what is your district’s 2020 headline

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What is your district’s 2020 headline?

Developing a Shared Vision of Innovation for 21st Century

Learning

Julie EvansChief Executive Officer

Project TomorrowApril 19, 2010

Leading Our Way ForwardEdmonton Regional Learning Consortium


Deconstructing our keynote topic

“Developing a shared vision

of innovation for 21st

century learning”



Shared vision

Innovation

21st century learning


Defining shared vision

“A shared vision is not an

idea...it is rather, a force in

people's hearts...at its simplest

level, a shared vision is the

answer to the question: What

do we want to create?”

Peter Senge

MIT Sloan School of Management


Defining innovation

"Creativity is thinking up new

things.

Innovation is doing new

things."

Theodore Levitt

Harvard Business School


Defining 21st century learning

“I believe that the purpose of education is not to make men carpenters, but to make carpenters men. To be competitive in a workplace that is changing and will change continuously throughout our careers, my peers and I need to be able to read and understand new information at a level never before prevalent. This should be, however, a familiar aim for the forces of academia, however, since what we must learn, in essence, is to learn.

I would ensure a broad and balanced education that exposes every student to rigorous inquiry in every discipline, from physics to pottery and makes them active participants in the process of inquiry and learning.”

11th grade studentPittsburgh PA



“What is your district’s

2020 headline?”


Knowing where you are today

What is your district’s

2010 headline?


Some 2010 Headlines About Education

“NYC to End Rubber Rooms for Teachers Who Await

Hearings”

“Teacher Training No Boom for Student Math Scores”

“Parents Reflect on Previous Edmonton School Closures”

“Public Schools Foundation Aims to Create Level Playing Field”

“Central Falls to Fire Every High School Teacher”

“High Speed Networking Changes How We Learn Our ABCs”

“Edmonton School Boards Tighten Belts in New Budgets”

“Eliminating School Boards a Good First Step”

“Calgary Classrooms Go Digital”

“Maybe It is Time to Fix Education System”


Our discussion today

Inputs to your process:

5 most important questions

Meet today’s students

Sampling of key data findings from Speak Up 2009

What is your 2020 headline?

Characteristics of the “New Visionary Administrator”


“Warm up worksheet”

Imagine you are designing the ultimate school for

21st century learners.

Which of these technology tools or strategies do

you think holds the greatest potential for

increasing student achievement and success?

Your point of view – check your top 5 responses from the list!

Micro blog your thoughts and comments!


5 Most Important Questions

Peter DruckerFather of Modern Management1909 – 2005

Thought LeaderAuthorTeacherConsultant

Cared deeply about leadership and innovationin the Social Sector



What is our mission?

Who is our customer?

What does our customer value?

What are our results?

What are our plans?



Who is our customer?

• Articulate who is your primary

customer

• Identify all of the secondary

customers

• Be in touch with changes in your

customers

• Think about who must be satisfied for

the district to achieve success



Who does our customer value?

• Understand your own assumptions &

paradigms

• Listen deeply to your customer

• And then listen again and again


5 Big Questions

“Planning is not an event. It is the continuous

process

of strengthening what works and abandoning

what does not, of making risk-taking decisions

with the greatest knowledge of their potential

effect, of setting objectives, appraising

performance and results through systemic

feedback, and making ongoing adjustments as

conditions change.”

Peter Drucker


What forces are shaping your “customer’s expectations” for a 21st

century learning environment?

Customer = Your Students


What forces are shaping your customer’s expectations for a 21st century learning environment?

Your Students

District/Provincial EducationPriorities

Millennial Attitudes & Values

Their Techno-infused

Lives


What the top 5 challenges that

“wake you up in the middle

of the night?”

District/Provincial Education Priorities


Your Top 5 Challenges?

Adequate funding

Collective bargaining

with teachers

Communications with

parents

Competition from

charters/privates

Diverse student

populations

High school graduation

rates

Special education

issues

Safety

School facilities

Student achievement

results

Use of technology

within instruction

Using data to assess

student achievement


Wake Up Issues for Education Leaders

Adequate funding –

53%

Collective bargaining with

teachers – 6%

Communications with

parents – 35%

Competition from

charters/privates – 4%

Diverse student

populations – 33%

Graduation rates – 16%

Special education issues

– 19%

Safety – 33%

School facilities – 21%

Student achievement

results – 52%

Use of technology – 31%

Using data to assess

achievement – 35%

Speak Up 2009 data results


How important is the effective

implementation of technology

to your district’s core mission?

