School Design Studio
LAUNCH
YOUR FIRST YEAR AS A NEW TECH NETWORK PARTNER
New Tech Network’s (NTN) holistic approach to transformation has successfully guided over 200 schools and districts to their project-based learning destination. We have mapped the pitfalls and marked the signposts along the path to success. Through our experience, we have crafted a unique approach that is highly structured but personalized to each community’s needs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH JOURNEY
LEADERSHIP TEAM
This small group, including the school leader and teacher leaders, keeps the instructional vision and direction in focus. Leadership Teams help ensure sustainability and shared leadership.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE First-year network principals connect virtually every month to address predictable PBL transformation challenges.
TOOLKITS Don't leave home without them – our toolkits are a digital collection of activities, readings, case studies, and other resources for supporting student and adult culture.
WORKSHOPS Full-day workshops focus on solving predictable challenges facing your school's transformation.
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT An opportunity for all NTN school leadership to meet and work toward improving student outcomes and share important lessons learned.
WORKSHOPS Full-day workshops focus on solving predictable challenges facing your school's transformation.
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT An opportunity for all NTN school leadership to meet and work toward improving student outcomes and share important lessons learned.
SCHOOL TEAM
A diverse mix of teachers, leaders, and school staff who implement the New Tech Network model. They address challenges and develop a strong culture of student and adult learning.
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SCHOOL OPENS
READINESS VISIT As a lead up to implementation, NTN visits your school to address unresolved issues and ensure a strong start to the school year.
NTN RESIDENCY New school teams experience the New Tech model at a Network school and learn about NTN’s core principles and practices through a 2-day virtual workshop.
CULTURE TOOLKITS Don't leave home without them – our toolkits are a digital collection of activities, readings, case studies, and other resources for supporting student and adult culture.
NEW SCHOOLS TRAINING
New Schools Training (NST) is a 4-day event that takes place during the summer before a school’s first year of New Tech model implementation. During NST, school teams will prepare for implementation in the fall. NST has two main focus areas: (1) project-based learning (PBL) design and instruction and (2) school and classroom culture practices that support PBL. To support the training, we will use key tools and resources from the NTN Help Center, including New Tech Network’s Project Planning Toolkit, sample projects, and Practice Cards, and support deeper understanding of Echo.
PRACTICES
CARDS
A compilation of key cultural, instructional, and assessment practices that support educators in ensuring all learners have access to opportunities. These equity-centered practices, curated in card sets, provide different strategies to design and implement learning that embodies authentic, complex thinking and problem solving and creates safe, inclusive, and emotionally supportive environments.
SLACK COMMUNITY
The New Tech Network (NTN) Slack Community is a space created to shorten the distance between members of New Tech Network making connecting and communicating with one another more accessible. Within the NTN Slack Community members can connect with one another, collaborate, share ideas and resources around teaching practices, build community and so much more!
ON-DEMAND COACHING NTN coaches provide support for classroom-specific topics or other challenges.
SCHOOL OPENS
CONTINUED SUPPORT
ECHO COURSES Teachers and school leaders learn about school culture, project design, Echo features, and more in these NTN-facilitated, self-paced courses.
SCHOOL TEAM WORKSHOPS Full-day workshops focus on solving predictable challenges facing your school's transformation.
ECHO COURSES Teachers and school leaders learn about school culture, project design, Echo features, and more in these NTN-facilitated, self-paced courses.
ECHO SUPPORT
Our Echo team supports your school's Echo Administrator. They answer questions, promote new Echo features, provide tips and tricks, and fix the occasional error.
SCHOOL TEAM WORKSHOPS Full-day workshops focused on helping school teams engage in continuous improvement around both instructional and cultural practices.
NTAC This national event showcases the full power of the NTN network. Experience first hand the expertise offered by thousands of educators as we work together to start, sustain, and accelerate innovation.
TEACHERS
Teachers make PBL in the classroom happen. To ensure their success, NTN provides on-demand, personalized and differentiated support to meet each teacher at their level of need.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS Our course and grade-level resources align national standards, like Common Core and NextGen Science, with PBL units and Project Starter Sets.
PROJECT STARTER SETS A teacher resource full of vetted projects aligned to national standards. Teachers who are new to PBL benefit from educator facilitation notes.
PROJECT RESOURCES Twenty years of school development and transformation experience captured and organized into a searchable library - the NTN Help and Learning Center