West Des Moines Community Schools New Tech
Transcript of West Des Moines Community Schools New Tech
Imagine Your Ideal School
We Are Creating a Nation Proud of its Public Schools
Schools can inspire and engage all students. Teachers can offer relevant and authentic learning experiences in all subjects. Students can develop skills essential for both college and career, in addition to mastering academics. As a leading design partner for comprehensive school change, New Tech Network has proven public schools can accomplish all of these aspirations. We do not operate schools; instead, we work with districts and communities throughout the country to transform schools into innovative learning environments.
Outcomes that MatterStudent outcomes that clearly
define success
A Powerful Design for School Change
Culture that EmpowersSchool-wide culture of empowerment for students and adults
Technology that EnablesUse of technology tools for easy access to resources and information
Teaching that EngagesMeaningful, problem- solving
approach to instruction
Working together to transform schoolsAs a leading design partner for comprehensive school change, New Tech Network, a
national non-profit, works closely with more than 175 districts and schools.
126HIGH SCHOOLS
41MIDDLE SCHOOLS
23ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS4400TEACHERS
72000STUDENTS
118DISTRICTS
Australia Multiple School DistrictsSchool
Scale and Impact-Innovation that shifts fromNetwork to school to district
• Student Achievement• Instruction & Assessment• Policies & Structure• Culture & Relationships• Purpose & Mission
Hierarchy of Change
•In-depth, informative learning tours for planning teams
•Strategic support for a strong, sustainable implementation•Services customized to each school•On-site school readiness visit•Planning Academy courses including residencies for leaders and teachers
StudentAchievement
• Virtual workshops• Site Institutes
• Leadership coaching and training
• On-site convenings
Instruction &Assessment
Policies & Structure
Culture & Relationships
Purpose & Mission
• Onsite and virtual coaching
Planning by Design Implementing for success
NTN Services for System-wide SuccessOur core services include extensive planning, design, and implementation support that guide schools towards lasting change and ongoing improvement
Expanding the system• District School Development Program
• Aligned Leadership workshops• Systems alignment workshop
• District Learning Teamwork
NTN Services for System-wide Success
An increasing number of districts are choosing New Tech Network to increase student engagement and success for the future. NTN has developed services and tools to support districts in this ambitious endeavor. Our approach facilitates the alignment of district structures, policies, and services to ensure full support of school development and change.
• Organizing for Learning – Systems Alignment Workshops• Learning Together – District Learning Teams• Leading for Learning – Aligned Leadership Workshops• Aligned Learning for Teachers – District Coach Development Program
Professional Learning @ NTN
Professional Learning @ NTN is a personalized system of learning opportunities that is designed to meet the varying needs of adult learners across our network. This design will allow you, the education professionals, to connect and learn at your own pace and to focus on your own needs and interests.
ConveningsFace-to-face events focused on atopic or audience. NTN coaches
dive into principles and practicesof the New Tech design.
Site InstitutesFace-to-face meetings hosted byschools throughout the Network.An opportunity to learn directly
from host schools.
Virtual WorkshopsVirtual events focused
on a topic or audience. Facilitated by
an NTN coach.
Badging ProgramNTN Badges point to important
aspects of good New Tech design and facilitation and ask teachers to provide evidence of and reflection in their own
work.
Professional Learning @ NTNEcho supports project-based learning and features an innovative gradebook that aligns to the deeper learning skills students will need in college and career. Digital tools, cultivated and aligned content, and a community of shared learning are integrated to create a powerful and innovative platform to support student and adult learning.
ToolsArchitecture and feature sets aligned to Project Based Learning and other personalized deeper learning practices with a multi-dimensional gradebook organized around the assessment and reporting of student outcomes (skills) rather than assignments.
ContentTeachers, students, and parents at New Tech schools use Echo on a daily basis to access course resources, exemplar projects, project plans, assignments and an extensive library of instructional resources for teachers. Educators have the opportunity to create projects and access project and resource libraries.
CommunityEcho allows schools to more easily exchange best practices, collaborate in real time, connect and share projects, and develop cross-school projects for students. In short, the Echo community is vibrant and growing.
DashboardThe Echo dashboard gives you an “at a glance” view of how your students are doing across all school-wide learning outcomes. Additionally , at the end of each bar it tells you the number of activities you have graded for that outcome and their point value.
Our thanks to Duane Baker at the BERC Group for this formulation.
Elementary SupportNTN offers a comprehensive PBL model that integrates strong literacy and math practices with deeper learning outcomes. At New Tech Elementary Schools, learning is:
• Multi-disciplinary• Focused on building confident readers, writers,
and oral communicators• Collaborative• Student-centered • Active and inquiry-based• Designed to develop student agency
Elementary Support
NTN provides tools, resources, and coaching for success in the elementary classroom.
• Elementary Outcome Rubrics• Elementary Project Planning Toolkit• Literacy Coaching and Resources• Problem-based Math Coaching and Resources• Model Projects• PL@NTN Elementary Offerings