THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GEOFFREY JONES PRINCIPAL

TJHSST has a fourfold charge: To offer programs that promote enthusiasm, exploration, and academic excellence in an evolving global and scientific/technological community. To offer programs that promote enthusiasm, exploration, and academic excellence in an evolving global and scientific/technological community. To serve as a laboratory school examining and developing new methods and materials in curriculum innovation/reform. To serve as a laboratory school examining and developing new methods and materials in curriculum innovation/reform.

TJHSST has a fourfold charge: To foster a broad exchange of ideas and programming through outreach in teacher training, enrichment for students K 12, and networking. To foster a broad exchange of ideas and programming through outreach in teacher training, enrichment for students K 12, and networking. To serve as a model for private sector/public education partnerships. To serve as a model for private sector/public education partnerships.

Fundamental Assumptions Build a large idea pool. Engage everyone in exchange and development of ideas. Practice critical and creative thinking and action. Provide opportunities for exploration, growth and success. Help everyone learn to validate what they know and how they know. they know. Help everyone to build learning strategies for coming to know what they do not know. know what they do not know. Think of schools as dynamic learning communities Think of schools as dynamic learning communities Create a school culture which values diversity in all of it’s manifestations Create a school culture which values diversity in all of it’s manifestations

Eclectic philosophy evolved through experience of many Eclectic philosophy evolved through experience of many “Built on the shoulders of giants” “Built on the shoulders of giants” Dewey - progressive philosophy Piaget - developmental and cognitive psychology Bruner - constructivist learning Sternberg - cognitive work - thinking - wisdom Gardner - multiple dimensions of intelligence Borrowed best practices – pre-collegiate and vocational Borrowed best practices – pre-collegiate and vocational Integrated broadly and deeply in the larger community Integrated broadly and deeply in the larger community K – 12 education public and private, local and global Higher education Community groups / civic associations Public and private sector partnerships

COURSES AND CONTENT

SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS

COURSES AND CONTENT SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS PEDAGOGY AND METACOGNITION

THE AFFECTIVE Self esteem Independence Responsibility Citizenship Cooperation Leadership

SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS COURSES AND CONTENT THE AFFECTIVE LEARNINGCOMMUNITY SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals Learning to communicate powerfully in writing, in conversation, in presentation, electronically, visually, and graphically. Learning to communicate powerfully in writing, in conversation, in presentation, electronically, visually, and graphically. Working collaboratively and cooperatively as a member and/or leader of teams of people who bring diverse strengths and skills. Working collaboratively and cooperatively as a member and/or leader of teams of people who bring diverse strengths and skills.

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals Developing an understanding of systems and learning to think and act strategically in ways that recognize the importance of relationships between various units and tasks. Developing an understanding of systems and learning to think and act strategically in ways that recognize the importance of relationships between various units and tasks. Gaining experience in enterprise Gaining experience in enterprise management that builds understanding of design and application.

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals Learning to effect and manage change. Learning to effect and manage change. Developing social and ethical responsibility Developing social and ethical responsibility

Program Features Staff Development Staff Development Interdisciplinary curriculum Interdisciplinary curriculum Diversified leadership Diversified leadership Flexible scheduling Flexible scheduling Mentorship opportunities Mentorship opportunities Advanced networking capabilities Advanced networking capabilities Broad resource development Broad resource development

Organizational Elements Staff Development Staff Development Our underlying premise is that people learn from other people. other people. Ideas come from people and are generated through collaboration and cooperation. collaboration and cooperation. Teachers must have opportunities to work with new ideas with their students. ideas with their students. Teachers need the flexibility and control to be able to experiment in their classroom. to experiment in their classroom. Planning time, during the school day and in the summer provides support for teachers to reflect, summer provides support for teachers to reflect, analyze, consult, and create. analyze, consult, and create.

The Technology Planning Process Define issues, needs, goals Define issues, needs, goals Develop resource inventories People People Time Time Organizational structure Organizational structure Identify limitations

The Technology Planning Process Identify critical areas of focus Identify critical areas of focus Emerging technologies Career planning Enterprise management ResearchEngineeringManufacturing

The Technology Planning Process Clarify roles and responsibilities Clarify roles and responsibilities School staff Curriculum development Liaison Business/industry people Advisory Adjunct staff

The Technology Planning Process Establish priorities and plan Establish priorities and plan Share with broader audience

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ROLE Work with staff in the technology planning process Work with staff in the technology planning process Direct Contributions Direct Contributions Partnerships Partnerships Mentorships Mentorships Value to business and industry Value to business and industry

Direct Contributions Training and ideas Training and ideas Political support - publicity Political support - publicity Fund raising Fund raising Business Foundation Business Foundation In-kind and cash In-kind and cash Shared resources at both sites Shared resources at both sites

Partnerships Faculty inservice Faculty inservice Student training Student training Access to research and development Access to research and development Services to business Services to business

Mentorships Meet educational goals Meet educational goals Generate ideas Generate ideas Generate contacts Generate contacts Generate goodwill Generate goodwill Generate direct contributions Generate direct contributions

Value to business and industry Economic future Economic future Public goodwill Public goodwill Professional/employee satisfaction Professional/employee satisfaction Real gain Real gainMentorships Tax benefit Project development