1. 1 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Bob Pearlman Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative (TSTEM) March 29, 2006 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High School Model

2. 2 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Initiative (TSTEM)

3. 3 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools “Results That Matter: 21st Century Skills and High School Reform” http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ 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

4. 4 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller 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.

5. 5 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller 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 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." 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.

6. 6 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools “ … the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.” -- Business Week, March 21, 2005

7. 7 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What are the key questions for building schools of the future? What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21 st century? What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21 st Century learning? What assessments for learning, school-based and national, foster student learning, engagement, and self-direction? What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21 st century student learning? How can technology support a 21 st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community? knowledge and skills curricula assessments facilities technology London Challenge Visualization, November 2004

8. 8 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century?

9. 9 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use: Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff. Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information. Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems. Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies. FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires: Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening. Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning. Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity. 1992

10. 10 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

11. 11 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

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13. 13 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)

14. 14 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

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16. 16 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Teachers talk and students listen.

17. 17 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools The teacher has a monopoly on information

18. 18 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students learn by not doing

19. 19 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools How do we get them here?

20. 20 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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/

21. 21 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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.

22. 22 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Project- and Problem-Based Learning Keys to 21st Century Learning 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. 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:

23. 23 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

24. 24 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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.

25. 25 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

26. 26 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students experiment and apply learning Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing feedback from instructors.

27. 27 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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.

28. 28 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students prepare to present Students work on building presentations to repre- sent their work and defend their solutions

29. 29 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students present their solutions! Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers, teachers, parents, and community

30. 30 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM INTEGRATION POLITICAL STUDIES Government/Economics Political Literature 2 teachers, 45-50 students, meeting for 2 hour blocks each day SCIENTIFIC STUDIES Algebra II Physics AMERICAN STUDIES United States History American Literature COMMUNICATION STUDIES 9 TH Grade Language Arts Drama GLOBAL STUDIES World History and Civilizations 10 th Grade Language Arts

31. 31 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools College Courses and Internships Major impact on high school performance Major impact on Post-secondary success

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33. 33 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology Transform the Secondary School Student Experience!

34. 34 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21st century student learning?

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38. 38 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Schools as Workplaces for 21 st Century Students

39. 39 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

40. 40 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

41. 41 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR …  Learning  Curriculum  Communication  Assessment  Scalability* Computerized Tutorials On-Line Curriculum E-Library Academic Systems Document Libraries Project Design Template Project Standardization Digital Textbooks Student E-Mail Parent E-Bulletin Online Curriculum Internship Coordination Digital Gradebooks Student Journals Collaboration Database Learning Logs PBL Unit Library Customizable Templates Support Databases Account Management

42. 42 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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.

43. 43 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

44. 44 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA The Course Agenda helps keep complicated projects organized.

45. 45 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Teachers enter activities for each day including links to resources and homework assignments.

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47. 47 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

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51. 51 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Use technology to create a collaborative learning environment and a Learning Community

52. 52 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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: 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

53. 53 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Grads: »Powerful »Articulate »Self-Directed »Collaborative »Leaders & Entrepreneurs

54. 54 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools A School Development Organization

55. 55 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools NETWORK PROGRESS Portland Anchorage New Orleans (2) Chicago DenverNorthern California (8) North Carolina (6) Los Angeles (4) Texas (1) 2006/2007 School Year 2005/2006 School Year N. Eugene Klamath

56. 56 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Study Tours and Visits (late September  March) http://www.newtechfoundation.org

57. 57 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

58. 58 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

59. 59 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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 bobpearlman@mindspring.com www.bobpearlman.org 520-881-9965 PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/texas2.htmwww.bobpearlman.org/texas2.htm