_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Bob Pearlman Model Schools Conference 2007 July 2, 2007 Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High School Model

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model A School Development Organization

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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 Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Assessment of 21 st Century Skills

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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.

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Whole to Part Learning Know/ Need to Know

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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 Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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.

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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.

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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.

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Students prepare to present Students work on building presentations to repre- sent their work and defend their solutions

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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?

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model The finished product:

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model How can technology support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model PBL in the Classroom Sample Project Briefcase

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model How are the tools used? Course Calendar Daily Agenda

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model PBL in the Classroom Collaboration Evaluation: Student View

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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 Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model 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 Assessing 21st Century Skills: 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.

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Use technology to create a collaborative learning environment and a Learning Community

_Macros Assessing 21st Century Skills: The New Tech High Model Contact Information New Technology Foundation Susan Schilling - CEO Main St., Suite 302 Napa, CA Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning PowerPoint Slides at