Congressional Briefing

Speak Up 2009 National Findings
K-12 Students & Parents

March 16, 2010

In Fall 2009, Project Tomorrow surveyed online over 368,000 K-12 students, parents, teachers and principals from all 50 states to learn:

What barriers are holding back innovation and the use of education technology in our schools?
How can we improve learning opportunities for all students using emerging technologies such as digital textbooks, online learning, mobile devices, games and social networking?
How can we help our students become “Digital Citizens” while addressing parents’ concerns about internet safety and technology use at school?
What do students and parents believe are the attributes of a great teacher today?
What’s needed to develop the next generation of teachers and STEM career professionals?
What would schools look like if students could use technology to design Race to the Top projects?

WHAT:	Visioning 2020: Top Ten Recommendations for Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Improve American Education Speak Up 2009 National Findings from K-12 Students and Parents
WHO:	Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow Karen Cator, Director of Technology in Education, U.S. Dept. of Education A panel of high schools students
WHEN:	Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:00-1:30 PM Lunch will be provided.	WHERE:	Room SVC 210/212 Capitol Visitor Center Washington, DC

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For more information about Speak Up and this event, please contact:
June Pai, Project Tomorrow
june@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x12

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