New Tech Teams
Why engage in this kind of work?
New Tech Teams is a way to foster deeper learning on your campus.
New Tech
Teams
New Tech Teams is a 90-day program that consists of 4-6 teachers with a common cohort of students and a dedicated administrator with the goal of achieving deeper learning outcomes by adopting New Tech principles and practices.
Program
Components
Develop and teach standards-based projects
Create a professional and collaborative culture among students and staff
Utilize technology to enhance learning
Design assessments and provide feedback targeting the New Tech Learning Outcomes
New Tech
Teams
New Tech Teams is a 90-day program that consists of 4-6 teachers with a common cohort of students and a dedicated administrator with the goal of achieving deeper learning outcomes by adopting New Tech principles and practices.
Training
Components
1Understand what project-based learning is, and what it looks like
2Explore tools and techniques for project design
3Generate or identify an idea for a project, and start on a plan for the project
4Develop strategy for the Team for the coming year
Support
3-day onsite introductory project-based learning training
Access to virtual webinars with accomplished NTN facilitators
1 day of follow-up support
New Tech Network Benefits
New Tech Teams are provided one year of teacher access to Echo, our online learning management platform, and a set of projects to serve as models for PBL practice that are ready to be used in the classroom. Teams have access to NTN’s extensive library of tools and learning modules to help them build culture, use technology well, and use project-based learning as the primary means of instruction.
During or after the initial semester, a team can choose to supplement the standard New Tech Teams agreement by requesting on-site facilitated workshops around topics that are common to groups wanting to improve their PBL practice as well as add student access to Echo to fully utilize the outcomes-based gradebook. A school may also choose to implement another grade level Team to continue the work toward whole-school transformation.