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21st Century High Schools:
The New Tech High School Model
Bob Pearlman
Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative
(TSTEM)
March 29, 2006
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Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative
(TSTEM)
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“Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform”
Improving high schools requires the
nation to redefine “rigor” to
encompass not just mastery of core
academic subjects, but also mastery of
21st century skills and content. Rigor
must reflect all the results that matter
for all high school graduates today.
Today’s graduates need to be critical
thinkers, problem solvers and effective
communicators who are proficient in
both core subjects and new, 21st
century content and skills. These 21st
century skills include learning and
thinking skills, information and
communications technology literacy
skills, and life skills.
-- March 24, 2006
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
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Small and Smaller: The third era of globalization
is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004
Globalization 1.0
From the late 1800's to World War I, was driven by
falling transportation costs, thanks to the steamship and
the railroad. shrank the world from a size large to a size
medium.
Globalization 2.0
From the 1980's to 2000, was based on falling telecom
costs and the PC, and shrank the world from a size
medium to a size small.
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Small and Smaller: The third era of globalization
is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004
Globalization 3.0
Produced by three forces:
•Massive installation of undersea fiber-optic cable and
bandwidth (thanks to the dot-com bubble) that have made it
possible to globally transmit and store huge amounts of data
for almost nothing.
•Second, the diffusion of PC's around the world.
•Third, the convergence of a variety of software applications — from e-mail,
to Google, to Microsoft Office, to specially designed outsourcing programs —
that, when combined with all those PC's and bandwidth, made it possible to
create global "work-flow
platforms."
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“ … the winners will
be those most adept
at marshaling the
creativity and skills of
workers around the
world.”
-- Business Week, March 21, 2005
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What are the key questions for
building schools of the future?
What knowledge and skills do
students need for the 21st
century?
knowledge and skills
What learning curricula,
activities, and experiences,
foster 21st Century learning?
London Challenge Visualization, November 2004
curricula
What assessments for learning, school-based and national,
foster student learning, engagement, and self-direction?
assessments
What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and
real world) foster 21st century student learning?
facilities
How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative
learning environment and support a learning community?
technology
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What knowledge and
skills do students need
for the 21st Century?
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SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's
Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use:
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Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff.
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Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving
customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from
culturally diverse backgrounds.
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Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and
maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using
computers to process information.
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Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological
systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or
improving systems.
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Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to
specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies.
FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires:
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Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking
and listening.
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Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving
problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and
reasoning.
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Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem,
sociability, self-management, and integrity.
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Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
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http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
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New Technology HS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
• COLLABORATION
• CAREER PREPARATION
• CRITICAL THINKING
• CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• CURRICULAR LITERACY
(CONTENT STANDARDS)
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What learning curricula,
activities, and experiences,
foster 21st Century
learning? And what does
schooling look like?
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Teachers talk and students listen.
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The High
teacher
has a monopoly on
information
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Students learn by not doing
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How do we get them here?
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New Technology High School
Napa, California
http://www.newtechhigh.org/
 Integrating technology into every class
 Interdisciplinary and project-based
 Internship class consisting of classroom
curriculum and work-based learning in
regional companies
 Digital Portfolio
http://www.newtechfoundation.org/
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At the core is a student centered,
project and problem based
teaching strategy that is tied to
both content standards and school
wide learning outcomes.
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Project- and Problem-Based Learning
Keys to 21st Century Learning
NTHS teachers start each unit by throwing students into a realistic or real-world
project that both engages interest and generates a list of things the student need
to know. Projects are designed to tackle complex problems, requiring critical
thinking. New Tech’s strategy is simple:
 To
learn collaboration, work in teams.
 To
learn critical thinking, take on complex problems.
 To
learn oral communication, present.
 To
learn written communication, write.
 To
learn technology, use technology.
 To
develop citizenship, take on civic and global issues.
 To
learn about careers, do internships.
 To
learn content, research and do all of the above.
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Each unit begins when students are presented
with a complex, standards-based problem
Students form a team, develop a
work contract and build a work plan
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Students get to work!
Students are provided an online briefcase specific
to the project with information, resources, links
and assessment criteria that help guide them.
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Students Need To Know
Student questions and “need to knows” drive classroom
lectures and activities. Sometimes for the whole class …
sometime for just one student
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Students experiment and apply learning
Students test their ideas and experiment to find
solutions and breakthroughs while receiving
ongoing feedback from instructors.
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Students get back to work!
Students work and collaborate in a business-like
environment, where they know their deliverables
and have the technology tools to do their jobs.
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Students prepare to present
Students work on building presentations to represent their work and defend their solutions
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Students present their solutions!
Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels,
presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers,
teachers, parents, and community
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CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
9TH Grade Language Arts
Drama
GLOBAL STUDIES
World History and Civilizations
10th Grade Language Arts
AMERICAN STUDIES
United States History
American Literature
POLITICAL STUDIES
2 teachers, 45-50 students,
meeting for 2 hour blocks each
day
Government/Economics
Political Literature
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
Algebra II
Physics
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College Courses and Internships
•Major impact on high school performance
•Major impact on Post-secondary success
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Transform the Secondary School Student Experience!
Personalization
Projects
Exhibitions
Digital Portfolios
Internships
Technology
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What physical learning
environments (classroom,
school, and real world)
foster 21st century student
learning?
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Schools as
Workplaces for
21st Century
Students
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FACILITIES FRAMEWORK
Large classrooms that allow
for team teaching, computers,
group work and creates an
environment that reflects
school’s purpose.
Technology infrastructure
to support 1:1 computer
ratios
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How can technology
support a 21st Century
collaborative learning
environment and support a
learning community?
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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
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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.
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CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
The Project
Library allows
teachers in our
network of
schools to
search, view and
download
projects that
other teachers
have found
successful.
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TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA
The Course Agenda helps
keep complicated projects
organized.
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Teachers enter activities for
each day including links to
resources and homework
assignments.
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TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE
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Use technology to create
a collaborative learning
environment and a
Learning Community
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RESULTS THAT MATTER
Post-Secondary Success
In 2005, Rockman et al conducted a six-month study of Napa New Technology High School (NTHS)
alumni (8 graduating classes since opening in 1996). The study gathered feedback from NTHS graduates
regarding their postsecondary education and/or career, 21st Century skills, knowledge and use of
technology, and on what they valued most about their NTHS experience:
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89% of the responding alumni attended a 2-year or 4-year college/university or professional
or technical institute.
•92% of respondents have applied some or a great deal of what they learned at NTHS to their
postsecondary education or career.
•96% of the respondents would choose to attend NTHS again.
•40% of the alumni respondents were either majoring in STEM fields or were working in STEM
professions.
High School Success
New Tech High School students graduate with a mastery of 21st Century knowledge and skills, prepared
for college, career, and citizenship. New Tech High School uses multiple measures to assess student
performance and school accountability, including measures of student engagement, academic success, 21st
Century skills, and post-secondary success. NTHS Results that Matter shows high school success data on
student achievement, 21st Century Skills, graduation requirements, graduation rates, post-secondary
enrollments and STEM Careers, Recognitions, and NTHS Network School Success .
www.newtechfoundation.org/articles.html
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New Technology High School Grads:
» Powerful
» Articulate
» Self-Directed
» Collaborative
» Leaders & Entrepreneurs
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A School Development Organization
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NETWORK PROGRESS
2005/2006 School Year
2006/2007 School Year
Anchorage
Portland
N. Eugene
Klamath
Chicago
Northern
California (8)
Los Angeles (4)
Denver
North
Carolina (6)
Texas (1)
New Orleans
(2)
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NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
Study Tours and Visits
(late September  March)
http://www.newtechfoundation.org
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New Technology High Network Schools -- current
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 New Technology High School, Napa
 Anderson New Technology High School, Anderson
 Technology High School, Rohnert Park
 Mare Island Technology (MIT) Academy High School, Vallejo
 Sacramento New Technology High School, Sacramento
 Marin School of Arts and Technology, Novato
 Leonardo DaVinci High School, Davis
 Castlemont Business & Information Technology School, Oakland
OREGON: BizTech High School, Portland, Oregon
ALASKA: Highland Tech High, Anchorage, Alaska
LOUISIANA
 New Orleans New Technology High School, New Orleans
 Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Jefferson Parish
COLORADO: Welby New Technology High School, Mapleton School District
CHICAGO: Little Village Infinity Math, Science and Technology High School
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New Technology High Network Schools – Starting 2006-7
TEXAS
 Akins New Tech High School, Austin
OREGON
 Riverside New Tech, Klamath Falls
 School of IDEAS (Industry, Design, Engineering and Science), Eugene
NORTH CAROLINA
 Camtech High School, Camden
 Cherokee New Technology High School, Cherokee
 East Wake HS of Integrated Technology, Wendell
 CMS New Technology High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
 Information Technology HS, Accelerated Learning Academy, Robeson County
 Math, Science, and Technology High School, Laurinburg
LOS ANGELES
 Los Angeles School of Global Studies, Local District #4
 New Technology High School for Environmental Studies, Local District #4
 Jefferson New Technology High School for Student Empowerment, Local District #5
 Jordan New Technology High School, Local District #7
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Contact Information
New Technology Foundation
Susan Schilling - CEO
www.newtechfoundation.org
707-253-4287
1746 Yajome
Napa, CA 94559
Bob Pearlman
Director of Strategic Planning
[email protected]
www.bobpearlman.org
520-881-9965
PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/texas2.htm
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