Did you miss Tuesday's webinar: Technology, Training, and Teaming to Ensure Great Teaching for All Students?

If so, our friends at Alliance for Excellent Education have the webinar available "on demand" on their website! Click here to watch Technology, Training, and Teaming to Ensure Great Teaching for All Students from Alliance for Excellent Education and  the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF), featuring our CEO Julie Evans and Matthew Baker from Manheim Central Middle School (PA) and Pennsylvania’s Keystones to Opportunity Literacy Initiative.

If interested, you can also download Julie's presentation from the event - click here or click on the image below.

To watch a recording of Technology, Training, and Teaming to Ensure Great Teaching for All Students, click here.

You are invited to the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings for K-12 Students!

Our first Congressional Briefing is this Thursday! We can't wait to release the Speak Up 2014 National Findings for K-12 Students. Be sure to sign up for the event if you're in Washington, D.C., or sign up for the video live stream to watch it online. Keep reading to learn more about our upcoming briefing. In this newsletter: ▪ National Release of Speak Up 2014 National Findings: You are invited to the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings for K-12 Students! ▪ Can't make it to our first Congressional Briefing? RSVP for our live stream of the event and request a copy of the report. ▪ Sneak peek: Get a look at our Speak Up 2014 student data before the report is released this Thursday. ▪ Announcing our second Congressional Briefing: Save the date! Plan to attend the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings from Teachers, Administrators, and Parents on May 28. Thanks for reading! Feel free to share your thoughts with us on Facebook, Twitter, and our Blog. -The Project Tomorrow team

Speak Up Goes to Washington DC Learn why students say they are more engaged in blended, flipped or virtual classrooms than in their traditional (non-digital) learning environments. Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:00-1:30PM Hart Senate Office Building Room 902 Washington, D.C. Please join us for the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings from K-12 Students. This is the first of two Congressional Briefings on the data results from the 521,000 online Speak Up surveys submitted from education stakeholders nationwide in fall 2014. The April 30th briefing will include a presentation of the national findings and a moderated panel discussion with K-12 students. This year’s national report, “Digital Learning 24/7 – Understanding Technology-Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students”will be distributed to all attendees. Special Guest Speaker: FCC Commissioner, Jessica Rosenworcel will be joining us to talk about the critical need to close the homework gap. Will you be in Washington D.C. on April 30th? RSVP for the briefing! Click here to save your seat.

Can't make it to the Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C.? No problem! We'll be live streaming the event as it happens. Click here to RSVP for the live stream. Additionally, you can request a copy of the report to be sent to you on the day of the briefing. Click here to request a copy of our Speak Up 2014 Findings Report. If you need additional information about Speak Up or the Congressional Briefing, please feel free to contact Jenny Hostert at jhostert@tomorrow.org or (949) 609-4660 ext 17.

Sneak peek of the 2014 National Findings for K-12 Students We're giving readers a sneak peek of what K-12 students are saying about digital learning before the report is released on Thursday, April 30 - keep reading to view interesting statistics, as well as reasons why you should attend this year's briefing: ▪ 75% of students (grades 6-12) say that every student should have a mobile device to use in school for learning; 84% of district administrators agree! Come and find out what how students in 1:1 classrooms are really using laptops, tablets and Chromebooks for learning – and what policies are needed to support mobile learning . ▪ Two-thirds of students (67%) say that using technology in school increases their engagement in learning Learn why students say they are more engaged in blended, flipped or virtual classrooms than in their traditional (non-digital) learning environments. ▪ 40% of students say that they are regularly going online to find YouTube videos to help with homework outside of school Our panel of students will talk about the power of self-directed learning such as this – and give examples of how they want to do more of this type of learning in school. ▪ 46% of high school students are Twitter users now – up from 11% in 2011; 58% say they would like to use social media at their school You will be surprised to hear how students want to use social media to collaborate with peers, teachers and experts worldwide on school projects. Click here to request a copy of the report to be sent to you on the day of the briefing.

