Online Learning Expectations and Experiences of Tomorrow’s Teachers

Online Learning Expectations and
Experiences of Tomorrow's Teachers
New Research from Speak Up
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO
October 28, 2013

Our discussion agenda
 About the Speak Up National Research Project
 Context for this new research
 Introduction of key report findings
 Questions for further consideration
 Panel Discussion & Audience Questions
Speak Up 2012 National Findings
Views of Tomorrow’s Teachers in
College Teacher Preparation Programs
© Project Tomorrow 2013

Meet Our Panel of Experts

Val Emrich
Director of Instructional Technology
Maryland State Department of Education

Dr. Laurie A. Henry
Co-Director, P21 College & Career Readiness Lab
Associate Professor of Early Adolescent Literacy
University of Kentucky

Ann W. Linson
Superintendent
East Noble School Corporation, Indiana


Speak Up National Research Project
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

+ 3 million surveys since 2003

Let’s set some context from the
Speak Up 2012 K-12 survey data

Source: + 466,000 online surveys submitted
from K-12 students, parents and educators


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%

37%

49%

Common Core Standards

49%

48%

Engaging parents as co-teachers

37%

31%

20%

23%

Leveraging technology

Enhancing pre-service
preparation programs


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%

Do we have a shared vision for the future of
digital learning in our schools?

Online textbooks

Online classes
Students

Games

Teachers
Principals

Collaboration tools

BYOD
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

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. Differentiate instruction

60%

4. Conduct online assessments

61%

5. Integrate digital content/e-textbooks

58%

6. Incorporate student owned mobiles

49%

7. Teach an online course

36%


Learning in the 21st Century:
Digital Experiences
and Expectations of
Tomorrow’s Teachers
www.tomorrow.org

A special collaborative report
with Blackboard, Inc.

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?

National Speak Up for Aspiring Teachers


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
Survey open period:
o 35% high school
Spring 2012


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.



Key Finding #1:
Social Media Usage

Aspiring
Teachers

Current
Teachers

Participating in an online community

17%

14%

Blogging

20%

11%

Using Twitter to communicate or
follow others
Writing via a Google Docs™ program
or similar product
Communicating via discussion boards,
chat sites and social networking

30%

10%

35%

16%

74%

50%

Updating a personal social networking
site

80%

55%



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%)


Late Morning
Warm Up Exercise

(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

LIFE OF AN
ASPIRING
TEACHER


Key factor in
determining my
future success as a
teacher


What is . . . . . ?
1. Online peer support group
2. Online professional development
3. Class website or school portal
4. Tech tools/resources in my classroom
5. Data on student achievement



Thinking about your future teaching assignment,
what will be most important for your success?
Besides supportive principal and colleagues …
1. Tech tools/resources in my classroom

63%

2. Online professional development

61%

3. Data on student achievement

58%

4. Class website or school portal

36%

5. Online peer support group

27%



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.



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
2. Observation of college professors
3. Classmates


68%
62%
56%


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
2. Observation of college professors
3. Classmates

68%
62%
56%

Big question: are these always the most
effective role models?



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
2. Create a multi-media presentation
3. How to use an interactive whiteboard


71%
64%
55%


Key Finding #2:
Top 3:

Another big question:
Are these the right priorities?

71%
64%
55%


Key Finding #2:
Top 3:

71%
64%
55%

How to teach an online class?

8%



Key Finding #3:

School principals’ expectations for the
digital experiences of pre-service teachers
does not align with actual experiences in
teacher prep programs.



Principals’ expectations vs. pre-service teachers’
experiences – are we in alignment?
Ability to create and use video, podcasts
and other media
Identifying and evaluating quality digital
content to use in class
Incorporating student owned mobile
devices
Using social media within instruction with
students
How to teach an online class
0%

Aspiring Teachers

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Principals



Key Finding #3:
Evolving needs in the classroom
Principals’
Expectations

2008

2012

Ability to integrate
student owned mobile
devices within
instruction
Experience and training
in teaching an online
class

24%

49%

12%

36%



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.



Key Finding #4:
Impact of technology within my
classroom on:
My students’ academic success

Aspiring
Teachers

Current
Teachers

Develop their creativity

76%

35%

More motivated to learn

75%

50%

More participatory in discussions

68%

25%

Able to apply knowledge to problem
solving
Deeply explore their ideas

64%

26%

59%

17%

Own their own learning

57%

22%

Work together more often

52%

22%



Key Finding #4:
Impact of technology within my
classroom on:
My effectiveness as a teacher

Aspiring
Teachers

Current
Teachers

86%
70%
59%
59%
57%
57%

51%
47%
37%
23%
38%
30%

54%

20%

Create more interactive lessons
Better organization
Student centered learning approach
More connected to my students
Create more relevant lessons
Encourage students to be more selfdirected
Facilitate student collaborations



Key Finding #5:

Tomorrow’s teachers have a long wish list
of their own expectations for technology in
their future classrooms.



Key Finding #5:
Technology Tools and Strategies I want in my
Ultimate Classroom

Aspiring
Teachers

Ability to access the Internet anywhere on campus
Laptop or netbook for every student to use at
school

71%
71%

Interactive whiteboards
Online textbooks
Digital content for classroom use
Digital media creation tools
Handheld student response systems
Tablet computers
Ability for students to use their own mobile devices
Online classes

59%
48%
45%
42%
42%
42%
39%
25%



Questions for further consideration
K-12 Leadership:
• How are you 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?



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?

Let’s talk with our experts

Val Emrich
Director of Instructional Technology
Maryland State Department of Education

Dr. Laurie A. Henry
Co-Director, P21 College & Career Readiness Lab
Associate Professor of Early Adolescent Literacy
University of Kentucky

Ann W. Linson
Superintendent
East Noble School Corporation, Indiana


More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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

Participate in Speak Up 2013!
Online surveys open now thru Dec 20
www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Participate in Speak Up!
Speak Up K-12 surveys open now thru 12/20





Available for all K-12 schools and districts
Surveys for students, parents, community members
and educators
Share with your local schools
Speak Up Higher Ed surveys
open on Feb 5

• Take the faculty survey
• Promote survey to your students
• Share info with your school of
education or teacher preparation
programs


More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
Other sessions at the conference this week:
Blending, Flipping and Personalized: How Online
Learning is Transforming Teacher Practice
Tuesday @ 1:30 pm Southern Hemisphere II
Data Presentation + Panel Discussion

The Digital Classroom of Tomorrow
Wednesday @ 11:15 am Southern Hemisphere III
Data Presentation + Panel Discussion


Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
and SpeakUpEd
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