Thank you for your participation and interest in this year’s online research project.
There were
416,758 online surveys submitted from K-12 students, parents and educators.

Speak Up 2011 Promotional Materials

Flyers

  • About Speak Up flyer
  • Speak Up promotional flyer
  • Speak Up promotional flyer (Spanish)
  • Call for participation

Informational material

  • Participation Guide
  • Superintendent Guide
  • District Timeline
  • Introduction Letter

Banners

Step-by-Step Instructions

  • Educators
  • Parents
  • Students

Sample Emails

  • Administrator Email
  • Teacher Email
  • Students and Parents Email

Lesson Plans

  • K-2 Lesson Plan
  • 3-5 Lesson Plan
  • 6-12 Lesson Plan (coming soon…)

Survey Questions

  • Sample survey questions
  • Student’s matrix
  • Educator’s matrix

Press Release

  • Press Release
  • Sample Press Release

Flyers

About Speak Up flyer
This informational flyer is a great way to create awareness about the survey by sharing the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of Speak Up. The flyer explains the background of the Speak Up project, Project Tomorrow’s mission as well as the benefits of participating in the survey. We recommend using this flyer as a way to introduce Speak Up to your district or school administrators.
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Speak Up promotional flyer
The Speak Up promotional flyer is an easy way to share the Speak Up URL and survey password to participants. We recommend posting this flyer around your school(s) or to send home with students as a way to get their parents involved. On the back of the flyer, provide the Spanish translation.
PDF Word Document
Speak Up promotional flyer (Spanish) PDF Word Document

Call for Participation
Increase your school or district’s participation by sharing this informational flyer with your principals, or district staff. This flyer provides important details about the Speak Up survey and the benefits of participation. Information you find on this flyer:

  • When the survey is open
  • Who can participate
  • Survey question topics
  • Benefits of participation
  • How to use data
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Informational material

Participation Guide
This step by step participation guide is a great starting point for schools and districts to use when introducing the Speak Up Research Project to interested stakeholders. The participation guide includes background information on Speak Up, the benefits of participation, how to get involved, survey themes and quotes from other educators on their experience with Speak Up. We recommend using this presentation in your school/district leader meetings, as a promotional tool for districts to send to school administrators unfamiliar with the project or as way to get parents involved. This standard PowerPoint presentation can be edited to include information from your own school or district.
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Superintendent Guide
This informational guide is a great resource for administrators interested in learning more about Speak Up. This two page guide provides background information on Speak Up, the benefits of participation, what’s included in the survey and the steps required to get your district involved. We recommend sharing this flyer with school or district administrators that are interested in participating but may not have the background information to get started.
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District Timeline
Have you registered for Speak Up and are uncertain of what to do next? The district/school timeline is a great tool to help you prepare for the Speak Up survey period. This month by month timeline outlines our suggestions on how and when to encourage participation to ensure a significant sampling of representative data is collected in your district. Included are important Speak Up deadlines, participation emails dates and tips for encouraging participation.
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Introduction Letter
To get your school/ district involved download this two-page letter and deliver it to a principal or any teacher at your school. The letter describes how your school or district can register to participate in Speak Up.
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Clickable Banners

Provide easy access to the Speak Up surveys by embedding one of our URL linked Speak Up banners on your website. Our clickable banners will direct participants to the Speak Up survey homepage with one click. To help spread the word about Speak Up, we recommend adding our Speak banner to your district or school’s homepage, blogs or social media outlets, in your email’s signature or sharing the banner with other community websites (such as your city or county’s website). Another great idea is to suggest that your teacher’s add a banner to their classroom webpage! Click here to view clickable Speak Up banners.

Click here to view clickable Speak Up banners.


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Instructions

People often ask us for the specific step-by-step directions they should use when taking the Speak Up survey. Below we have provided instructions for each survey type in PDF and .doc form. If you would like to edit the instructions to include your own personalized steps, please use the attached word documents.
Educators PDF Word Document
Parents PDF Word Document
Students PDF Word Document

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Sample Emails

Administrator Email
Use this email to quickly get the word out to school and district administrators via email. We have two sample emails for you to use, one to encourage registration starting August 15th and one to encourage participation by taking the survey (Oct. 10th – Dec. 23rd).
PDF Word Document
Teacher Email
Use this email to quickly get the word out to teachers via email. We have two sample emails for you to use, one to encourage registration starting August 15th and one to encourage participation by taking the survey (Oct. 10th – Dec. 23rd).
PDF Word Document
Students and Parents Email
Use this email to quickly get the word out to your students and parents via email. We have two sample emails for you to use, one to encourage your students to participate and one to encourage parents to take the survey. We recommend add your own personal encouragement to the email.
PDF Word Document

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Lesson Plans

K-2 Lesson Plan
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3-5 Lesson Plan
PDF  
6-12 Lesson Plan (coming soon…)
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Survey Questions

Sample survey questions
(coming soon…)
PDF  
Student Matrix of questions
(coming soon…)
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Educator Matrix of questions
(coming soon…)
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Press Release

Speak Up 2011 Press Release
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Sample Press Release
(coming soon…)
Edit this sample Press Release to send to your local paper about your school's participation in this national event.
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