tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85165705801203505362024-03-14T00:23:18.459-07:00Project TomorrowThe goal of the Project Tomorrow Blog is to explore topics in education, while informing our followers of Project Tomorrow's programs & intiatives. Together, we are working toward a better and brighter tomorrow today. Project Tomorrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318939134544717794noreply@blogger.comBlogger538125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-90836442956644571872016-02-18T07:53:00.000-08:002016-02-18T07:53:23.029-08:00Speak Up family and friends: Life Lessons in Leadership (Webinar)Join our longtime friend of Speak Up, Ann McMullan (Education Consultant), for a FREE webinar on Tuesday, February 23 about leadership. Check out the details below:<br />
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In the fast-changing world of the 21st century, it is a given that at some point in your life – as a child, young adult or professional – the opportunity or responsibility of leading others will fall on your shoulders. Whatever leadership role you find yourself in, there are basic principles of leadership that will strengthen your abilities and help assure your success. Those principles, and how to cultivate them will be shared in this webinar. This webinar will be of interest to anyone at any age who is serving as a leader or hopes to serve in a leadership position in the future.</div>
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<i>Ann McMullan is an education consultant who works throughout the United States and internationally as a public speaker, writer, and consultant focused on leadership, professional development and curriculum. Ann is a frequent speaker at state and national education conferences. She is also a contributor to several educational publications, including eSchoolNews, EdNET Insight and CoSN. Previously, Ann served sixteen years as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD, outside Houston, serving nearly 50,000 students.</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-78197414240937350462016-02-17T08:16:00.001-08:002016-02-17T09:12:02.391-08:00 Speak Up Sneak Peek for #DLDay: Digital Equity and Teacher Preparation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Top 5 college and career ready skills administrators* think students need for future success:<br />
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45% of parents* say that their top concern regarding technology use at their child’s school is how much the use of technology within instruction varies from teacher to teacher.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-65554300470263467162016-02-17T08:11:00.003-08:002016-02-17T09:36:31.081-08:00Speak Up Sneak Peek for #DLDay: Digital Equity and Leadership<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Teachers still do not value the effective use of technology as highly as administrators (and parents). Just 36% of teachers* said the effective use of instructional technology is extremely important to students’ success compared with 67% of district administrators**.</div>
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68% of teachers* say that they are reluctant to assign digital homework or Internet dependent assignments or projects since some students may not have safe, consistent access to the Internet outside of school.</div>
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Top 5 ways that district administrators** say they are currently addressing this issue: </div>
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<li>Allowing students on campus before and after school to access school network (68%)</li>
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We are excited to release the <strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2015/find_school.aspx" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Speak Up 2015 data results</a></strong> to all participating organizations! If your school or district participated in Speak Up between October and December of last year, it’s time to dig in and see what your students, teachers, parents and community members had to say. Keep reading to learn how to access your data and more.</div>
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For more than a decade, Speak Up has been providing this service to schools and districts around the country. We’re excited to see how this data informs your initiatives, policies and practices. Drop us a note and let us know how you use the data this year or how we can make the surveys even more useful next year. We love hearing from you! Feel free to share your thoughts with us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/speakuped" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/speakuped" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and our <a href="http://www.projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Blog</a>.</div>
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All schools and districts around the country who registered for Speak up 2015 can now access their data for free - here's how:</h2>
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Exporting your Speak Up data is quick and easy! Just follow these steps:</strong></div>
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The Project Tomorrow staff is available to help you effectively use your data, here are just a few of the services we can provide you:</div>
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▪ Identify the top 5 trends in your school, district or state with national benchmarks<br />▪ Create a Speak Up presentation that you can use to share your Speak Up results in your school or district<br />▪ Provide Speak Up fast facts that can be used on your website, newsletters or promotional material<br />▪ Present your Speak Up data in person or via a webinar<br />▪ Prepare a summary of your specific Speak Up findings (school, district or state) that can be distributed to your stakeholders<br />▪ Write a case statement, using the Speak Up data, highlighting the benefits of investing in technology (school, district, state or national)<br />▪ Prepare a customized narrative report about your Speak Up data (school, district or state)</div>
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Project Tomorrow is helping spread the word about Digital Learning Day on February 17th, 2016, and we would like you to join in!</div>
