NOVEMBER 2024 SIGNALS

Hello there!

Entering a season of gratitude, thank you for your engagement throughout the fall. Whether joining us through webinars, sharing insights during virtual roundtables, or bringing your energy and expertise to the SAIS annual conference, we hope you have felt equipped and empowered to advance your school’s purpose-driven plans.

As you and your team generate fresh ideas with timely research, be sure to explore November’s Trend Tracker and Pulse Perspectives.

In this month’s Trend Tracker, we are highlighting the following signals and trends. Within each area, a number of clickable resources are available to research with your team.

01  Under Pressure
02  AI Modelers
03  Teacher Vacancies
04  Leadership Factory
05  UX Strategy
06  Play-Based Childhood
07  Education Research
08  NIL & High School

Trend Tracker, November 2024

Reflecting real-time perspectives representing the voices in our association, we solicited feedback from SAIS ed tech professionals in October to complete a pulse survey focused on technology challenges and priorities. According to ed tech professionals,

• the top technology priorities include enhancing cybersecurity, upgrading classroom technology, and integrating AI into curriculum.
• 42.5% of schools completely prohibit student cell phone use during school hours.
• teacher planning, administrative tasks, and student projects reflect how schools are currently using AI.
• 67% indicate perception of cheating is a main concern around AI in education.
• budget constraints are a top challenge for the tech department.

See slide deck for full results.

Pulse Perspectives, November 2024

Take a deeper dive in the trends and perspectives discussed by registering for the upcoming webinars SAIS has designed to build capacity for you and your team. 

TODAY, November 7 – The Cost of Turnover
November 14 – Data-Driven Success
November 20 – Strategic Leadership for Independent Schools

It is an honor to partner with you and to be a part of your school’s journey. Reach out if we can help you scale your efforts to impact this generation of students.

Dr. Brett Jacobsen
SAIS President