But New Teachers Want to Master Digital and Social-Learning Tools for Classrooms
District Administrators Have More Positive Views of Technology than Principals and Teachers
Washington, D.C. – The number one skill aspiring teachers are being taught in their methods course is how to use word processing, spreadsheet and database tools. But when asked what would best prepare them to teach in a 21st century classroom, the college students responded:
- learning how to use technology to differentiate instruction for students (75 percent),
- incorporating digital resources in a lesson (68 percent),
- locating and using electronic teaching aides (67 percent),
- creating and utilizing video or podcasts within a lesson (57 percent) and
- using electronic productivity tools (57 percent).
The next generation of teachers may find their strongest allies among district administrators (instead of fellow teachers and their principals), according to the Speak Up 2009 results being released during a briefing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The findings include responses from online surveys administered in more than 5,700 schools and 71 schools of education in Fall 2009.
WHAT: America’s Educators “Speak Up” about Emerging Technologies in the Classroom - Congressional Briefing
WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
12:00-1:30 PM LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
WHERE: Rayburn House Office Bldg B339
Washington, DC
WHO: Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to President Obama for Education, White House Domestic Policy Council
Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Project Tomorrow
Students, teachers, administrators and pre-service teachers
The annual survey, conducted by Project Tomorrow since 2003, collected input from more than 368,000 K-12 students, parents, teachers and administrators from October-December 2009. The Speak Up 2009 National Findings from the K-12 students and parents were released on March 16, 2010. You can access the March report, “Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about their Vision for 21st Century Learning," here.
For more information, visit www.tomorrow.org.
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