoughts and encourage you to share your perspective about how teachers and students are using technology to learn in this digital era.
Posted by Laurie Smith
Summer is upon us and Fall is just around the corner.. it’s that time of year again when we formulate our questions for this year’s Speak Up. We’d like to hear your ideas.. What’s important to you? What are the key topics in your district? What burning questions do you have? For example:
- Are you interested in best practices using technology, such as: using blogs, wikis, or social networking sites (Web 2.0), or using students’ mobile devices within instruction?
- Do you want to use Speak Up data to help justify your expenditures on educational technology?
- Are you interested in the latest trends in online learning or use of digital resources?
- Do you want to know how teachers are using technology to improve student achievement?
You can easily share your ideas for Speak Up 2009 by voting via our blog poll, posting a comment, tweeting us @SpeakUpEd, or sending an email. Just join the conversation.. Looking forward to hearing from you.