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It’s a day thousands of schools and local communities across the country recognize great teaching practices and showcase innovative teachers, leaders, and instructional technology programs that are improving student outcomes with the help of digital tools.</div>
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As a grassroots effort, Digital Learning Day encourages students, teachers, leaders, and communities to be part of transforming our education system. That means thinking differently about how technology can be used to support more engaged, deeper learning opportunities for all students. Get involved by adding an event or activity to the official Digital Learning Day map or joining the online conversation using #DLDay.</div>
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ndla.org/conference-stories-and-photos/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Nebraska Distance Learning Association Spring Conference</a></strong><br />Thursday, February 25th<br />Omaha, NE<br />- <strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ndla.org/conference-stories-and-photos/invited-speakers-2016/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Keynote session</a></strong>: 9AM, Walnut Grand Ballroom<br />- <strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Today’s Students and Digital Learning</strong>: Breakout session 1, 10:30-11:15</div>
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<a href="http://schedule.sxswedu.com/events/event_PP52375" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Workshop: Pink or Blue? Examining Gender in Games</strong></a><br /><a href="http://schedule.sxswedu.com/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">SXSWedu</a><br />Austin, TX<br />Tuesday, March 8<br />4:00PM - 6:00PM<br />Hilton Austin Downtown Room 410</div>
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<a href="https://tools.eventpower.com/agenda/presentation_detail?show_id=171&id=63946" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Session: Digital Equity Challenges: Strategies for Bridging the Home/School Connection</strong></a><br /><a href="http://cosnconference.org/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">COSN 2016</a><br />Washington D.C.<br />Tuesday, April 5th<br />9:15-10:15 a.m. - Cardoza</div>
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Speak Up Congressional Briefing</strong><br />TBA (Mid-April)<br />Washington, DC<br /><a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/187286/join" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Click here</strong></a> to sign up for alerts on our upcoming briefing!</div>
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<em style="vertical-align: baseline;">Many thanks to our sponsors and partners for the support of Speak Up: Blackboard, Inc., BrainPOP, CDW, DreamBox Learning, Fuel Education, Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Rosetta Stone, Scholastic Education, American Association of School Administrators, CETPA, Consortium for School Networking, CUE, Digital Learning Day, ICE (Indiana Connected Educators), iNACOL, International Society for Technology in Education, National School Boards Association, National School Public Relations Association, National Science Teachers Association, National Secondary School Principals Association, NCCE (Northwest Council for Computer Education), NETA (Nebraska Educational Technology Association), State Education Technology Directors’ Association and TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association).</em></div>
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For more than a decade, Speak Up has been providing this service to schools and districts around the country. We’re excited to see how this data informs your initiatives, policies and practices. Drop us a note and let us know how you use the data this year or how we can make the surveys even more useful next year. We love hearing from you!<br />
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Project Tomorrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318939134544717794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-70119486316267053672016-02-05T08:03:00.001-08:002016-02-05T08:03:23.301-08:00Private school leaders, don't miss our special Speak Up 2015 webinar on February 17!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-45863084464818343002016-02-03T08:22:00.001-08:002016-02-03T08:23:14.658-08:00Speak Up Family & Friends: The Evolution of Blended and Competency-Based Schooling with DreamBox LearningHappy Wednesday! Our friends at <a href="http://www.dreambox.com/" target="_blank">DreamBox Learning</a> are hosting a special webinar about blended and competency-based schooling. Check out the details below:<br />
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016</div>
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Even when we believe we’re thinking “outside the box,” we’re often limited in our capacity to envision new school models that are more personalized, leverage technology effectively, and ultimately improve learning. When designing schools and classrooms, we often don’t realize how heavily our ideas are influenced by the assumptions and mental models we have about learning and education. In this this webinar, Dr. Tim Hudson will explore some of these hidden assumptions and help us imagine the full implications of blended learning that ensures high achievement for all students. He will field questions from attendees during this live, interactive session. This webinar will useful for superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, curriculum coordinators, and IT professionals.