1. New Technology High School: 21st Century Learning Environment
Bob Pearlman
Ashfield Girls’ School
Belfast, Northern Ireland
November 17, 2003 1

2. Released
Monday,
July 7,
At NECC

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

4. 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.

5. New Technology High School
Napa, California
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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
DIGITAL MEDIA
COLLEGE COURSES
SENIOR PROJECTS
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOS
INTERNSHIPS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

12. 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
Parent E-Bulletin
Online Curriculum
Internship Coordination
Digital Gradebooks
Student Journals
Collaboration Database
Learning Logs
PBL Unit Library
Customizable Templates
Support Databases
Account Management

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

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

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

18. TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

21. 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

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

23. Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.org http://www.bobpearlman.org
"New Ingredient for Student Success: Social Networks"
“Reinventing the High School Experience“