Save the date! Our second Congressional Briefing is on Thursday May 28, 2015. United States Capitol Visitor Center, Congressional Meeting Room North-CVC 268 12:00PM-1:30PM Please join us for the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings from Teachers, Administrators, and Parents. This is the second of two Congressional Briefings on the data results from the 521,000 online Speak Up surveys submitted from education stakeholders nationwide in fall 2014. The May 28th briefing will include a presentation of the national findings and a moderated panel discussion with leaders in the education field. This year’s national report, “Digital Teaching 2.0 – Activating Technology-Enhanced Learning in America’s Classrooms” will be distributed to all attendees. Will you be in Washington D.C. on May 28th? If so, RSVP for the briefing! Click here to save your seat. If you are unable to attend the briefing and would like to request a copy of the report, click here or email us with your reservation request! Click here to visit our second briefing's homepage.

Thank you for your interest and continued support of Speak Up! Be sure to stay updated on all things Speak Up by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our Blog. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Speak Up Operations Manager, Jenny Hostert, at jhostert@tomorrow.org or via phone at (949) 609-4660 ext. 17.

Many thanks to our sponsors and partners for the support of Speak Up 2014: Blackboard Inc., BrainPOP, Fuel Education, DreamBox Learning, Schoolwires, Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Rosetta Stone, American Association of School Administrators, Consortium for School Networking, Digital Learning Day, Digital Promise, edWeb, International Association for K-12 Online Learning, International Society for Technology in Education, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National School Boards Association, Secondary Education Teachers’ Association, and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Speak Up data PowerPoint Templates

Are you interested in presenting your school or district data? Download our two PowerPoint templates - all you need to do is follow the instructions in the notes and drop in your data. Click on the picture above, or follow the links below to get started:

• Download "Digital Learning: Views of Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators"
• Download "Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Today’s Students and Digital Learning"

Speak Up News - March 2015

Quick links: ▪ Announcing our first Congressional Briefing! Learn more about the date and details of our first briefing. ▪ Mobile Learning Week 2015: Catch up on UNESCO's Mobile Learning Week through Julie Evans' takeaway blog posts. ▪ Flipped Learning Report: We teamed up with the Flipped Learning Network to create a whitepaper based on Speak Up 2014 data.  ▪ Leading the Digital Learning Transition: Learn how to create Future Ready schools through the Friday Institute's upcoming MOOC.  ▪ Your survey results are now available! All Speak Up 2014 participants can access their school or district data. ▪ Speak Up on the go! Learn more about upcoming presentations with our CEO, Julie Evans.  Thanks for reading! Feel free to share your thoughts with us on Facebook, Twitter, and our Blog. -The Project Tomorrow team

National Release of Speak Up 2014 National Findings 2015 Congressional Briefing Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:00-1:30PM Hart Senate Office Building Room 902 Washington, D.C. Please join us for the release of the Speak Up 2014 National Findings. This is the first of two Congressional Briefings on the data results from the 521,000 online Speak Up surveys submitted from education stakeholders nationwide in fall 2014. The April 30th briefing will include a presentation of the national findings and a moderated panel discussion with students and educators. This year’s national report on the findings will be distributed to all attendees. Click here to RSVP to attend the briefing; click here to request a copy of the report. If your district is interested in having students participate in our student panel, please contact Lisa Chu at lchu@tomorrow.org or (949) 609-4660 ext. 12. If you need additional information about Speak Up or the Congressional Briefing, please feel free to contact Jenny Hostert at jhostert@tomorrow.org or (949) 609-4660 ext 17.

Mobile Learning Week 2015 February 23-27 in Paris, France Mobile Learning Week 2015 - hosted by UNESCOand UN Women - includes inspiring keynotes, plenary sessions, and a myriad of small, TedTalk like sessions on all kinds of topics related to girls, women, and mobile learning. This annual symposium spans the course of five days in Paris, France, and features 100+ speakers, 12 workshops, 80 presentations, and 1000+ participants from over 70 countries worldwide in order to explore the intersection of technology, education, and gender. This week, Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans is in Paris to participate in two workshops. The first workshop, "Inspiring girls through games and coding: A hands-on exploration," held by our friends at BrainPOP, focuses on girls' interest in playing learning games, creating their own games, and learning how to code using mobile devices - with data provided by Speak Up. The second workshop, "Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Gender-sensitive Mobile Learning Projects within Educational Settings" was held by Julie herself, along with Dr. Kari Stubbs from BrainPOP, and addresses how to design mobile learning projects that are constructed with gender-sensitivity as well as cultural awareness. You can learn more about this workshop on our website. Be a part of the experience by following Julie on Twitter (@JulieEvans_PT) for live updates. You can also read Julie's daily takeaway blog posts - which feature recaps of each day of the symposium - on the Project Tomorrow blog.