District/Provincial Education Priorities


How important is the effective implementation of technology to your district’s core mission?

Value of importance to your district's core mission

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

Not important

Somewhatimportant

Important

Extremelyimportant

Parents

Teachers

Administrators



Your Students




Lives


Let’s meet the Millennials!



Birth years – 1982 through 2001

+ 26% of the Canadian population

80 million in North America

Most diverse in history

First generation to have better educated moms than dads

2/3 report influencing parental purchasing decisions

Childhood had a 34% decrease in unstructured free time

Millennials Rising (Neil Howe and William Strauss)



7 Defining Characteristics:

Special – high self-esteem, limited consequences

Sheltered – expect to be protected

Confident – they will fix the world

Team-oriented – dislike school but like group projects

Conventional – trust institutions, fairness important

Pressured – increase in pre-college stress and burnout

Achieving – expect success and college for all



86% say their generation will produce the next Bill Gates

Millennials & Accomplishment



67% say they know the next Bill Gates




67% say they know the next Bill Gates

and 24% say they could be that person!




Collaboratively

Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace

Structured activities

Relevancy with real world


How do these students want to learn?



Collaboratively

Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace

Structured activities

Relevancy with real world

And with all kinds of emerging technologies


How do these students want to learn?



Your Students




Lives


What can we learn by listening to our customers?

Speak Up 2009Selected Data Findings

Their Techno-infused Lives


Annual national research project Online surveys + focus groups Open for all K-12 schools, districts and schools of education Schools/districts/colleges get back their own data for planning and budgeting

Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators + Pre-Service Teachers

Inform policies & programs Analysis and reporting – national reports, state reports, district reports Services: custom reports, consulting with districts and state agencies Back end database – provide statistically significant samplings

7 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003: 1.6 million K-12 students 142,000 teachers 82,000 parents 10,500 school leaders 23,000 schools – in US, Canada, Mexico, Australia

What is Speak Up?

1.85 million respondents


Speak Up is facilitated annually by Project Tomorrow

Project Tomorrow

(www.tomorrow.org)

is the leading education nonprofit

organization dedicated to the

empowerment of student voices in

education.


K-12 Students 299,677 Teachers 38,642 Pre-Service Teachers 1,987 Parents (in English & Spanish) 26,312 School/District Administrators 3,947 Schools / Districts 5,757 / 1,215

About Speak Up Schools: 97% public, 3% private

38% urban, 31% suburban, 32% rural

54% high poverty schools

42% majority-minority student population

Speak Up 2009 Participation: 370,565 surveys


Learning & Teaching with Technology

21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship

Science/Math Instruction & Career Interests in

STEM and Teaching

Teacher Professional Development

Internet Safety

Administrators’ Challenges

Emerging Technologies in the Classroom Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital

Content and E-textbooks Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and

applications

Designing the 21st Century School

Speak Up 2009 survey question themes


Collect unique data from stakeholders

Give stakeholders a voice in national/state/provincial policy

Support specific initiatives such as digital content, online learning, mobile devices, 1:1 programs or new teacher professional development programs

Model for students the value of civic engagement and being part of a national discussion

Recognition as an innovation leader

Demonstrate to students, teachers and parents that their ideas are valued by their education leaders

Creating a vision for the future of K-12 education

Why do schools & districts participate in Speak Up?


Speak Up Data Findings

Who am I?

Interactive Exercise


Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school Online textbooks (29%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)

Participates in

immersive virtual reality

environments (39%)

Uses Internet for research (51%) and online assessments (35%)


Audience Response: Who am I?

1. Kindergarten Boy

2. 3rd Grade Girl

3. 7th Grade Boy

4. 10th Grade Girl

5. Teacher


Who am I?


Who am I?

