Speak Up 2008: A National Survey of
K–12 Students, Teachers, Parents, and School Leaders

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ELI Web Seminar, February 2, 2009 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT); runs one hour

Speak Up 2008: A National Survey of K–12 Students, Teachers, Parents, and School Leaders

Special Guest

Julie Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Project Tomorrow

Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization (formerly known as NetDay). Project Tomorrow is dedicated to empowering K–12 students to have a larger voice in improving education and learning. Evans has been CEO of this organization since 1999. Prior to this position, she enjoyed a very successful 17-year career in national and regional sales and marketing management with Unisys and two education technology startups.

Evans is a graduate of Brown University and serves on the board of directors of Project Tomorrow, the KOCE-TV Education Advisory Council, the Children’s First Advisory Council, and the Association of Women in Technology Council. She is a Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellow and a frequent speaker, writer, and commentator on children, education, science, and technology issues. In April 2008, Evans was named as one of the top ten most influential people in education technology over the past decade by eSchool News, a leading national education publication.

Summary

Julie Little, interim director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, will moderate this web seminar with Julie Evans, who will share results from the Speak Up National Research Project.

Since 2003, the Speak Up National Research Project has collected authentic feedback about technology and education from over 1.3 million K–12 students. Learn about the expectations of today’s digital learners for 21st-century learning environments and how you can prepare to address the technology needs of your future students.

Additional Resources

The Speak Up National Research Project
Learning in the 21st Century: A Trends Update, a joint report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard
"Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures," a three-year project investigating youth and informal learning

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