PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS SPEAK UP!
JOIN NETDAY SPEAK UP 2006 - NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 15 DEADLINE EXTENDED!!
Now in its 4th year, NetDay Speak Up's national online survey invites students, teachers, and parents from around the country to share their input in an online survey. The deadline has been extended with the survey remaining open until December 15, 2006 to allow maximum participation.
This is an opportunity for students, teachers and parents to participate in the national dialog about science, math, technology, and 21st century workforce skills.
Learn more about NetDay Speak Up and how schools and districts can register and participate at www.netday.org/speakup .
Some ideas for how you can help encourage participation include:
- Post a short announcement on your website (use the Speak Up banner or logo!) The animated banner is available at http://www.netday.org/Speakup/speak_up_banner.htm
- Please link the banner or logo to http://www.netday.org/speakup .
- Encourage parent participation in NetDay Speak Up through your outgoing newsletters or listservs
- Highlight NetDay Speak Up in your printed or online Calendar of Events
- Post information about NetDay Speak Up or on your website
- Forward our Speak Up alerts to your organization's chapters and members
SPEAK UP 2006: November 1- December 15
Speak Up 2006 surveys will be open starting November 1 and will remain open for student, teacher and parent input until December 15. Schools can register to participate in Speak Up to receive their entry password.
For the first time, the national research project will include a survey especially designed to collect feedback from parents about their views and ideas on science education, math education, technology use in school and how schools must improve to adequately prepare their children to compete in today's global economy. Speak Up is the first national research project to collect and compare student, teacher and parent views on education.
This year's survey will follow up on many of the technology issues addressed in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 student and teacher surveys and address new and ongoing hot topics in education.
Speak Up 2006 major themes address:
- Opportunities and impact of technology on learning
- Communications, self expression and social networking
- Global Awareness and international collaborations
- Science, math, national competitiveness, and workforce development
- Schools of the future
More information can be found on the NetDay Speak Up website: www.netday.org/speakup
ABOUT NETDAY SPEAK UP
NetDay Speak Up is a national online research project to collect and report on views of K-12 students, teachers and parents about science, math, technology and 21st century education. Over the past three years, the annual online survey event has collected the views and ideas of over 562,000 K-12 students and over 26,000 teachers representing 7,000 schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and American schools on US military bases worldwide.
The Speak Up data represents the largest compilation of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder input on education and technology and is used regularly by education, business and policy leaders to inform federal, state and local programs on education. Every school that participates in the Speak Up surveys gain exclusive access to their own aggregated student and teacher data to drive technology budgeting and purchasing, curriculum planning, teacher training and community outreach activities.
The national reports on the Speak Up data and examples of how schools, districts and communities are leveraging the Speak Up data to improve education are available at http://www.netday.org/Speakup/index.htm
THANK YOU TO OUR 2006 SPEAK UP SPONSORS
Bell South Foundation, Dell, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Advanced Network & Services
THANK YOU TO OUR 2006 NATIONAL OUTREACH PARTNER
SETDA, the State Educational Technology Directors Association is helping promote Speak Up nationwide!
Special Speak Up Day Issue, December, 2006
