1. 1 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Bob Pearlman Texas High Schools Project, Dallas, Texas May 16, 2005 Download Slides at http://www.bobpearlman.org/Texas.htmhttp://www.bobpearlman.org/Texas.htm 21st Century High Schools: The New Tech High School Model Texas High Schools Project and New Technology Foundation New Technology High School Replication

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3. 3 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Dongguan 7 million people. Grew from less than 1 million in 1979 15,000 International Companies 25,000 companies total -- 10,000 of them are computer related manufacturers, representing 40% of all international computer part market Ranked 7th in overall municipal competitiveness in China Ranked 3rd in goods exported, behind Shanghai and Shenzhen

4. 4 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Bangalore

5. 5 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Bangalore Silicon Valley of India 7.2 million people, 5 th largest city in India (+ 1 billion people) 86% literacy 1154 IT SW companies in 2003, up from 29 in 1993 116 new SW technology part units established in 2002-3 Top Ten SW Exporters, 2002-03: Infosys Technologies Ltd. Wipro Ltd. IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Digital Global Soft. Ltd. I-Flex Solutions Ltd. Texas Instruments Cisco Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mphasis BFL Ltd. Philips Software Centre

6. 6 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller Small and Smaller : The third era of globalization is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004 Globalization 1.0 From the late 1800's to World War I, was driven by falling transportation costs, thanks to the steamship and the railroad. shrank the world from a size large to a size medium. Globalization 2.0 From the 1980's to 2000, was based on falling telecom costs and the PC, and shrank the world from a size medium to a size small.

7. 7 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Small and Smaller Small and Smaller : The third era of globalization is shrinking the world from size small to a size tiny. By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, March 4, 2004 Third, the convergence of a variety of software applications — from e-mail, to Google, to Microsoft Office, to specially designed outsourcing programs — that, when combined with all those PC's and bandwidth, made it possible to create global " work-flow platforms." Globalization 3.0 Produced by three forces: Massive installation of undersea fiber-optic cable and bandwidth (thanks to the dot-com bubble) that have made it possible to globally transmit and store huge amounts of data for almost nothing. Second, the diffusion of PC's around the world.

8. 8 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools “ … the winners will be those most adept at marshaling the creativity and skills of workers around the world.” -- Business Week, March 21, 2005

9. 9 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What knowledge and skills do students need for the 21st Century?

10. 10 108319_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

11. 11 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

12. 12 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

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14. 14 108319_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)

15. 15 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What learning curricula, activities, and experiences, foster 21st Century learning? And what does schooling look like?

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17. 17 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Teachers talk and students listen.

18. 18 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools The teacher has a monopoly on information

19. 19 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Students learn by not doing

20. 20 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools How do we get them here?

21. 21 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Napa, California http://www.newtechhigh.org/  Integrating technology into every class  Interdisciplinary and project-based  Internship class consisting of classroom curriculum and work-based learning in regional companies  Digital Portfolio http://www.newtechfoundation.org/

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23. 23 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools NETWORK PROGRESS Napa Vallejo Rohnert Park Novato Sacramento Oakland* Davis* Anderson Portland Anchorage New Orleans IN PROGRESS North Carolina (7) Los Angeles (5) Texas (?) Albany American Canyon Chicago Denver

24. 24 108319_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.

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26. 26 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM INTEGRATION POLITICAL STUDIES Government/Economics Political Literature 2 teachers, 45-50 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

27. 27 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Project Management Teamwork

28. 28 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Oral Communication/Presentation Exhibition

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30. 30 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools WORK LOAD AND HOMEWORK We don’t have a lot of homework at New Tech “ “ Students at New Tech have a lot of work to do … some of that work happens outside of class time. But we don’t assign the kind of work that students normally associate with “homework”. In addition, they have internships, community service, senior project and portfolio requirements. Like professional workers, they see it as work, not homework.

31. 31 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Internships Major impact on high school performance Major impact on Post- secondary success

32. 32 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology Transform the Secondary School Student Experience!

33. 33 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools What physical learning environments (classroom, school, and real world) foster 21st century student learning?

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37. 37 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Schools as Workplaces for 21 st Century Students

38. 38 108319_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

39. 39 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools How can ICT support a 21st Century collaborative learning environment and support a learning community?

40. 40 108319_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 E-Mail Parent E-Bulletin Online Curriculum Internship Coordination Digital Gradebooks Student Journals Collaboration Database Learning Logs PBL Unit Library Customizable Templates Support Databases Account Management

41. 41 108319_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.

42. 42 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK The Project Library allows teachers in our network of schools to search, view and download projects that other teachers have found successful.

43. 43 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: COURSE AGENDA The Course Agenda helps keep complicated projects organized.

44. 44 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Teachers enter activities for each day including links to resources and homework assignments.

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46. 46 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TOOLS: PRESENTATION EVALUATION DATABASE

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50. 50 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Use ICT to create a collaborative learning environment and a Learning Community

51. 51 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools New Technology High School Grads: Average Kids  97% Post-Secondary »Powerful »Articulate »Self-Directed »Collaborative »Leaders & Entrepreneurs

52. 52 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Study Tours and Visits http://www.newtechfoundation.org

53. 53 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools TRAINING Three Day Shadowing Five Day Institute Teachers at replication site can spend time seeing how students and teachers interact in a PBL environment. Teachers learn to create PBL units and use the management tools that support them.

54. 54 108319_Macros 21st Century High Schools Contact Information New Technology Foundation Susan Schilling - CEO www.newtechfoundation.org 707-253-4287 1746 Yajome Napa, CA 94559 Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning bobpearlman@mindspring.com www.bobpearlman.org 520-881-9965 PowerPoint Slides at www.bobpearlman.org/NorthCarolina.htmwww.bobpearlman.org/NorthCarolina.htm

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