Videos from New Tech High Schools
What is New Tech High School?
Videos from New Tech High Schools
Here are some videos that were made by New Tech High Schools that may help you understand how New Tech is different from a "regular" high school.
What is New Tech High School?
New Tech High Schools are small high schools of 400 total students that use technology to facilitate project-based learning for the students they serve with a one-to-one student-to-computer ratio. The core elements of the New Tech High School are Technology That Enables, Culture That Empowers and Teaching That Engages. These schools make great strides to connect students with their communities through the projects they create.
Directors Blog
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Welcome from the Director
My name is Steve Keskes and I am proud to be the Director of Pinckney New Tech High School.I can feel the excitement building in the Pinckney school community. People are excited about the tremendous opportunity coming for our kids. Along with five other schools, Pinckney has been selected to pilot an incredible new high school model. Our New Tech school-within-a-school will give kids the kind of educational experience that will engage them at the highest possible level, guarantee their successful acquisition of 21st century skills, and...
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New Tech Schools
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New Tech in Michigan School districts throughout Michigan understand the need to transform high schools in order to engage students and prepare them for life and work in the 21st Century. The economic cost of failing in this...
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Project Based Learning The backbone of Pinckney New Tech High's unique learning environment is Project-Based Learning. Instead of handing out daily assignments, teachers assign periodic projects with different components. Components...
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Powerful results Since it's inception in 1996 in Napa, California, New Tech has had tremendous student success. Ninety-eight percent of students graduate and an average of 95 percent of students enroll...
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How we are different We provide learning environments centered on a strong culture of trust, respect, and ownership in which students and teachers are all equally responsible for success. New Tech schools graduate collaborative,...