_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Bob Pearlman and Mark Morrison Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools November 18, 2008 New Skills, New High Schools and New Networks of High Schools for the 21st Century PowerPoint Slides at

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model New Tech High Schools – College Ready, 21 st Century Skills, and STEM

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model A School Development Organization

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model New Tech Network Progress Portland Anchorage New Orleans (2) Chicago DenverNorthern California (8) North Carolina (6) Los Angeles (4) Texas SY SY N. Eugene SY Indiana (3) New York Klamath SY New Tech High Schools, August, 2008

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Rochester Bartholomew Monroe Decatur IPS Fort Wayne NW Cons N. Daviess Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model CELL convenes quarterly network meetings of districts and partners Annual CELL conference on Education and Economy Gov. Daniels and State Supt. Reed support Network research evaluation completed Nov., 2008 State Board of Ed eliminates course class time req. Universities support PD and district capacity Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model March 2008 Indiana New Tech eNews

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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Silicon Valley, % of workforce in 7 high-tech clusters

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model VALLEY OF HEART’S DELIGHT Silicon Valley, 1970

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 1975 Name the poorest country in the European Community? 2005 Name the richest country in the European Community?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Republic of Ireland Population 4.0 million Indiana Population 6.3 million

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model “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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model “Through my work with the business community, it has become apparent that there isn’t a lack of employees that are technically proficient but a lack of employees that can adequately communicate and collaborate, innovate and think critically. At this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, legislators and policymakers must focus on the outcomes we know produce graduates capable of competing in the 21st century and forging a viable economic future.” -- Ken Kay, president of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Partnership for 21st Century Skills Released Wednesday, September 10, 2008

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Assessment of 21 st Century Skills Partnership for 21st Century Skills

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 21ST CENTURY SKILLS DEFINED LEARNING & INNOVATION Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking & Problem- solving Communication & Collaboration LIFE & CAREER Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-direction Social & Cross-cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy Partnership for 21st Century Skills

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES Napa 8 Learning Outcomes TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION Written Communication Career Preparation Citizenship and Ethics Curricular Literacy (Content Standards) Sacramento 10 Learning Outcomes: 1. Content Proficient 2. Able to Write Proficiently 3. Orally Proficient 4. Able to Think Critically 5. Technologically Proficient 6. Able to Collaborate 7. Prepared for a Career 8. Solid Citizens with Ethical Behavior 9. Able to Analyze and deal with Data 10. Possessing a solid Work Ethic

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Whole to Part Learning Know/ Need to Know

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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:

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Students experiment and apply learning Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing feedback from instructors.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Students prepare to present Students work on building presentations to repre- sent their work and defend their solutions

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Students present their solutions! Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers, teachers, parents, and community

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Teachers (project designers) need to: Define the outcomes Develop evaluation tools Guiding Questions: How will students demonstrate these skills? How will we measure these skills? How will we ensure students reach proficiency in these skills before they graduate?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model The finished product:

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model What classroom learning environments support 21 st Century Learning?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Sacramento New Technology High School

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Napa New Technology High School

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Schools as Workplaces for 21 st Century Students

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model PBL in the Classroom Sample Project Briefcase

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model School and Course Calendar

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 21st CENTURY SKILLS ASSESSMENTS Students receive peer assessments of their collaboration skills at the end of every project … that’s dozens of times each semester!

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model SKILLS BASED ASSESSMENT

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model A REPORT CARD THAT MATTERS When checking grades online, students see course grades and 21st Century skill assessments.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model PROJECT BRIEFCASECOURSE CALENDAR COLLABORATION RUBRIC PeBL™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment. NTHS GRADEBOOK

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 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.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model CURRICULUM SHARING The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model More CURRICULUM SHARING The Sharing Space allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers are currently using and refining.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Use technology to create a collaborative learning environment and a Learning Community

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLS California, Texas, and Indiana Study Tours and Visits (late September  March)

_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Contact Information Mark Morrison Director of Leadership Development www. newtechfoundation.org Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools PowerPoint Slides at Trish Wlodarczyk Fellow