Throughout the week of December 16-20,  Southern Columbia Area's students, teachers, parents, administrators and community members will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Speak Up Survey, a national research project facilitied by Project Tomorrow.  Project Tomorrow is a national education nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote and support the innovative uses of science, math and technology in order to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity in all K-12 students.

Each year, Project Tomorrow polls students, educators and parents about key topics of importance to K-12 educators and policymakers such as students’ use of technology in and out of school to learn; educators’ use of technology for instruction and their vision for 21st century classrooms; hot trends in emerging technologies (e.g. mobile devices, online learning, gaming,simulations); and enhancing student achievement in science, math, technology and 21st century skills. This year, for the first time ever, community organizations, members, affiliates or anyone who has a passion for improving education will have the opportunity to take the survey.

The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and can be found at the following link: : www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2013. The Southern Columbia Area School District will use Speak Up data for a variety of purposes including strategic planning, professional development, and to help make curriculum decisions. Your participation and input is strongly encouraged!