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About Speak Up
Speak Up is an annual research project facilitated by the national education nonprofit organization Project Tomorrow, that collects and reports on the authentic, unfiltered views of key education stakeholders. Through the online surveys and focus groups, Speak Up stimulates new local discussions about 21st century learning, and raises national awareness about the value of incorporating the views of students, parents and educators in education policy, program and funding decisions.
Since 2003, the Speak Up National Research Project has polled K-12 students, parents, teachers, as well as school and district administrators about their activities, aspirations and values around the use of technology in learning. For the first time in 2009, Project Tomorrow expanded the Speak Up Project to collect data from college students who are participating in teacher preparatory programs across the United States.
We believe that the views of these aspiring teachers will be highly valuable to:
- Administrators in K-12 districts and schools as they prepare for the next generation of tech-savvy teachers
- Faculty from schools of education and teacher preparation programs who want to learn more about the ideas and views of their own student population.
Speak Up for Aspiring Teachers is facilitated through online surveys in the fall and will be aggregated at the institution level. All of the data is 100% confidential and no specific institutional findings will be shared with anyone outside of the participating college or university. Please see our confidentiality policy for further clarification of this key program component.
Project Tomorrow is very pleased to be partnering with American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future and Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities on this year’s special Speak Up for Aspiring Teachers.