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-64928583919424123992016-02-01T11:37:00.000-08:002016-02-01T11:37:11.235-08:00Check out OC STEM's Communication Toolkit for the Common Core Standards, featuring past Innovation Awards finalists!Our friends at <a href="http://www.ocstem.org/" target="_blank">OC STEM</a> have just released a <a href="http://www.ocstem.org/california-standards/toolkit-for-parents-students-2/" target="_blank">Communication Toolkit</a> to help Orange County parents and students easily and effectively communicate the benefits of the new California Standards, also referred to as the Common Core Standards. This Toolkit features talking points, handouts, newsletter items, social media messages, and videos - the last of which features past student Innovation Awards finalists, Kevin Yoon and Helen Kim. Click on the image below to download the toolkit, or click <a href="http://www.ocstem.org/california-standards/toolkit-for-parents-students-2/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-47397696220601371972016-01-29T08:27:00.000-08:002016-01-29T08:27:14.722-08:00Educators Rising California members, there is still time to enter our state competition!Calling all Educators Rising California members! You have until March 1st to enter your submissions to our state competition - see below for more details:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Based on the feedback of our Educators Rising California members (that's you!), we have selected four categories for this year's state competition. The categories are:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">1. </span><a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Recruitment%20and%20Marketing%20Competition.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Recruitment and Marketing Presentation</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">2. </span><a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Lesson%20Planning%20and%20Delivery%20Competition%20STEM.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lesson Planning and Delivery – STEM</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">3. </span><a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Creative%20Lecture%20Competition.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Creative Lecture</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">4. </span><a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Children's%20Literature%20k-3%20Competition.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Children’s Literature K-3 Competition</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Thank you for your input and help selecting these categories. We hope you are as excited about the competitions as we are! For more information about the categories, including the rubrics, please visit the </span><a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/competitions.html" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Educators Rising California website</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">. All four categories are in alignment with the national competition, and the top five places in each of the categories will be eligible to enter the national competition. Please note that ALL STATE SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">MARCH 1st </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">TO BE CONSIDERED.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">If you are interested in a national competition category where there is not an Educators Rising California competition, you can directly enter the national competition. Submissions for national competitions will be due on </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">April 18, 2016</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">. Find out more about the national competitions </span><a href="https://www.educatorsrising.org/what-we-offer/competitions" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-51223675547347650492016-01-28T08:38:00.001-08:002016-01-28T08:38:28.471-08:00Plan to attend today's Making Learning Mobile 3.0 webinar!The final results from our three-year long Making Learning Mobile study are finally here! Join Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow) and Michael Flood (Kajeet) at<b> 1pm PT/4pm ET today</b> for a webinar featuring the results from our Making Learning Mobile 3.0 study with Kajeet, which takes an in-depth look at the impact of 1-to-1 tablet implementation, including Internet access outside the classroom, with Chicago Public Schools students. <a href="http://www.kajeet.net/webinar-mlmreport-3" target="_blank">Click here to register for today's webinar</a>.<br />
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You can also sign up to <a href="http://www.kajeet.net/downloadmlmreport3" target="_blank">download a copy of the report</a> and <a href="http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/pr/MobileLearningStudy3.html" target="_blank">read the official press release</a>. Check out some key findings from the Making Learning Mobile 3.0 study below:<br />
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<li>Use of technology at home increased year-over-year. <b>Sixty-nine percent of the 5th graders used the Internet-enabled tablets every day</b>, at school and home, to support their learning this year, whereas last year, 51 percent of the students reported they rarely or never used technology at home to support schoolwork or homework assignments while in 4th grade.</li>
<li>Falconer Elementary students had the <b>highest percentage of 5th graders scoring at or above the national average</b> RIT (Rasch Unit) in math compared to other comparable Chicago schools, according to the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) assessment scores.</li>
<li>Within one class of the cohort, the students’ average RIT score in math improved by 11.26 points from the spring 2014 to spring 2015- this was <b>24 percent higher than the overall 5th grade at the school</b>.</li>
<li>Students identified a change in their learning behaviors that resulted in increased learning opportunities. <b>Sixty-eight percent stated they were more likely to complete homework assignments</b> with Internet-enabled tablets and 76 percent said they had a greater interest in learning. </li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-24403496891532963102016-01-27T08:10:00.000-08:002016-01-27T08:10:15.020-08:00Don't miss tomorrow's Making Learning Mobile 3.0 webinar!We are excited to release the results from our three-year-long Making Learning Mobile study with Kajeet! Join Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow) and Michael Flood (Kajeet) for tomorrow's webinar about how Chicago Public Schools successfully incorporated mobile learning for 5th grade students. Check out the details below:<br />
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Thanks again to all of the students, educators, administrators, parents, and members of the community who took the Speak Up survey last fall! Because of your strong participation, Speak Up 2015 was one of biggest survey periods yet with over 500,000 surveys submitted! Check out the breakdown of survey counts below, as well as a list of our top participants.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="color: #08558c;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">503,978</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 15px;">overall surveys taken</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #62a845;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Students: 415,235</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #d12127;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Community Members: 6,615</strong></span></span></span></div>