New Whitepaper from the Flipped Learning Network Speak Up 2014 National Research Project Findings Flipped Learning continues to trend for third year To continue watching the Flipped Learning trend, for the third year in a row we have partnered with the Flipped Learning Network to ask specific questions on flipped learning in the Speak Up 2014 surveys. In this new whitepaper, the Flipped Learning Network focuses on data from teachers, librarians, building and district administrators, technology leaders and students regarding their use of videos in the classroom, digital content, and other flipped learning related experiences. Additionally, educators and administrators weighed in on professional development when learning how to flip a class. Students lent their voices on flipped learning, videos as homework, and how (and how often) they use learning and social media tools. To read the full report, click here.

Leading the Digital Learning Transition: Creating Future Ready Schools March 2 - April 26 Learn more and register here This Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed) is designed for school and district leaders, and any others involved in planning and implementing K-12 digital learning initiatives. Everyone involved in digital learning (also known as blended learning, e-learning and instructional technology) in a K-12 school or district is welcome to join the course. This course will help you: ▪ Understand the potential of digital learning in K-12 schools ▪ Assess progress and set future goals for your school or district ▪ Begin to develop a plan to achieve your digital learning goals. The DLT MOOC-Ed consists of five units scheduled over eight weeks. Participants are invited to work in all the units or to select those that are most relevant to their personal learning goals. A certificate of completion to obtain CEUs is available for those who complete certain requirements. There is no cost for participating in the DLT MOOC-Ed. Dr. Glenn Kleiman and Dr. Mary Ann Wolf are the program directors, with many others from school districts and other organizations throughout the country contributing to planning and facilitating the course. Other MOOC-Ed courses currently open for registration include Learning Differences, Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning, Coaching Digital Learning, and Teaching Statistics through Data Investigations. More information about these courses can be found at mooc-ed.org.

Your Speak Up data is now available! If your school or district participated in Speak Up between October and December of 2014, it’s time to dig in and see what your students, teachers, parents and community members had to say. Click here to view your data, retrieve forgotten passwords, and more.

Speak Up On the Go! Upcoming presentations Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice Tuesday, March 10 SXSWedu The Road To TEACH Wednesday, March 11 SXSWedu The Eight Essentials for Success in Mobile Learning Tuesday, March 17 CoSN 2015 Annual Conference

Thank you for your interest and continued support of Speak Up! Be sure to stay updated on all things Speak Up by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our Blog. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Speak Up Operations Manager, Jenny Hostert, at jhostert@tomorrow.org or via phone at (949) 609-4660 ext. 17.

Many thanks to our sponsors and partners for the support of Speak Up 2014: Blackboard Inc., BrainPOP, Fuel Education, DreamBox Learning, Schoolwires, Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Rosetta Stone, American Association of School Administrators, Consortium for School Networking, Digital Learning Day, Digital Promise, edWeb, International Association for K-12 Online Learning, International Society for Technology in Education, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National School Boards Association, Secondary Education Teachers’ Association, and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Your Speak Up 2014 data is now available! Learn how to access your data here:

Your data is in! 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. You get all of the qualitative data as well as the responses to this year’s open-ended questions.

You can also access the results for your state and the overall national findings – so you can see how your community compares.

You’ll need your login and password to access your data. If you don’t have it, go to our website to retrieve your password.

All schools and districts around the country who registered for Speak up 2014 can now access their data for free. Here’s how.

1.) Click here to access your reports.

2) Select either Option 1 to view District results or Option 2 to view individual School results.

3.) Next, enter the state, the first few letters of your district or school name and your admin password.

4.) To view data reports, select the number in the “# of District (School) Surveys” column to display that survey type.

5.) To view your open ended text responses, click on “District (School)” in the Open Ended Responses Column.

