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Bob Pearlman
8th Annual Building Learning Communities Conference
Boston, MA
July 16, 2008
New Models of Learning for the21st Century : New Tech High School
PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/BLC2008.htm
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Sacramento New Technology High School – Segment 1
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New Tech High Schools – College Ready, 21st Century Skills, and STEM
Partnership for 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org
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A School Development Organization
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New Tech Network Progress
Portland
Anchorage
New Orleans(2)
Chicago
DenverNorthernCalifornia (8)
North Carolina (6)Los Angeles (4)
Texas
SY 2006-07SY 2006-07SY 2005-06SY 2005-06
N. Eugene
SYSY 2007-082007-08
+ 3
Indiana (3)
New York
Klamath
SY 2008-09SY 2008-09
+ 3
+ 1
42 New Tech High Schools, August, 2008
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“ … the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.”
-- Business Week, March 21, 2005
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Silicon Valley, 2000Silicon Valley, 2000
40% of workforce
in 7 high-tech clusters
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VALLEY OF HEART’S DELIGHT
Silicon Valley, 1970
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1975
Name the poorest country in the European Community?
2005
Name the richest country in the European Community?
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Republic of Ireland
Population 4.0 million
Your Country or Region
Population __ million
?
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“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
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Assessment of 21st Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org
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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
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
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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
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What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?
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"What is Manor New Tech?" video -- In their own words, Manor New Tech (Manor, TX) students explain what MNTHS is to them. This video features footage of what is happening on campus every day. Presented by students at the Texas Computer Educators Conference, February 4, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-klc2KijMG8
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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.
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Whole to Part Learning
Know/ Need to Know
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Project- and Problem-Based LearningKeys 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:
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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
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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.
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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
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Students experiment and apply learning
Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing
feedback from instructors.
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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.
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Students prepare to present
Students work on building presentations to repre-sent their work and defend their solutions
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Students present their solutions!
Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers,
teachers, parents, and community
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Napa New Technology High School – Segment 2
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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?
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The finished product:
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What classroom learning environments support 21st Century Learning?
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Sacramento New Technology High School
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Napa New Technology High School
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Schools as Workplaces for
21st Century Students
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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
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How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?
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PBL in the ClassroomSample Project Briefcase
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How are the tools used?
Course Calendar
Daily Agenda
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21st CENTURY SKILLS ASSESSMENTS
Student receive peer assessments of their collaboration skills at the end of every project … that’s dozens of times each semester!
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TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE
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SKILLS BASED ASSESSMENT
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A REPORT CARD THAT MATTERS
When checking grades online, students see course grades and 21st Century skill assessments.
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PROJECT BRIEFCASE COURSE CALENDAR
COLLABORATION RUBRIC
The NTH Learning System™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a
student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment.
NTHS GRADEBOOK
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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.
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CURRICULUM SHARING
The Project Library allows teachers in our
network of schools to
search, view and download
projects that other teachers
have found successful.
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RESULTS THAT MATTERPost-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 .
http://www.newtechfoundation.org/press_research.html
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•How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching?
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Step 1: Determine the
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
• COLLABORATION
• CRITICAL THINKING
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
• CAREER PREPARATION
• CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS
• CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)
New Technology HS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Step 2: Design the Project
Know/ Need to Know
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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?
Step 3: Develop the
Assessments (Rubrics)
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The finished product:
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Step 4: Students demonstrate mastery through ….
Products
Presentations
Portfolios
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Step 5: Provide Feedback to Students
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Key recommendations to New Jersey education leaders
Determine the school’s Learning Outcomes (content and 21st Century Skills)
Embed the Learning Outcomes into projects
Design assessments to measure Outcomes
Students prove mastery of Learning Outcomes through Products, Presentations, and Portfolios
Provide students with just-in-time assessment feedback
Learning Outcomes
Projects
Assess 21st Century Skills
Skills-Based Grade Reports
Products Presentations
Portfolios
•Go see 21st Century Learning
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NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLSNapa and Sacramento
Study Tours and Visits(late September March)
http://www.newtechfoundation.org
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Contact Information
Susan Schilling
CEO
www.newtechfoundation.org
707-253-4287
1040 Main St., Suite 302
Napa, CA 94559
Bob Pearlman
Director of Strategic Planning
www.bobpearlman.org
520-881-9965
PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/BLC2008.htm