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We'd also like to give a big shout out to our top states, districts, and schools:</div>
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Top 10 Districts Overall based on total surveys:</h2>
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Top 10 Schools Overall based on total surveys:</h2>
<span class="mimi-ol" style="color: #3f4449; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed;">1. Klein Oak High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />2. Klein Forest High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />3. Arrowhead High, Arrowhead UHS School District, WI<br />4. San Marcos High School, San Marcos Unified, CA<br />5. San Elijo Middle School, San Marcos Unified, CA<br />6. Klein Collins High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />7. Andress High School, El Paso ISD, TX<br />8. Hawthorne High, Centinela Valley Union High School District, CA<br />9. Weslaco High School, Weslaco ISD, TX<br />10. Lawndale High, Centinela Valley Union High School District, CA</span></div>
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Great job to all of our top participants and thanks to everyone who took the survey! Stay tuned for your results in early February!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-11176996614279816492016-01-21T08:27:00.003-08:002016-01-21T08:28:29.857-08:00Speak Up Family and Friends: The K-12 Blackboard Innovative Teaching SeriesOur friends at Blackboard Inc. are hosting their K-12 Innovative Teaching Series, starting this Monday, January 25! Don't miss out on this WebEvent - check out the details for this Monday's webinar below with Paula Barr, the iNACOL Blended & Online Learning Teacher of the Year for 2015:<br />
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Your Speak Up 2015 results will be released in early February!</h2>
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We are thrilled to release your survey data in early February! Be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to next month. In the meantime, check out the preliminary data we pulled during Speak Up America week:</div>
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Watch this webinar to learn about the results from the Making Learning Mobile 3.0 study, which takes an in-depth look at the impact of 1-to-1 tablet implementation, including Internet access outside the classroom, with Chicago Public Schools students. Kajeet®, the only wireless service provider dedicated to kids and education, and Project Tomorrow®, a national education nonprofit, announce the results from a three-year-long study on the impact of mobile devices on teaching and learning. The project was sponsored by Kajeet with funding from Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach Initiative.</div>
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<a href="http://www.kajeet.net/webinar-mlmreport-3" target="_blank">Click here to register for the webinar.</a> We look forward to seeing you online on Thursday, January 28!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-41622184125152263322016-01-15T05:00:00.000-08:002016-01-15T05:00:15.134-08:00FETC attendees, don't miss today's session at 10am!Are you at<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"> the </span><a href="http://www.fetc.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #00529b; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"> in Orlando, Florida? If so, plan to attend Julie Evans's session TODAY at 10am with Robert Miller (Volusa County Schools) and Kari Stubbs (BrainPOP). Check out the details below:</span><br />
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Previously, Ms. Evans was a sales and marketing executive with Unisys and two ed tech startups. She is a graduate of Brown University and serves on several nonprofit boards and corporate advisory councils. Ms. Evans is a frequent speaker and writer on K-12 and higher education issues around digital learning. In April 2008 she was named one of the Top Ten Most Influential People in Education Technology over the past 10 years by eSchool News.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Robert Miller</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">5th Grade Teacher, Volusa County Schools</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Robert Miller is a fifth grade teacher at Port Orange Elementary School in Port Orange, FL. An avid user of technology in his instruction, Robert is constantly revising his pedagogy to reflect current research in content delivery and student creativity. He is also an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Google Certified Teacher, and a member of the inaugural class of YouTube Star Teachers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Kari Stubbs</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Vice President, Learning and Innovation, BrainPOP</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Dr. Kari Stubbs is an internationally recognized educator who began her career as a public school teacher in Kansas and Texas. She went on to lead the Kansas Title IID program, and served as an adjunct professor while earning her PhD in Curriculum with an emphasis on Technology. Currently, she serves as Vice President of Learning and Innovation at BrainPOP. Kari has presented extensively on the subject of technology and education, keynoting and speaking at conferences across the United States and around the globe from Shanghai and Dubai to Australia, Prague, Beijing, and beyond.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-65435149022056661112016-01-14T07:52:00.002-08:002016-01-14T07:52:20.512-08:00Speak Up News - January 2016<div class="module text" style="background-color: white; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; page-break-inside: avoid;">