6.) Print the results or copy and paste them into your own file or this Speak Up Data Excel Template. To view your data across audiences and by theme, use our thematic report template to drop in your school or district’s data.

*Please note, at least one survey must be present to display the survey results with state and national comparisons.

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!

Click here to access your data

Speak Up 2014 Snapshot for Parents

This is a special blog posting by Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, to share some selected , preliminary data findings from Speak Up 2014 (data collected from November 25th from 16,200 parents of school aged children nationwide). The final data results will be published in a series of national reports in spring 2015.

Mobiles for learning?  Parents say yes!

Over the past 12 years, some of the most significant data findings from the Speak Up surveys have revolved around mobile devices and their use within the classroom.  While we continue each year to uncover new findings about how teachers and students are using laptops, tablets and smartphones to support learning, both in school and at home, I think the data from parents about their opinions on mobile learning, and their willingness to support this trend should be of equal importance to school and district leaders.  Parents not only mobilists themselves (users of mobile devices) but increasingly they also see these devices as essential learning tools for their children.

When asked to identify the benefits of student use of mobile devices within instruction, parents’ top responses in this year’s Speak Up surveys reflect a triad of core advantages associated with digital learning. 

First, parents see mobile devices as providing their students with a gateway to increased access to learning content, most notably online textbooks (71 percent).   Parents place a high value on the role of digital content within learning today – and laptops, tablets, digital readers and even smartphones are an easy and convenient way for students to use that content anytime, anywhere.  The component of “anywhere learning” is further facilitated by the second core advantage of mobile devices.  Parents like the idea that their children could use a mobile to review class materials afterschool (67 percent), thus extending the learning day beyond the traditional 3 pm school bell.   This extension of the classroom experience, enabled by the mobile devices, also appears to yield an additional benefit of improving school to home communications for many parents as well (59 percent).  Finally, the third core advantage of mobile learning is the idea that these compelling, always on devices can increase student engagement in learning.  Almost 6 out of 10 parents say that increasing student engagement is a significant benefit of incorporating laptops and tablets within classroom instruction; teachers and administrators agree!      

Parents’ perceptions about the benefits of mobile devices are more than a hypothetical discussion however.  Half of all parents of school aged children who completed a Speak Up survey  this year said they would like their child to be in a class where he/she could use their own mobile device to support learning.   While administrators’ views on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies is changing, this vote of approval for that kind of policy change should be a wakeup call for many school districts today.  Equally compelling for district leaders, parents appear to be willing to support that aspiration with a financial investment.  While 14 percent of parents say that they have already purchased a mobile device for their child to use specifically in school for academic purposes, an additional 44 percent say they would be willing to purchase a device for their child to use in class   if school policy allowed for that.  

Want to understand how supportive your school parents are for mobile learning?  Every school and district that participates in Speak Up and promotes the surveys to their parents, students and staff, receives a free report with both local and national data findings.  Speak Up 2014 surveys are open for input until December 19.  Local reports will be available February 5.  Here is your link to the surveys:  http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2014/

Intel: 10 Major Technology Trends in Education

Last week, Intel Education created and posted an infographic about the 10 major technology trends in education, which were determined by past Speak Up data. Check it out: 

Thank you to Intel for demonstrating the power of Speak Up to create discussion about education and technology! Learn more about Intel Education here, and follow them on twitter @IntelEDU.

Do you want to contribute to the education technology conversation? Get started by participating in Speak Up 2014!  Speak Up provides an easy way for students, parents and educators to participate in local decisions about technology, as well as contribute to the state and national dialogue about educational technology. Data from the surveys - including data regarding online classes - will be released in February 2015. Click here to register for Speak Up 2014, and be sure to take the survey before it closes on December 19th, 2014!

New Speak Up Whitepaper

For Immediate Release:                                 

March 21, 2014         

Contact: Amber Taylor, 703-201-4893

amber@taylored-communications.com 

More Administrators and Teachers Point to

Flipped Learning Use and Potential

New Speak Up 2013 Findings Show Growth in Flipped Classroom Implementation and Interest

Washington, D.C. – A quarter of administrators identified flipped learning as having a significant impact on transforming teaching and learning in their school district, surpassing other digital learning trends such as educational games and mobile apps (21 percent) and even online professional learning communities for teachers and administrators (19 percent), according to new findings from Speak Up 2013 to be released during the CoSN 2014 Annual Conference on Friday. An additional 40 percent of administrators said they were interested in their teachers “trying flipped learning” this year.

