1. 1 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Mark Morrison Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools February 2, 2009 New Skills, New High Schools and New Networks of High Schools for the 21st Century

2. 2 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 21st CENTURY SKILLS DEFINED

3. 3 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model 20th CENTURY SOLUTIONS States and school districts are emphasizing test scores, managed curriculum and pacing guides at the expense of relevancy and 21st Century Skills

4. 4 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model A QUICK HISTORY NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Napa, California USA - Established 1996 Spurred by the local business community to better prepare students for modern workplace 400 9th-12th graders “Enhancing the Average” One-to-one computer ratio with students - “Model Digital School” 800 visitors each year come to see the technology and we show them the curriculum

5. 5 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model A School Development Organization

6. 6 108319_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 2006-07 SY 2005-06 N. Eugene SY 2007-08 + 3 Indiana (3) New York Klamath SY 2008-09 + 3 + 1 42 New Tech High Schools, August, 2008

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8. 8 108319_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?

9. 9 108319_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.

10. 10 108319_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

11. 11 108319_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

12. 12 108319_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.

13. 13 108319_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.

14. 14 108319_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.

15. 15 108319_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

16. 16 108319_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

17. 17 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Whole to Part Learning Know/ Need to Know

18. 18 108319_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?

19. 19 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model PBL in the Classroom Sample Project Briefcase

20. 20 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model School and Course Calendar

21. 21 108319_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!

22. 22 108319_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.

23. 23 108319_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.

24. 24 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model SKILLS BASED ASSESSMENT

25. 25 108319_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.

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27. 27 108319_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

28. 28 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High Model Contact Information Mark Morrison Director of Leadership Development mmorrison@newtechfoundation.org www. newtechfoundation.org 707-253-3819 Indiana Network of New Technology High Schools