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Happy New Year!</strong> We hope you all had a wonderful holiday break! We'd like to give a huge <strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">THANK YOU</strong> to all the students, parents, educators, administrators, and members of the community who took the Speak Up survey in the fall! Speak Up 2015 was one of our most successful years ever, with <strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">over 500,000</strong> surveys submitted! Check out our full list of survey counts and top participants below, and keep reading to learn when and how you can access your Speak Up data, the winners of our Speak Up America contests, and more.</div>
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Thank you to all who participated!</h2>
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Thanks again to all of the students, educators, administrators, parents, and members of the community who took the Speak Up survey last fall! Due to your strong participation, Speak Up 2015 was one of biggest survey periods yet with over 500,000 surveys submitted! Check out the breakdown of survey counts below, as well as a list of our top participants.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="color: #08558c;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">503,978</strong></span> <span style="font-size: 15px;">overall surveys taken</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #62a845;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Students: 415,235</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #da715c;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Teachers: 39,698</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #72add4;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Administrators: 4,483</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #a1ba44;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Parents: 37,947</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #d12127;"><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Community Members: 6,615</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="mimi-ol" style="color: #3f4449; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed;">1. Klein Oak High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />2. Klein Forest High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />3. Arrowhead High, Arrowhead UHS School District, WI<br />4. San Marcos High School, San Marcos Unified, CA<br />5. San Elijo Middle School, San Marcos Unified, CA<br />6. Klein Collins High School, Klein ISD, TX<br />7. Andress High School, El Paso ISD, TX<br />8. Hawthorne High, Centinela Valley Union High School District, CA<br />9. Weslaco High School, Weslaco ISD, TX<br />10. Lawndale High, Centinela Valley Union High School District, CA</span></div>
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Great job to all of our top participants and thanks to everyone who took the survey!</div>
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We are thrilled to release your survey data in early February! Be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to next month. In the meantime, check out the preliminary data we pulled during Speak Up America week:</div>
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Preliminary data</h2>
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Last month we hosted our annual Speak Up America weeklong event to celebrate past, present, and new Speak Up participants. This event featured several chances to win classroom grants via photo/video submissions, free conference registrations, and free books. We are pleased to announce the winners of our Speak Up America 2015 promotions:</div>
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Photo Challenge Winners</h2>
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.fetc.org/" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)</a></strong><br /><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Orlando, Florida</strong><br /><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Friday January 15, 10am ET</strong></div>
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Promising new developments in the use of digital content, and specifically digital and online educational games, in elementary and middle school classrooms aim to make the connection between student engagement and empowered learning more explicit. Explore a white paper that highlights Speak Up research findings around teacher and student use of digital content and games for learning, and how administrators are increasingly supporting those efforts. Hear examples of how digital content and games are transforming classrooms and and how games can influence classroom practice via the BrainPOP GameUp portal. <em style="vertical-align: baseline;">With Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow), Robert Miller (Volusa County Schools, FL), and Kari Stubbs (BrainPOP).</em></div>
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday, January 28</strong><br /><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">1pm PT/4pm ET</strong><br /><strong style="vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.kajeet.net/webinar-mlmreport-3" style="color: midnightblue; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">Click here to register</a></strong></div>
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Watch this webinar to learn about the results from the Making Learning Mobile 3.0 study, which takes an in-depth look at the impact of 1-to-1 tablet implementation, including Internet access outside the classroom, with Chicago Public Schools students. Kajeet®, the only wireless service provider dedicated to kids and education, and Project Tomorrow®, a national education nonprofit, announce the results from a three-year-long study on the impact of mobile devices on teaching and learning. The project was sponsored by Kajeet with funding from Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach Initiative.</div>
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1. <a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Recruitment%20and%20Marketing%20Competition.pdf" target="_blank">Recruitment and Marketing Presentation</a><br />
2. <a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Lesson%20Planning%20and%20Delivery%20Competition%20STEM.pdf" target="_blank">Lesson Planning and Delivery – STEM</a><br />
3. <a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Creative%20Lecture%20Competition.pdf" target="_blank">Creative Lecture</a><br />
4. <a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/downloads/2016Competitions/2016%20Children's%20Literature%20k-3%20Competition.pdf" target="_blank">Children’s Literature K-3 Competition</a><br />
