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SMALL SCHOOLS
MAKING A
BIG DIFFERENCE
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
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
OUR MODEL SCHOOL
A BRIEF HISTORY
“The School That Business Built”
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 PostSecondary Education
COMMON MISCONCEPTION
Technology is the
Tool, Not the Focus
Less than 20% of our
students are interested in
pursuing a career in
technology.
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
NOT YOUR PARENT’S HIGH SCHOOL
NTHS Model Encompasses Virtually
All National Reform Initiatives
• School to Career
• Technology Infusion
• Standards Based Curriculum
• Curricular Integration
• Project/Problem Based
Learning
• Professional Development
• Small Schools
• Tech-Prep
• Authentic Assessment
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
• COLLABORATION
• CRITICAL THINKING
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
• CAREER PREPARATION
• CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS
• CURRICULAR LITERACY
(CONTENT STANDARDS)
http://www.newtechhigh.org
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.
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
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
DIGITAL MEDIA
COLLEGE COURSES
SENIOR PROJECTS
PROFESSIONAL
PORTFOLIOS
INTERNSHIPS &
COMMUNITY SERVICE
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
NTHS staff and
students use
technology to
support our
methodology
of instruction.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR …
Learning
• Computerized Tutorials
• On-Line Curriculum
Curriculum
• Project Standardization
• Document Libraries
• Project Design Template • Digital Textbooks
Communication
Assessment
Scalability
• E-Library
• Academic Systems
• Student E-Mail
• Parent E-Bulletin
• Digital Gradebooks
• Student Journals
• PBL Unit Library
• Customizable Templates
• Online Curriculum
• Internship Coordination
• Collaboration Database
• Learning Logs
• Support Databases
• Account Management
INFORMATION AGE EDUCATION
OLD SCHOOL
TECH HIGH 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.
• 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.
INFORMATION AGE EDUCATION
OLD SCHOOL
TECH HIGH 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.
• 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.
Reinvent the Secondary School Experience!
Personalization
Projects
Exhibitions
Digital Portfolios
Internships
Technology
U N IF IE D L E A R N IN G S Y S T E M
P R O F E S S IO N AL P O R T F O L IO
ASSESSM ENT TO O LS
C U R R IC U L A R U N IT S (P B L )
E V A L U A T IO N R U B R IC S
L E AR N IN G O U T C O M E S
CURRICULUM
LIBRARY
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
NTHS GRADEBOOK
The NTH Learning System™ is a set
of tools and technologies that support
a student-centered, project- and
problem-based learning environment.
COLLABORATION
EVALUATOR
DISCUSSION
BULLETIN BOARDS
STUDENT DATA
COLLECTION
COMMUNICATION
TOOLS
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.
TOOLS: PROJECT LIBRARY
TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA
The Course Agenda helps
keep complicated projects
organized.
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.
TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE
The evaluations are
accessible from the web
after the student has
marked the evaluation
“public”.
TOOLS: SKILLS BASED GRADEBOOK
NEW TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
REPLICATION SERVICES FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO NEW TECH HIGH
LEARNING SYSTEM
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.”
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.
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.
REPLICATION PROGRESS
Alaska
Chicago
Anderson
Rohnert Park
Novato
Napa
Sacramento
Davis
Vallejo
Oakland (conversion)
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
NTHS Network
Quarterly ‘Meeting of the Minds - integrated curricular
teams sharing ideas, experiences and curriculum.
“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
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.
NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
Study Tours
Winter-Spring 2004
February 18, 2004 • March 17, 2004 • April 14, 2004
http://www.newtechfoundation.org
Contact Information
New Technology Foundation
Susan Schilling - CEO
www.newtechfoundation.org
707-253-4287
1746 Yajome
Napa, CA 94559
Bob Pearlman
[email protected]
520-881-9965