Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice

Ellen Bialo CEO, President and Founder

Interactive Educational Systems Design

@iesdinc

#edtech4womenDr. Mila Fuller

Deputy Executive Director National Council of Teachers of

English @MilaFuller

Dr. Kari Stubbs Vice President,

Learning & Innovation BrainPOP

@karistubbs Margaret RothChief Marketing Officer /Co-

Founder Yet Analytics

@teachingdaisyJulie Evans CEO

Project Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Reality check

24%

14%

9%

18%

+ Women in education

Women in education

Technology roles,

attitudes and values

Did you know?

School District technology leadership positions:

CIO/CTO Director of Technology IT Director Directors of Education Technology

Did you know?

School District technology leadership positions:

CIO/CTO Director of Technology IT Director Directors of Education Technology

3X more males than females in these positions

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School level technology positions:

Technology coordinator Instructional technology coordinator

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School level technology positions:

Technology coordinator Instructional technology coordinator

65% of those positions are held by women

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School or district technology support positions:

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School or district technology support positions:

Men are twice as likely to be in those jobs

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School site principal positions:

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School site principal positions:

52% of school principals are male40% are female – mostly in elementary schools

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School site principal positions:

Self-assessment of tech skills?Does it have a gender component?

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

School site principal positions:

My tech skills are advanced compared to my peers:

29% of women say yes!

37% of men say yes!

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Did you know?

District level leadership positions:

Per AASA:Only 24% of district superintendents are female

Did you know?

District level leadership positions:

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Men are 2X as likely to be Assistant Supts

Women are 2X as likely to be Curriculum Directors

Did you know?

District level leadership positions:

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

Self-assessment of tech skills?Does it have a gender component?

Did you know?

District level leadership positions:

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

My tech skills are advanced compared to my peers:

46% of women say yes!

57% of men say yes!

1. Disparity in education positions

2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes

What does it mean?

1. Disparity in education positions

2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes

What does it mean?

Does it impact other views?

Pop Quiz

Quiz: Challenges school district leaders are facing in their district today

“What is waking you up in the middle of the night?”Who is more likely to say this is a wake up challenge for them . . .

a female district leader or a male district leader?

Potential Wake Up Issues Female School District Leaders

Male School District Leaders

Adequate funding for education

Serving a diverse population of students

Closing the achievement gap

School/student safety issues

Staff morale and motivation

Use of technology within instruction

Quiz: Challenges school district leaders are facing in their district today

What is waking you up in the middle of the night?Who is more likely to say this is a wake up challenge for them

– a male district leader or a female district leader?

Wake Up Issues Female School District Leaders

Male School District Leaders

Adequate funding for education 52% 66%Serving a diverse population of students

41% 28%

Closing the achievement gap 56% 37%School/student safety issues 20% 32%Staff morale and motivation 46% 35%Use of technology within instruction 40% 49%

Source: Speak Up 2014 National Data

1. Disparity in education positions

2. Gender-related tech skill attitudes

3. Gender impacts other edu issues

What does it mean?

What does it mean?

It’s about culture

Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice

Ellen Bialo CEO, President and Founder

Interactive Educational Systems Design

@iesdinc

#edtech4womenDr. Mila Fuller

Deputy Executive Director National Council of Teachers of

English @MilaFuller

Dr. Kari Stubbs Vice President,

Learning & Innovation BrainPOP

@karistubbs Margaret RothChief Marketing Officer /Co-

Founder Yet Analytics

@teachingdaisyJulie Evans CEO

Project Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Personal journeys

Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice

Ellen Bialo CEO, President and Founder

Interactive Educational Systems Design

@iesdinc

#edtech4womenDr. Mila Fuller

Deputy Executive Director National Council of Teachers of

English @MilaFuller

Dr. Kari Stubbs Vice President,

Learning & Innovation BrainPOP

@karistubbs Margaret RothChief Marketing Officer /Co-

Founder Yet Analytics

@teachingdaisyJulie Evans CEO

Project Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Qualities of leadership

Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice

Ellen Bialo CEO, President and Founder

Interactive Educational Systems Design

@iesdinc

#edtech4womenDr. Mila Fuller

Deputy Executive Director National Council of Teachers of

English @MilaFuller

Dr. Kari Stubbs Vice President,

Learning & Innovation BrainPOP

@karistubbs Margaret RothChief Marketing Officer /Co-

Founder Yet Analytics

@teachingdaisyJulie Evans CEO

Project Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Personal leadership network

@edtechwomen

#edtech4women

What can/will you do within the next 24 hours

to become a better leader in the ed tech sector

for women?

Tweet your response! #edtech4women

Paying it Forward: Leveraging Today’s Female Voice

Ellen Bialo CEO, President and Founder

Interactive Educational Systems Design

@iesdinc

#edtech4womenDr. Mila Fuller

Deputy Executive Director National Council of Teachers of

English @MilaFuller

Dr. Kari Stubbs Vice President,

Learning & Innovation BrainPOP

@karistubbs Margaret RothChief Marketing Officer /Co-

Founder Yet Analytics

@teachingdaisyJulie Evans CEO

Project Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT