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Speak Up Measures Student Growth & Satisfaction
"I use technology more outside of school than in school" |
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| Future Ready HS students | 53% |
| Non-Future Ready HS students | 56% |
"As a result of using technology, I am getting better grades & test scores" |
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| Future Ready HS students | 48% |
| Non-Future Ready HS students | 50% |
"Sometimes I cannot do my homework because I don't have access to the Internet" |
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| Future Ready HS students | 17% |
| Non-Future Ready HS students | 17% |
Future Ready administrators place greater value on project-based learning, coding and computer programming classes.
Administrators’ top technology choices: best ways for students to acquire college and workplace skills.
| Future Ready District Administrators | Non-Future Ready District Administrators | |
| Participate in project-based learning | 84% | 73% |
| Use technology in class | 75% | 78% |
| Use technology outside of school | 56% | 55% |
| Take a coding or computer programming class | 53% | 44% |
Future Ready administrators are meeting their teachers’ professional learning needs by providing more of their requested trainings, including how to use data to inform instruction, implement blended learning and evaluate digital content.
| Future Ready District Administrators | Non-Future Ready District Administrators | |
| Using technology to differentiate instruction | 75% | 71% |
| Understanding how to use student data | 65% | 58% |
| Implementing a blended learning model | 61% | 52% |
| Using technology toolsfor formative assessment | 61% | 58% |
| Identifying & evaluating high quality standards based digital content | 58% | 43% |
| Integrating digital content components into curriculum | 55% | 51% |
| Using mobile devices within instruction | 53% | 50% |
Speak Up Asked Teachers What Impact Tech Integration Has Had on Their Practice
Teachers in Future Ready districts said they are now…
| Better able to differentiate instruction | 59% |
| Creating more interactive lessons | 46% |
| Giving students more personalized attention | 40% |
| Facilitating student centered learning | 38% |
| Creating more relevant lessons | 36% |
Speak Up Asked Administrators How They Are Funding Digital Learning Initiatives
Their responses include:
| Future Ready District Administrators | Non-Future Ready District Administrators | |
| Specific budget allocations from general funds | 72% | 77% |
| Grants or funding from district or school educational foundation | 71% | 71% |
| eRate funds | 71% | 73% |
| Title 1 funds | 61% | 59% |
| State or federal competitive grants | 55% | 55% |
| Repurposing other budget funds (such as textbook funds) | 51% | 42% |
| Funding from PTA/parent support groups | 51% | 58% |
| Local donations or grants from corporations or foundations | 49% | 55% |
| Local bond measures or taxes | 44% | 46% |
| Parents pay an annual technology fee for each child | 26% | 20% |
| Crowdfunding or online fundraising | 10% | 9% |
Future Ready administrators are more likely to include teacher, student and parent feedback as a metric to measure the impact of technology projects or initiatives.
Teacher feedback |
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| Future Ready Districts | 65% |
| Non-Future Ready Districts | 58% |
Parent feedback |
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| Future Ready Districts | 55% |
| Non-Future Ready Districts | 51% |
Student feedback |
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| Future Ready Districts | 48% |
| Non-Future Ready Districts | 38% |
| Parents from Future Ready Districts | Parents from Non-Future Ready Districts | |
| Mobile device the school assigns for use at school & at home | 38% | 31% |
| Mobile device we provide for learning in school | 19% | 19% |
| Mobile device the school assigns for use in school only | 14% | 16% |
| Computer labs at school on a periodic basis as needed | 13% | 16% |
| Mobile devices when needed but not individually assigned | 11% | 13% |
| Other | 3% | 2% |
| No computer or mobile device use at school | 2% | 2% |
Speak Up Asked Parents About Data Privacy
Speak Up Asked Parents if They Would Like To Learn more about "How Data about My Child Collected through Digital Products Is Being Used and Protected" |
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| Parents from Future Ready Districts | 36% |
| Parents from Non-Future Ready Districts | 34% |
Speak Up Asked Parents if They Are Concerned about "Students' Personal School Data Being Shared without My Permission" via Online Tools and Internet Resources |
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| Parents from Future Ready Districts | 27% |
| Parents from Non-Future Ready Districts | 26% |
Speak Up Asked District Administrators About Efforts to Increase Student Achievement
Here’s How Many Thought These Particular Efforts Have the Greatest Potential in Their Districts…
Implementing competency or mastery based learning assessments |
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| Administratorss from Future Ready Districts | 29% |
| Administrators from Non-Future Ready Districts | 21% |
Developing an "individualized education plan" for every student |
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| Administrators from Future Ready Districts | 43% |
| Administrators from Non-Future Ready Districts | 34% |
Speak Up Asks Stakeholders About Obstacles and Challenges for Technology Use and Integration
Students, Librarians and Technology Leaders See Different Challenges…
Internet is Too Slow |
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| Future Ready Districts | Non-Future Ready Districts | |
| High School Students | 60% | 59% |
| Technology Leaders | 28% | 23% |
| Librarians | 27% | 30% |
Students/Teachers Lack Access to Computers/Technology |
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| Future Ready Districts | Non-Future Ready Districts | |
| High School Students | 14% | 17% |
| Technology Leaders | 37% | 39% |
| Librarians | 43% | 45% |
Source: Speak Up Research Initiative, 2016 Findings - the results of the authentic, unfiltered views of 514,351 K-12 students, parents, and educators from around the world. In 2016, nearly 110,000 Speak Up surveys were submitted from more than 575 Future Ready pledged school districts.
Speak Up is an annual research initiative of Project Tomorrow, a global nonprofit organization. Learn more about Speak Up and other research findings from Project Tomorrow at tomorrow.org.