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Thank you for your input and help selecting these categories. We hope you are as excited about the competitions as we are! For more information about the categories, including the rubrics, please visit the <a href="http://tomorrow.org/educatorsrising/competitions.html" target="_blank">Educators Rising California website</a>. All four categories are in alignment with the national competition, and the top five places in each of the categories will be eligible to enter the national competition. Please note that ALL STATE SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY <b>MARCH 1st </b>TO BE CONSIDERED.<br />
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If you are interested in a national competition category where there is not an Educators Rising California competition, you can directly enter the national competition. Submissions for national competitions will be due on <b>April 18, 2016</b>. Find out more about the national competitions <a href="https://www.educatorsrising.org/what-we-offer/competitions" target="_blank">here</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-55911390470961423772016-01-12T08:31:00.001-08:002016-01-12T08:31:19.315-08:00There's still time to register for today's webinar with ABC-CLIO and Libraries Unlimited!Are you interested in learning how to harness students' evolving vision for learning? If so, plan to attend today's virtual event at 1pm PT/4pm ET featuring Julie Evans and our Speak Up data. Check out some last minute details below:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-58360577421563886732016-01-11T08:18:00.001-08:002016-01-11T08:18:27.168-08:00Don't miss tomorrow's webinar!There is still time to register for Julie's webinar with <a href="http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited.aspx" target="_blank">Libraries Unlimited</a> and <a href="http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOSolutions" target="_blank">ABC-CLIO Solutions</a>! Check out the information below to learn more about the webinar and how you can save your seat for this virtual event.<br />
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Analysis of the Speak Up Research Project data reveals that today’s K-12 students have a unique vision for digital learning that is often surprising and sometimes perplexing to the adults in their learning lives. Students are increasingly tapping into a diverse set of digital tools, content and resources to self-direct learning around areas of academic passion, both in and out of school. Most importantly, this emerging learning behavior is shaping how the students view information, research, learning and school.</div>
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In this webinar, Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, will explore this phenomenon as she addresses these questions from School Library Connection Editorial Experts:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516570580120350536.post-23836552312566528362016-01-08T09:49:00.000-08:002016-01-08T09:49:43.010-08:00Don't miss Julie's session at FETC next week!Are you attending the <a href="http://www.fetc.org/" target="_blank"><b>Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)</b></a> next week in Orlando, Florida? If so, plan to attend Julie Evans's session on Friday, January 15 at 10am with Robert Miller (Volusa County Schools) and Kari Stubbs (BrainPOP). Check out the details below:<br />
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Promising new developments in the use of digital content, and specifically digital and online educational games, in elementary and middle school classrooms aim to make the connection between student engagement and empowered learning more explicit. Explore a white paper that highlights Speak Up research findings around teacher and student use of digital content and games for learning, and how administrators are increasingly supporting those efforts. Hear examples of how digital content and games are transforming classrooms and and how games can influence classroom practice via the BrainPOP GameUp portal.</div>
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<b>Julie Evans</b><br />
Chief Executive Officer, Project Tomorrow<br />
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Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow (<a href="http://www.tomorrow.org/">www.tomorrow.org</a>), an internationally recognized education nonprofit organization that focuses on improving learning opportunities for students through the effective utilization of STEM resources. Previously, Ms. Evans was a sales and marketing executive with Unisys and two ed tech startups. She is a graduate of Brown University and serves on several nonprofit boards and corporate advisory councils. Ms. Evans is a frequent speaker and writer on K-12 and higher education issues around digital learning. In April 2008 she was named one of the Top Ten Most Influential People in Education Technology over the past 10 years by eSchool News.<br />
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<b>Robert Miller</b><br />
5th Grade Teacher, Volusa County Schools<br />
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Robert Miller is a fifth grade teacher at Port Orange Elementary School in Port Orange, FL. An avid user of technology in his instruction, Robert is constantly revising his pedagogy to reflect current research in content delivery and student creativity. He is also an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Google Certified Teacher, and a member of the inaugural class of YouTube Star Teachers.<br />
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<b>Kari Stubbs</b><br />
Vice President, Learning and Innovation, BrainPOP<br />
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Dr. Kari Stubbs is an internationally recognized educator who began her career as a public school teacher in Kansas and Texas. She went on to lead the Kansas Title IID program, and served as an adjunct professor while earning her PhD in Curriculum with an emphasis on Technology. Currently, she serves as Vice President of Learning and Innovation at BrainPOP. Kari has presented extensively on the subject of technology and education, keynoting and speaking at conferences across the United States and around the globe from Shanghai and Dubai to Australia, Prague, Beijing, and beyond.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808766291603180048noreply@blogger.com0