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Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators:

Students, Parents and Educators Speak Up about Science Education

National Report Release

NECC – July 1, 2008

Project Tomorrow & PASCO scientific

Download at:

http://www.pasco.com/SpeakUp/

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/scienceReport.html

Special Speak Up Report

In collaboration with PASCO scientific

Key finding:

Disconnect between

how students want

to learn science –

and what is really

happening in their

classrooms

• Annual national research project– Online surveys– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get their own data for planning and budgeting

• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– Students, Teachers, Parents and School Leaders

• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting – national reports – Services: custom reports, consulting with schools, Speak Up Your Way!

• 5 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003: – 1.1 million K-12 students– 74,000 teachers– 34,000 parents– 3,200 school leaders– 14,000 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military base

schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia

What is Speak Up?

1.2 million respondents

Speak Up is facilitated annually by

Project Tomorrow (formerly known as NetDay)

About Project Tomorrow:

A national education nonprofit organization providing leadership, research and programming to support STEM education in America’s schools

Learning & Teaching with Technology

Web 2.0 / Web 3.0 in Education

21st Century Skills

Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness

Emerging Technologies in the Classroom

Designing the 21st Century School

2007 survey question themes:

We would like to recognize ourSpeak Up 2007 Sponsors:

We would like to also acknowledge the support of our Speak Up 2007 National Champion Outreach Partners:

K-12 Students 319,223 Teachers 25,544

Teach science 10,288 Parents (in English & Spanish) 19,726 School/District Administrators 3,263 Schools 3,729 Districts 867 States All 50

Top 10 in total participation: TX, CA, AZ, IL, AL, MD, NC, PA, FL, MI

About Speak Up 2007 Schools:– 97% public, 3% private– 32% urban, 40% suburban, 29% rural– 43% Title 1 eligible– 29% majority-minority student population

Speak Up 2007 Participation Overview

21st Century Science Education & Technology

Students & technology

National policy

Science instruction

STEM careers

Speak Up 2007 Data Findings


National Policy to Improve Science Education

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

StronglyAgree

Agree Neutral Disagree StronglyDisagree

Parents

Teachers

Leaders

Do you agree? Improving K-12 science education be a national priority

School Leaders: 84% agree


Science instruction today

Teachers: What instructional strategies do you use to teach science?

What are the barriers to teaching inquiry-based science?


Which of these instructional strategies is the primary method teachers are using?

a. Inquiry based investigations25%

b. Lecture23%

c. Kit-based materials21%

d. Hands-on activities30%

e. Make science relevant in today’s world 26%

f. Demonstration lessons 26%

g. Multimedia/interactive simulations16%


What the barriers to teaching inquiry-based science?

1. Lack of time to conduct investigations

2. Inadequate equipment or materials

3. Lack of funding to purchase materials

4. Pressure to conform to a prescribed

curriculum

5. Inadequate space


Improving science instruction

Parents: What would improve your child’s science education?

Students:

Imagine your ultimate science classroom



Top voter getters:



Top voter getters:

Teacher excited about science 60%Child conducting real research52%Teacher well trained in science44%Using tech tools for investigations43%Explain relevancy to my child40%



Top voter getters:

Teacher excited about science 60%Child conducting real research 52%Teacher well trained in science 44%Using tech tools for investigations 43%Explain relevancy to my child 40%

Bottom vote getter:

Reading the science textbook 11%


Students: Design the ultimate science classroom

What do the students want?

a. Teacher excited about scienceb. Use animations & simulationsc. Conduct real researchd. Work on group projectse. Use tech tools for investigationsf. Use standard lab tools


Students: Design the ultimate science classroom

F ig ure T wo: F eatures of s tudents ' ultimate s c ience c las s room.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Teacher

Animations

R es earch

G roup Work

Tech Tools

L ab Tools

G r 6-8 G r 9-12


21st Century Tools

Teachers: Which tools have the greatest potential for increasing student achievement?

Administrators:

What factors influence you and your decisions for improving science education?



21st century tool Advanced-level Average-level Beginner-level

Animations 51% 43% 38%

Simulations 50% 40% 32%

Standard tools 42% 36% 27%

Projection systems 39% 28% 20%

Interactive whiteboards 38% 28% 21%


Administrators: What factors influence you and your decisions for improving science education?


F ig ure T hree: B es ides funding , whic h fac tors influenc e s c hool or dis tric t adminis trators to improv e s c ienc e educ ation?

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

B roc hures

Works hops

C onferenc es

P olic y

R es earc h

Dept C hair

Integration E as e

R es ourc es

S tudent A c hievement

B es t P rac tic es


Preparing today’s students for STEM careers

Parents & Students: Importance of science and impact on STEM careers


Importance of learning science

Parents say:

• To develop problem solving and critical thinking skills• To be successful

Students say:• To help me get into college• For a future job


Importance of learning science

Parents say:

• To develop problem solving and critical thinking skills• To be successful

Students say:• To help me get into college• For a future job

12% say: not important for my future


STEM Careers

Parents say:

54% are likely to encourage a child to

pursue a job in a STEM field

Factors that would influence that decision:

1. Child’s interest areas2. Child’s academic strengths


Students and STEM Careers

F ig ure F our: Are s tudents interes ted in S T E M c areers ?

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Not interes ted

Maybe

S omewhat

Y es

G r 3-5 G r 6-8 G r 9-12


What strategies do students say would help them get more interested in STEM careers?

F ig ure F iv e: S tudents (G 9-12) mos t interes ted in S T E M careers are more intens ely motiv ated by expos ure.

47%44%

48%52%

44%

35% 36%40% 40%

36%32%

26%

71%66% 66% 64%

60%57% 55%

52% 50% 48% 48%

40%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Maybe interes ted S omewhat interes ted Y es interes ted

Is your school doing a good job preparing you/your students/your child for future jobs?

Yes:School Principals 66%District Administrators 48%Teachers 47%Parents 43%


Yes:School Principals 66%District Administrators 48%Teachers 47%Parents 43%

Advanced tech students 23%


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Speak Up 2008Fall 2008

Have a voice in national discussions

Learn about the ideas of your own stakeholders

Inform your plans, budgets and programs

Participating schools and districts get free online access to your

own quantitative data – with national benchmark data

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