The white paper, Speak Up 2013 National Research Project Findings: A Second Year Review of Flipped Learning, reveals significant growth in just one year in interest and implementation of flipped classrooms and a drop in concerns about student online access. Teacher interest in professional development on making quality instructional videos and on how to best use class time in a flipped classroom remained high, but this concern among administrators has declined while some are beginning to provide this training.

“Students, teachers and administrators are increasingly interested in tapping into digital tools such as video to transform the classroom experience. From this research, it is evident that the flipped learning model is gaining the attention of educators who are interesting in improving student achievement and teacher effectiveness by leveraging digital tools to enable innovation,” said Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow.

During the fall of 2013, more than 403,000 K-12 students, parents, teachers, administrators and community members participated in the 11^th annual Speak Up online surveys facilitated by the national education nonprofit organization, Project Tomorrow. For the second year, in conjunction with the Flipped Learning Network, specific questions were asked of students, educators and administrators on flipped learning and use of videos in the classroom.

For the survey, flipped learning was defined as using lecture videos as homework while utilizing class time for more in-depth learning such as “discussions, projects, experiments and to provide personalized coaching to individual students.”  

The five-page white paper will be available online at www.flippedlearning.org/research and http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/2014_FlippedLearningReport.html.  

“We know from other research that teachers who are flipping their classrooms report higher student achievement, increased student engagement and better attitudes toward learning and school,” said Kari M. Arfstrom, Executive Director of the Flipped Learning Network. “Many flipped teachers report that their job satisfaction has improved and they are feeling re-energized, so we are excited to see more teachers and administrators looking to implement this model in their schools.”

Speak Up 2013 flipped learning findings include:

• One out of six math and science teachers are implementing a flipped learning model using videos that they have created or sourced online.
• 16 percent of teachers say they are regularly creating videos of their lessons or lectures to students to watch.   

• 45 percent of librarians and media specialists are regularly creating videos and similar rich media as part of their professional practice. 

• 37 percent of librarians are helping to build teacher capacity by supporting teachers’ skills in using and creating  video and rich media for classroom use.

• While, almost one-fifth of current teachers have “learning how to flip my classroom” on their wish list for professional development this year,  41 percent of administrators say pre-service teachers should learn how to set up a flipped learning class model before getting a teaching credential.

• 66 percent of principals said pre-service teachers should learn how to create and use videos and other digital media within their teacher preparation programs.  

• 75 percent of middle and high school students agree that flipped learning would be a good way for them to learn, with 32 percent of those students strongly agreeing with that idea.  

“These results show that both more professional development for teachers and tapping into librarians and media specialists to support teachers’ fledgling implementations of flipped learning show great promise,” said Arfstrom.

About Project Tomorrow

Project Tomorrow® is the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment of student voices in education. With 17 years of experience in the K-12 education sector, Project Tomorrow regularly provides consulting and research support about key trends in K-12 science, math and technology education to school districts, government agencies, business and higher education.  The Speak Up National Research Project annually polls K-12 students, parents and educators about the role of technology for learning in and out of school and represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder voice on digital learning. Since 2003, over 3.4 million K-12 students, parents, teachers, librarians, principals, technology leaders and district administrators have shared their views and ideas through Speak Up. www.tomorrow.org

About Flipped Learning Network

The mission of the Flipped Learning Network™ (FLN) is to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources to successfully implement Flipped Learning. The goals of the FLN are to 1) Serve as the hub connecting educators engaged in Flipped Learning; 2) Facilitate and collaborate on research relevant to Flipped Learning; and 3) Provide access to professional learning opportunities on Flipped Learning. www.flippedlearning.org

Speak Up Data cited on CBS Evening News!

