_Macros 21st Century High Schools Bob Pearlman 7th Annual Building Learning Communities Conference Boston, MA July 18, 2007 New Models of Learning for the21st Century : New Tech High School PowerPoint Slides at

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Let's assume the No Child Left Behind Act works fine and that by 2014 every student meets the targeted standards and passes his or her state's exit exam. Will those students be successful as citizens and workers in the twentyfirst century? Not a chance. Let's further assume that each state's governor gets the one-on-one computer bug and equips all of each state's students with top-flight portable PCs. Will these students now be successful as citizens and workers in the twenty-first century? Again, not a chance. No matter how sophisticated the tools we put in classrooms, the curriculum designed to educate students to meet the new standards is sorely inadequate to help them after they leave school. In short, learning -- and schooling -- must be totally transformed. June 2006 issue

_Macros 21st Century High Schools “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 What are the key questions for building schools of the future? What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21 st century? What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21 st Century learning? What assessments for learning, school-based and national, foster student learning, engagement, and self-direction? What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21 st century student learning? How can technology support a 21 st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community? knowledge and skills curricula assessments facilities technology London Challenge Visualization, November 2004

_Macros 21st Century High Schools WHY skills for the 21st Century? WHAT knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century? What does 21st Century Learning look like? How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching? What technology tools support 21st Century Learning?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools SCANS U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills COMPETENCIES - Effective workers can productively use: Resources - allocating time, money, materials, space and staff. Interpersonal Skills - working on teams, teaching others, serving customers, leading, negotiating, and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Information - acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files, interpreting and communication, and using computers to process information. Systems - understanding social, organizational and technological systems, monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems. Technology - selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks, and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies. FOUNDATIONS - Competence requires: Basic Skills - reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speaking and listening. Thinking Skills - thinking creatively, making decisions, solving problems, seeing things in the mind's eye, knowing how to learn, and reasoning. Personal Qualities - individual responsibilities, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, and integrity. 1992

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools Assessment of 21 st Century Skills Partnership for 21st Century Skills

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)

_Macros 21st Century High Schools What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century Learning? What does 21 st Century Learning look like?

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools Teachers talk and students listen.

_Macros 21st Century High Schools The teacher has a monopoly on information

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students learn by not doing

_Macros 21st Century High Schools How do we get them here?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Sacramento New Technology High School – Segment 1

_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Napa, California  Integrating technology into every class  Interdisciplinary and project-based  Internship class consisting of classroom curriculum and work-based learning in regional companies  Digital Portfolio

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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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 Napa New Technology High School – Segment 2

_Macros 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM INTEGRATION POLITICAL STUDIES Government/Economics Political Literature 2 teachers, students, meeting for 2 hour blocks each day SCIENTIFIC STUDIES Algebra II Physics AMERICAN STUDIES United States History American Literature COMMUNICATION STUDIES 9 TH Grade Language Arts Drama GLOBAL STUDIES World History and Civilizations 10 th Grade Language Arts

_Macros 21st Century High Schools College Courses and Internships Major impact on high school performance Major impact on Post-secondary success

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology Transform the Secondary School Student Experience!

_Macros 21st Century High Schools What classroom learning environments support 21 st Century Learning?

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools Napa New Technology High School

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Schools as Workplaces for 21 st Century Students

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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 How do you do 21st Century Learning and Teaching?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Step 2: Design the Project Know/ Need to Know

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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 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)

_Macros 21st Century High Schools The finished product:

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Step 4: Students demonstrate mastery through …. Products Presentations Portfolios

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Step 5: Provide Feedback to Students

_Macros 21st Century High Schools What technology tools support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools PBL in the Classroom Sample Project Briefcase

_Macros 21st Century High Schools How are the tools used? Course Calendar Daily Agenda

_Macros 21st Century High Schools PBL in the Classroom Collaboration Evaluation: Student View

_Macros 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

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_Macros 21st Century High Schools PROJECT BRIEFCASECOURSE 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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 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 Key recommendations Determine the school’s Learning Outcomes (21 st 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 21 st Century Learning

_Macros 21st Century High Schools A School Development Organization

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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

_Macros 21st Century High Schools NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLS Napa and Sacramento Study Tours and Visits (late September  March)

_Macros 21st Century High Schools Contact Information PowerPoint Slides at New Tech info at Susan Schilling CEO Main St., Suite 302 Napa, CA Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning

_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Grads: »Powerful »Articulate »Self-Directed »Collaborative »Leaders & Entrepreneurs

_Macros 21st Century High Schools 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.