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S MALL S CHOOLS MAKING A B IG D IFFERENCE

S MALL S CHOOLS MAKING A B IG D IFFERENCE. CREATING A NETWORK OF SMALL, HIGH TECH, HIGH IMPACT SCHOOLS. www.newtechhigh.org. INTRODUCING NEW TECH HIGH. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION THE NTHS NETWORK. Released Monday, July 7, 2003 At National Educational Computing Conference.

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  1. SMALL SCHOOLS MAKING ABIG DIFFERENCE CREATING A NETWORK OF SMALL, HIGH TECH, HIGH IMPACT SCHOOLS www.newtechhigh.org

  2. INTRODUCING NEW TECH HIGH NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION THE NTHS NETWORK

  3. Released Monday, July 7, 2003 At National Educational Computing Conference http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

  4. NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL OUR MODEL SCHOOL

  5. A BRIEF HISTORY “The School That Business Built”

  6. QUICK FACTS AND STATS • Opened In 1996 • 220 Students (115 Juniors, 105 Seniors) • 9 Core Teachers + Several College Instructors • More Than 250 Computers and 30 Software Applications • 98% of NTHS Graduates Report Going On To Post-Secondary Education

  7. COMMON MISCONCEPTION Technology is the Tool, Not the Focus Less than 20% of our students are interested in pursuing a career in technology.

  8. CORE PRINCIPLES • Benefits of Small Schools • Student Centered, Project and Problem-Based Learning Tied to California Content Standards and School Wide Learning Outcomes • Integration and Cooperation Between Curricular Areas In Team Taught, Blocked Classes • Building a Professional Culture of Trust and Responsibility Between Staff and Students • Infusion of Technology as a Tool for Learning • Partnerships with Higher Education and Business • Modeling Education Reform

  9. NOT YOUR PARENT’S HIGH SCHOOL NTHS Model Encompasses VirtuallyAll National Reform Initiatives • School to Career • Standards Based Curriculum • Curricular Integration • Professional Development • Tech-Prep • Technology Infusion • Project/Problem Based Learning • Small Schools • Authentic Assessment

  10. LEARNING OUTCOMES • TECHNOLOGY LITERACY • COLLABORATION • CRITICAL THINKING • ORAL COMMUNICATION • WRITTEN COMMUNICATION • CAREER PREPARATION • CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS • CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS) http://www.newtechhigh.org

  11. At the core of the New Tech High Learning System’s methodology is a student centered, project and problem based teaching strategy that is tied to both content standards and school wide learning outcomes.

  12. INTEGRATED COURSES • AMERICAN STUDIES • United States History American Literature • SCIENTIFIC STUDIES • Algebra II • Physics • POLITICAL STUDIES • Government/Economics • Political Literature 2 teachers, 40 students, meeting for 2 hour blocks each day

  13. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS DIGITAL MEDIA COLLEGE COURSES SENIOR PROJECTS PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOS INTERNSHIPS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

  14. ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY NTHS staff and students use technology to support our methodology of instruction.

  15. TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR … • Learning • Curriculum • Communication • Assessment • Scalability • Computerized Tutorials • On-Line Curriculum • E-Library • Academic Systems • Project Standardization • Digital Textbooks • Document Libraries • Project Design Template • Online Curriculum • Internship Coordination • Student E-Mail • Parent E-Bulletin • Collaboration Database • Learning Logs • Digital Gradebooks • Student Journals • Support Databases • Account Management • PBL Unit Library • Customizable Templates

  16. INFORMATION AGE EDUCATION • OLD SCHOOL • Teacher has monopoly on information • Student seldom asked to create or problem solve • Learning is not related to other content areas or real world • Student works primarily alone • Student feedback is minimal and not geared toward improvement. • TECH HIGH SCHOOL • Information is accessible from many sources • Student is engaged in content based problems and projects • Content is integrated with other subjects and real world issues • Student feedback is detailed and used for improvement. • Student is expected to work with others.

