Each year after Year One will focus on onboarding new staff members into the work while growing the skills of continuing educators and leaders. Incoming teachers will participate in NTN 101 at the New Tech Annual Conference (NTAC).

Designed to support teachers joining existing or alumni New Tech Network schools, this experience supports classroom educators in building their practice around project-based learning, student-centered facilitation and the NTN Learning Outcomes.

This spring event convenes school and district leaders from across our network for a summit to engage in new learning together. The event focus is informed by the needs of our leaders around key challenges and opportunities of leading a New Tech Network school. This convening is designed to foster community amongst our network members, affording opportunities to develop leadership mindsets for deeper learning, and learn tangible practices that will guide their New Tech Network school on a path of continuous improvement. The price for this event includes registration and access to all materials and resources.

Schools continue to receive on-site coaching support similar to year 1. Year 2 topics will be decided with school leadership in relation to their goals based on the School Success Rubric. Modules might include:

• Becoming a Warm Demander – A teacher who establishes a warm and demanding stance helps create a safe learning environment that helps students reach their potential. 
• Strengthening Scaffolding – Learners engage with scaffolding examples to develop clear expectations for quality task design that deepens deeper learning for students. 
• Grading for Equity – Grading across multiple learning outcomes allows us to communicate rich and specific information about student learning and student progress.
• Intro to Written Performance Assessments – NTN emphasizes performance assessments as key measures of important course outcomes. This module will dig into the disciplinary literacy components necessary in each subject area to support routine use of written performance assessments.

NTN Content and Community licenses grant access to a platform of digital resources that provide a vast array of resources for school leaders and teachers. From a database of resources to support the implementation of New Tech Network services to communication channels with other educators across the Network, Content and Community offerings provide access to foundational support and learner-centered best practices.

The hope with the NTN Culture Surveys is that they will help you align your school’s current teaching and learning context (including on-campus and remote learning), areas for school improvement, opportunities for using improvement science, coaching and NTN resource support, strategic use of school-wide practices, and the empowerment of “just in time” tool access. NTN Model schools have access to both a Staff and Student culture survey twice a year.