3rd Grade Girl with Average Tech Skills


Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school Online textbooks (29%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)

Participates in

immersive virtual reality

environments (39%)

Uses Internet for research (51%) and online assessments (35%)


Introducing the “Digital Advance Team”

Today’s K-12 Students

Adopting/adapting technologies for learning

Tech trend setters

Their use predicts widespread acceptance

Out of school use drives in school use

Pace car for others

Teachers ultimately catch up



Case Study: Use of email technology for communications



Case Study: Use of email technology for communications

1.Students use email for personal

communications

2.Students expand use to include schoolwork

3.Teachers adopt email for peer

communications

4.Some teachers now using for student

feedback

5.Students’ use waning



Let’s listen in and learn!


“Digital disconnect” is alive &

well:

the gap between how

today’s students

learn and

how they live!

Key findings from Speak Up data:


“Digital disconnect” is alive & well:

Between students and teachers

Between advanced tech students

and other students

Between girls and boys

Between older and younger

students

Key findings from Speak Up data:


Audience Response

How would you assess your own technology skills compared to your peers?

A. Beginner

B. Average

C. Advanced


a. 5%

b. 21%

c. 74%

Audience Response: What % of Alberta high school students consider themselves “advanced tech users?”


Digital Disconnect – in perceptions

Students' Self Assessment of Their Tech Skills

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Advanced

Average

Beginner

US Gr 9-12

Canada Gr 9-12

21%


Sampling of Key Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2009+ 1.85 million surveys from students, parents & educators

Persistent digital disconnect between students and

adults

Students’ frustrations with the lack of technology use

in school

Lack of relevancy in education exacerbated

Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”

Students adopt and adapt emerging technologies for

learning

Introducing the “Free Agent Learner”


Result:

A new uniquely “student vision” for leveraging emerging technologies to drive achievement and educational productivity


Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about their Vision for 21st Century Learning

Three Essential Elements in the Student Vision

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning



Three Essential Elements


Students want to leverage emerging

communications and

collaboration tools to create personal

networks of experts





Students envision technology-

enabled learning that transcends

classroom walls





Students see the use of relevancy-

based digital tools, content and

resources as key to education

productivity


Students use technology tools on their own for learning


Students’ use of technology for communication and collaboration outside of school


Students’ use of collaboration and communications tools for school work

7%

7%

8%

10%

11%

12%

28%

34%

51%

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

Participate in videoconferences

Work with students from other countries

Get help from an online tutor

Participate in online communities

Tweet or post a microblog

Post to blogs wikis

Communicate with teachers

Collaborate through profile

Communicate with students

G9-12

G6-8

G3-5


Social-based learning Example within curriculum: Math and STEM career

exploration

What would be most helpful for you in learning math?

“Discussing how to solve problems with my classmates”

“Helping other students with their math problems”

• 47% Grade 6-8 students• 40% Grade 9-12 students


Social-based learning Example within curriculum: Math and STEM career

exploration

How would you like to learn about STEM careers?

“Meeting successful role models”

“Talking to professionals about their jobs”

“Working with mentors”


Mobile Devices: Students have personal access to a variety of electronic devices – even our youngest students!

6%

31%

42%

67%

70%

74%

85%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Digital Reader

Smart phone

Flip camera

Cell phone

Laptop

Desktop

iPod

K-2 G3-5 G6-8 G9-12


Students’ suggested use of mobile devices for learning purposes

31%

37%

48%

55%

56%

70%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Play educational games

Take videos of class presentations orexperiments

Access online textbooks

Work on projects with classmates

Take notes or record lectures

Look up information on Internet

G9-12

G6-8


Students believe that mobile devices can also enhance personal productivity

29%

37%

40%

42%

43%

44%

52%

53%

58%

64%

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

Share/Edit bookmarks

Coordinate calendars

Upload/download to portal

Create/share documents or media

Access social networking

Learn about school activities

Communicate with teachers

Organize schoolwork

Receive reminders & alerts

Communicate with classmates

G9-12

G6-8


Students speak up about the obstacles they face using technology at school

Alberta students top responses:

1. School filters and firewalls block websites I need

2. I cannot use my mobile devices at school

3. I cannot access my email/IM/text tools

4. Teachers limit my technology use

5. Too many rules!


How schools could make it easier to use technology – the student point of view

Alberta students say:

1. Let me use my own mobile device

2. Give me unlimited Internet access on campus

3. Access my school projects from any computer –

home or at school

4. Let me use my own laptop at school – and access

the school network

5. I want to access my social networking site and

communications tools


Parents’ beliefs about the potential benefits of using mobile devices for instructional purposes

