Bob Pearlman 8th Annual Building Learning Communities Conference Boston, MA July 16, 2008

1. New Models of Learning for the21st Century : New Tech High School Bob Pearlman 8th Annual Building Learning Communities Conference Boston, MA July 16, 2008 PowerPoint Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/BLC2008.htm

2. Sacramento New Technology High School – Segment 1

3. New Tech High Schools – College Ready, 21st Century Skills, and STEM Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

5. A School Development Organization

6. New Tech Network Progress Anchorage SY 2005-06 SY 2006-07 SY2007-08 SY 2008-09 Portland New York N. Eugene Klamath Chicago Indiana(3) + 3 NorthernCalifornia (8) Denver North Carolina (6) Los Angeles (4) + 3 Texas New Orleans(2) + 1 42 New Tech High Schools, August, 2008

7. “ … the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.” -- Business Week, March 21, 2005

8. Silicon Valley, 2000 40% of workforce in 7 high-tech clusters

9. Silicon Valley, 1970 VALLEY OF HEART’S DELIGHT

10. 1975 Name the poorest country in the European Community? 2005 Name the richest country in the European Community?

11. ? Republic of Ireland Population 4.0 million Your Country or Region Population __ million

12. “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 http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

13. Assessment of 21st Century Skills Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

14. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS DEFINED LIFE & CAREER • Flexibility & Adaptability • Initiative & Self-direction • Social & Cross-cultural Skills • Productivity & Accountability • Leadership & Responsibility LEARNING & INNOVATION • Creativity & Innovation • Critical Thinking & Problem-solving • Communication & Collaboration INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY • Information Literacy • Media Literacy • ICT Literacy Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

16. New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES Sacramento 10 Learning Outcomes: • Content Proficient • Able to Write Proficiently • Orally Proficient • Able to Think Critically • Technologically Proficient • Able to Collaborate • Prepared for a Career • Solid Citizens with Ethical Behavior • Able to Analyze and deal with Data • Possessing a solid Work Ethic • Napa 8 Learning Outcomes • Technology Literacy • Collaboration • Critical Thinking • Oral Communication • Written Communication • Career Preparation • Citizenship and Ethics • Curricular Literacy (Content Standards)

17. What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

18. "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

19. 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.

20. Whole to Part Learning • Know/ Need to Know

21. 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:

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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

25. Students experiment and apply learning Students test their ideas and experiment to find solutions and breakthroughs while receiving ongoing feedback from instructors.

26. 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.

27. Students prepare to present Students work on building presentations to repre-sent their work and defend their solutions

28. Students present their solutions! Students present ideas through debates, skits, panels, presentations, etc… where their work is evaluated by peers, teachers, parents, and community

29. Napa New Technology High School – Segment 2

30. 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?

31. The finished product:

32. What classroom learning environments support 21st Century Learning?

33. Sacramento New Technology High School

34. Napa New Technology High School

35. Schools as Workplaces for 21st Century Students

36. 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

37. How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

38. PBL in the ClassroomSample Project Briefcase

39. How are the tools used? Course Calendar Daily Agenda

40. 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!

41. TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

43. SKILLS BASED ASSESSMENT

45. A REPORT CARD THAT MATTERS When checking grades online, students see course grades and 21st Century skill assessments.

46. PROJECT BRIEFCASE COURSE CALENDAR The NTH Learning System™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment. COLLABORATION RUBRIC NTHS GRADEBOOK

47. 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.

48. CURRICULUM SHARING The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

49. RESULTS THAT MATTER • Post-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

50. How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching?