New Technology High School: 21st Century Learning Environment Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.com http://www.bobpearlman.org Ashfield Girls’ School Belfast, Northern Ireland November 17, 2003 1

Released Monday, July 7, At NECC

So what do schools look like where students get 21st Century Knowledge and Skills?

Stages of Educational Technology Implementation CEO Forum STaR Chart Stage Students per Computer connected to Internet % of Rooms & Offices connected to Internet Stage Characteristic Early Tech More than 10 More than 25%; Dial-up on some Beginnings. Little student or teacher use. Developing Tech 10 or less 50% or more; Direct connectivity Early implementation mainly by pioneer teachers. Some student use, 3-4 times weekly. Advanced Tech 5 or less 75% or more; Direct connectivity and Adequate Bandwidth Moderate to large numbers of computers for both teachers and students, daily use, isolated by class and grade. Some common uses and personal applications. Target Tech 1 to 1 100% or more; Direct connectivity and Adequate Bandwidth Digital content, online courses. Anytime, anywhere professional development, Integration across all courses and subjects. Mastery by students of 21st century skills. 100% alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessment. 100% integrate digital strategies in assessment. Measure 100% of the entire range of 21st Century skills.

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 unpaid work in technology, business or education Digital Portfolio http://www.newtechfoundation.org/nthlearning.html

New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)

Methodology: Teaching Strategies At the core of the NTH 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.

January 15, 2003 Project-Based Learning: a Primer By Gwen Solomon Walk into team teachers Mike Smith and Jetti Matzke’s interdisciplinary classroom at Napa New Technology High School in California and you will see students at work-writing in online journals, doing research on the Internet, meeting in groups to plan and create Web sites and digital media presentations, and evaluating their peers for collaboration and presentation skills. This setting and these types of activities have a name and a purpose. It's called project-based learning, and it's designed to engage students and empower them with responsibility for their own education in ways unheard of in traditional classrooms.

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

2 teachers, 40 students, meeting for 2 hour blocks each day 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

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

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.

The New Technology Project Library We have assembled a collection of projects created by teachers trained in PBL unit development, reviewed, and tested in the classroom. These projects can be downloaded and modified by any teacher with a connection to the internet.

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

Teachers enter activities for each day including links to resources and homework assignments.

TOOLS: PEER COLLABORATION EVALUATOR Students submit evaluations using a standardized rubric for the whole school.

TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

What is the Learning System? DIGITAL PORTFOLIO CURRICULUM LIBRARY NTHS GRADEBOOK What is the Learning System? 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 DISCUSSION BULLETIN BOARDS STUDENT DATA COLLECTION

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

Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.org http://www.bobpearlman.org "New Ingredient for Student Success: Social Networks" http://www.bobpearlman.org/Articles/Student_Success.htm “Reinventing the High School Experience“ http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/0204/pearlman.html