Increases student engagement 43%

Prepares students for world of work 41%

Extends school day for learning 38%

Provides access to online textbooks 37%

Improves teacher-parent-student communications 35%


Teachers’ beliefs about the potential benefits of using mobile devices for instructional purposes


Prepares students for world of work 40%

Extends school day for learning 36%

Improves teacher-parent-student communications 36%

Personalizes instruction 29%


Teachers’ biggest concern about using mobile

devices at school

While 50% of teachers say that the greatest benefit to using mobile devices:

increases student engagement in school and learning

67% say their biggest concern howeveris students will be distracted doing

other things (texting, surfing, games)


Teachers’ other concerns about using mobile devices at school

Distraction 67% Digital equity 55% Students will cheat on tests 30% I don’t know how to integrate 21% I don’t have curriculum 20%


Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices within learning

66% of administrators say that the greatest benefit to using mobile devices:

increases student engagement in school and learning


Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices within learning

What prevents administrators from allowing students to use their own devices?

Current district policies (49%)

Concerns about theft (47%)

Concerns about network security (47%)

Teachers are not trained (45%)

Digital equity concerns (42%)


Parents’ willingness to purchase mobile devices for their child to use at school


Students have a growing interest in taking classes online

8%

9%

10%

12%

13%

38%

38%

Took a blended class

Took an online class: personalreasons

Researched taking an online class

Took a class for self-study

Took a class led by a teacher

Not taken but interested

Not interested

G6-8 G9-12


Students speak up about the value of online classes

20%

24%

26%

28%

29%

31%

40%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

More connected to school

More motivated to learn

More comfortable askingquestions

Easier to succeed

Review class materials

Tech skil ls would improve

Control of learning

G9-12

G6-8


Students’ use of digital resources for schoolwork

10%

27%

33%

66%

29%

21%

10%

19%

34%

0% 30% 60% 90%

Listen to a podcast

Upload assignments to school portal

Use online textbooks

Create slide shows, videos or web pages

Play educational games

Conduct virtual experiments

Get help from tutor

Turn in paper for plagiarism check

Take tests online

G9-12th

G6-8th

G3-5th


Students use of digital resources outside of school


Students value the use of games for learning


Parents also perceive value in the use of games for learning

Appeals to different learning styles 76%


Develops problem solving and criticalthinking skills 57%

Helps students visualize difficult concepts 56%

Provides immediate feedback 56%

Develops creativity 53%


Students’ desires for the features and functionality of online textbooks

What do they want in an online textbook?

“Make it interactive and relevant”

“Use it to facilitate collaboration”

“Personalize it for my learning”


Students want their online textbooks to be interactive and relevant


Students want their online textbooks to have tools that facilitate collaboration with peers and experts


Students want to use their digital textbooks to personalize learning – make it work for me!


Having a voice How would you like to be more involved in education

decisions at your school?

82% would like to be more involved

• Have class discussions

• Give input through Speak Up and other surveys

• Share ideas online with other students

• Be part of a club that researches problems & presents ideas

• Be part of a student advisory group for the principal

• Set up a blog and wiki to share ideas

• Make presentations to the school board



Three Essential Elements in the Student Vision





Continuing “digital disconnects”

Spectrum of digital native-ness

Multiple “computers” in the backpack

Embracing & adapting new

technologies

Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any

pace learning

Other trends we are watching


Self directed learning for student &

teacher Everyone is a content developer Make it relevant to me! Blend of informal & formal learning

opps Beyond engagement to productivity

benefits “Long tail” of training & education

Other trends we are watching


But what is the #1 trend we are watching

with today’s K-12 students?



#1 trend


The era of the technology-enabled

Free Agent Learner


Introducing the Free Agent Learner

Characteristics: Self directed learning Un-tethered to traditional education Expert at personal data aggregation

Examples: Online learning

Control over knowledge authenticityOnline “textbooks”Self-driven assessments



Characteristics: Power of connections Creating new communities Not tethered to physical networks

Example: Mobile devices

Web 2.0 tools/applicationsSocial based learning



Characteristics: Experiential learning – make it real Content developers Process as important as knowledge gained

(sometimes more important)

Examples: Gaming, simulations, animations

Virtual/immersive environments

Web 2.0 / Multimedia content

Career exploration


“Warm up worksheet”

Imagine you are designing the ultimate school for

21st century learners.