  17. INFORMATION AGE EDUCATION • OLD SCHOOL • Teacher has monopoly on information • Student seldom asked to create or problem solve • Learning is not related to other content areas or real world • Student works primarily alone • Student feedback is minimal and not geared toward improvement. • TECH HIGH SCHOOL • Information is accessible from many sources • Student is engaged in content based problems and projects • Content is integrated with other subjects and real world issues • Student feedback is detailed and used for improvement. • Student is expected to work with others. Out of Necessity, NTHS Developed the Tools, Techniques, and Training to Make this Transition.

  18. Reinvent the Secondary School Experience! Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology

  19. DIGITAL PORTFOLIO NTHS GRADEBOOK CURRICULUM LIBRARY The NTH Learning System™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment. COMMUNICATION TOOLS COLLABORATION EVALUATOR STUDENT DATA COLLECTION DISCUSSION BULLETIN BOARDS

  20. TOOLS: PROJECT BRIEFCASE The Project Briefcase allows teachers to put all project materials in one spot for easy student access and to share with other teachers.

  21. TOOLS: PROJECT LIBRARY

  22. TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA The Course Agenda helps keep complicated projects organized.

  23. TOOLS: PEER COLLABORATION EVALUATOR The evaluations are accessible on the web. Students have the option to “publish” the evaluations for use as evidence of their collaboration skills. This is the key to allowing students to demonstrate their performance of our learning outcomes.

  24. TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE The evaluations are accessible from the web after the student has marked the evaluation “public”.

  25. TOOLS: SKILLS BASED GRADEBOOK

  26. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION REPLICATION SERVICES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLS ACCESS TO NEW TECH HIGH LEARNING SYSTEM

  27. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION Originally created in 2000 to raise funds and handle external relations for New Technology High School in Napa. Current Mission Statement: “Reinvent the high school experience to enhance educational opportunities for youth in Napa County, in California and in the U.S.”

  28. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION Shortly after the Foundation was created, it was awarded a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the creation of a 10 school network in Northern California.

  29. WHAT IS REPLICATION The New Technology Foundation is an enabling organization, not a school management organization. The New Technology Foundation does not seek to “franchise” NTHS, rather it seeks to help districts and charter organizations create unique schools built on the core principles of NTHS.

  30. REPLICATION PROGRESS Alaska Chicago Anderson Rohnert Park Sacramento Napa Davis Vallejo Novato Oakland (conversion)

  31. NTHS Network • Quarterly Directors’ Dialogue Meetings “What I most want to thank you for are the Quarterly Directors meetings. The opportunity to gather together with NTF staff and the other school directors is phenomenally important to me. Though I have many opportunities to discuss SNTHS with other administrators in the district, many of our meetings and discussions are not as pertinent to my needs as those at the directors meetings. The extended network of directors with similar school models and goals is a unique situation I highly value.” Howard Mahoney, SNTHS

  32. “Schools are well known for isolating teachers from each other. We ask our students to collaborate, yet we have little or no time to do so ourselves. Time to collaborate with like-minded colleagues is a valuable gift. It not only gives me new ideas and new enthusiasm, it helps me understand what we are asking our students to do.”Debrorah Aufdenspring, Mare Island Technology Academy teacher NTHS Network Quarterly ‘Meeting of the Minds - integrated curricular teams sharing ideas, experiences and curriculum.

  33. New Technology Foundation Plans • Between 2002 and 2005 the New Technology High School Network, supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will grow to 24 schools in Northern California, Southern California, and the US. • New Technology Foundation will continue to develop, capture and share best practices, curriculum, and technology tools to support this unique educational model.

  34. NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Study Tours Winter-Spring 2004 February 18, 2004 • March 17, 2004 • April 14, 2004 http://www.newtechfoundation.org

  35. Contact Information New Technology Foundation Susan Schilling - CEO www.newtechfoundation.org 707-253-4287 1746 Yajome Napa, CA 94559 Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.com 520-881-9965

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