On Sunday January 19, 2014 CBS Evening News included a segment on Flipped learning titled: "Flipped classrooms provide a new way of learning"- and we are excited to share that Speak Up Data was referenced in the segment! Watch the segment below or access the article and video at: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/flipped-classrooms-provide-a-new-way-of-learning/ 

A special thank you to Kari Arfstrom with the Flipped Learning Network for sharing our Speak Up 2012 data results on flipped learning to be included in the segment!

Speak Up is a national initiative of Project Tomorrow®, the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment of student voices in education. Each year, the Speak Up National Research Project polls K-12 students, parents and educators about the role of technology for learning in and out of school. This survey represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder voices on digital learning. Since fall 2003, over 3.4 million K-12 students, parents, teachers, librarians, principals, technology leaders, district administrators and members of the community have shared their views and ideas through Speak Up. K-12 educators, higher education faculty, business and policy leaders report that they regularly use the Speak Up data to inform federal, state and local education programs.

In fall 2013, Project Tomorrow surveyed 325,279 K-12 students, 32,151 parents, 37,756 teachers, 2,230 librarians, 933 district administrators, 3,020 school administrators, 577 technology leaders and 1,346 members of the community representing  over 8,000 public and private schools from over 2,000 districts. The Speak Up 2013 surveys were available online for input between October 2nd and December 20th 2013. Speak Up 2013 data will be released to all participating schools and districts that participated on February 5, 2014 in celebration of digital learning day! 

To learn more about how your school or district can get involved with this year's Speak Up surveys please visit our website at www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Donate 15 minutes of your time today for the future of education!

Have a voice, participate in National Speak Up Day today December 18, 2013! Join the conversation about the use of technology for learning through Speak Up, a National Research Project. Since 2003, over 3.3 million K-12 education stakeholders have participated in the annual online surveys. Data findings are shared each year with federal, state and local policymakers to inform education programs, policies and funding. By giving 15 minutes of your time to Speak Up America 2013 (www.tomorrow.org/speakup), you can make sure your voice is heard loud and clear from classrooms to the halls of Congress, from state capitols to boardrooms. Ensure that policymakers are making those important program and funding decisions based upon real data from real education stakeholders – you! We would like everyone to have a voice in the future of how technology is used in our nation’s schools. So, please share this link with your friends, students, teachers, parents, administrators, community organizations, members, affiliates or anyone who has a passion for improving education and ask them to take the Speak Up survey TODAY. More than 366,000 K-12 students, parents, educators and members of the community have already completed Speak Up surveys, this year, from all across the country. But now it is your time - Speak Up, America! Have a voice in the future of digital learning in our nation’s schools by participating in this year’s special Speak Up America campaign. To “Speak Up,” simply visit www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2013 to take the online survey by Dec. 20th! Speak Up America 2013 a week in review: 366,090 (and counting!) overall surveys taken. Surveys taken this week 51,326 (and counting!). Speak Up Superstars! Our top participants as of today, based on total survey counts: Top Schools: North Carolina Virtual School, NC Weslaco High School, Weslaco ISD, TX Newport Harbor High School, Newport-Mesa Unified, CA Florida Virtual High School (FLVS), FL Memorial High School, McAllen ISD, TX Top Districts: Klein ISD, TX McAllen ISD, TX Weslaco ISD, TX Shelby County School District, AL Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Top States: Texas with 69,593 California with 46,317 Alabama with 32,975 Indiana with 27,390 North Carolina with 25,791 Speak Up America's Photo Challenge $500 grant Winners: Get your photos in today, there are still 3 chances to win! Entries are cumulative and multiple teachers from your school can enter each day! For more information on the photo challenge, to see examples and to find out who won, please visit the Speak Up Photo Challenge page on our website at:http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakupamerica_photoChallenge.html Speak Up Data Snapshots Click each audience to view the 2013 preliminary data infographic for that group, or to view them all go to:http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakupamerica_snapshot.html! Educators Parents Students Administrators—Thursday, December 19, 2013 Community Members—Friday, December 20, 2013 Thank you for your interest and continued support of Speak Up! We look forward to your participation in Speak Up 2013! Be sure to stay updated on all things Speak Up by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and ourBlog. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at jhostert@tomorrow.org or via phone at 949/609-4660 ext. 17. Jenny Hostert Speak Up Operations Manager Project Tomorrow