Which of these technology tools or strategies do

you think holds the greatest potential for

increasing student achievement and success?

Now, let’s listen to the student point of view.

How do your responses compare?


Top responses in 2009: Alberta studentsStudents design the ultimate school for 21st century learning

Digital media tools

(59%)

Communications tools

(58%)

Laptop/netbook for

every student (57%)

Interactive whiteboards

(57%)

Mobile devices (54%)

Online textbooks (53%)

Campus wide Internet

access (53%)

Collaboration tools

(51%)

Games and simulations

(51%)

Digital resources (50%)

Tools to help organize

schoolwork (50%)

Online classes (47%)

Social based learningUn-tethered learningDigitally rich learning


Recommendations from the“Digital Advance Team”

Are we listening? Are we ready?

Learning that is

• Enabled• Engaging• Empowered


Recommendations from the“Digital Advance Team”

Are we listening? Are we ready?

Learning that is

• Enabled• Engaging• Empowered

How do we get there?


It all starts with you . . . today



century learning”


Pretend it is April 19, 2020 today.



Congratulations!

CBC is here to report on your district’s success in creating a truly 21st century learning environment for all of your students.



What will be the lead story about your district’s success?

What will be the results that validate your success?

Will you have achieved the shared vision you developed in 2010?



What will be the lead story about your district’s success?

What will be the results that validate your success?

Will you have achieved the shared vision you developed in 2010?

What will be your headline?


5 Big Questions

“Planning is not an event. It is the continuous

process

of strengthening what works and abandoning

what does not, of making risk-taking decisions

with the greatest knowledge of their potential

effect, of setting objectives, appraising

performance and results through systemic

feedback, and making ongoing adjustments as

conditions change.”

Peter Drucker


Table Talk Exercise: Create your headline

Pithy

Tangible

Measurable

Representative

Inspiring


It all starts with you . . . today



century learning”


Introducing the new Visionary Administrator

Key finding from the Speak Up

data:

There is a new cohort emerging of

visionary administrators who

share common behaviors, values

& aspirations for 21st century

learning . . .


Introducing the new Visionary Administrator

Key finding from the Speak Up

data:

There is a new cohort emerging of

visionary administrators who

share common behaviors, values

& aspirations for 21st century

learning . . .

and they have more in common

with their students than their

peers.


New Visionary Administrator Profile

Who are these new visionary administrators?

93% believe that using technology improves student achievement

100% say that effective technology use is important to their school or district mission

More likely to rate their tech skills as advanced – 58%

Twice as likely as their peers to use emerging technologies – closing the digital disconnect with their students




Almost 100% say tech use within instruction is a “wake up” issue for them (only 39% of their peers say so)

More interested in incorporation of 21st century skills into instruction (46% vs. 28%).

Tech skill assessment and evaluating emerging technologies are more prominently on their radar screen than their peers.




Their vision of 21st century learning is

more in line with the aspirations of

their students –

than with their own peers.


Designing the ultimate school – the administrator point of view

73%

57%

56%

55%

52%

43%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

1:1 Laptop

Multi-media

Interactive white boards

Online databases

Communications tools

Online classes

Visionary Administrators Administrators-Other Students (G6-12)


What is your district’s 2020 headline?

Are you a visionary

administrator?


Webinars, podcasts and reports such as:

Speak Up 2009 FindingsStudents and Parents – available nowTeachers, Administrators, Pre-service teachers – May

5th

Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning (Oct 2007, Updated Jun 2008, 2009)

Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators: Students, Teachers and Parents Speak Up about Science Education (Jun 2008)

Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator (Oct 2008)

Parents’ Perspectives, Parents’ Priorities (Oct 2009)

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org


Speak Up 2010October - December

Listen to your stakeholders!

New online surveys for students, teachers, parents and administrators.

Use the Speak Up data to drive newinnovations in your district and inform your

vision for 21st century learning.

Sign up to get Speak Up news www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_news_sign

up.html

Available to all schools in Alberta


More data and reports are available on

our website: www.tomorrow.org

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