A Vision for Education inCentral New York

College, Career& Citizenship Readiness

What does it REALLY mean to be College, Career &

Citizenship ready?

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College Readiness in NY:

What if…

• … all students were motivated?• … all students were engaged?• … all students were ready for college and career?• … all students earned some college credit?• … all students could communicate? Collaborate?

Think critically? Creatively solve problems?

What if…

• Student grew 77% more in higher order thinking skills between freshmen and senior years than comparison group.

• Students graduated high school at a 95% rate, 6% greater than the national average.

• Students enrolled in college at a rate 9% greater than the national average, regardless of locale.

• Students persisted at college at rates higher than the national averages, including 91% at 4-year colleges and 71% at 2-year colleges.

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What Might that Look Like?

KnowledgeHistoryBiologyChemistryPhysicsMathLiteracyEconomicsGovernmentCultureCurrent events

High School of the Past

SkillsCollaborationCritical thinkingCommunicationCreativityProblem solvingTechnologyLiteracyNumeracyResearchingTime management

KnowledgeHistoryBiologyChemistryPhysicsMathLiteracyEconomicsGovernmentCultureCurrent events

AttributesPersistenceResiliencePatienceSelf-worthConfidenceAdaptabilityCuriosityFlexibilityRisk takingResponsibilityAgency

High School of the Future

A Vision for Education in CNY

Teaching that Engages

Culture that Empowers

Technology that Enables

Teaching that Engages

The Nature of Projects

Culture that Empowers

Grades & Feedback

Technology that Enables

Project Management

Early College and Dual EnrollmentPre-Service Teacher Training

Business PartnershipsStandards (CCLS, NGSS, SS Framework, NYS Teaching Standards, 4Cs, ISTE, etc.)

New Tech Network Model

New Tech High School

CNY New Tech High School in Cortland County(opening

September 2016)

OCM BOCES Programs

Innovation Tech at

the Career Academy

(opened September

2014)

District/School-Based

Integrated PBL Courses

Future School

Adoption

ProfessionalDevelopmentSchool:•Visitations•Observation• Training

(Buck Instituteand NTN)•Coaching•Co-teaching• PBLNY

The Parts of the Regional Vision

• School has started!• Career Academy transformation • 75 students enrolled in 9th and 10th grade• Districts: Liverpool, North Syracuse,

Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, East Syracuse-Minoa, LaFayette, Marcellus, West Genesee

District Coaching & Training

• 4th Trainer/Coach hired; interviewing 5th soon• In-district coaching for [at least] 11 districts

and 2 BOCES• Our coaches being coached by New Tech

Network• PBL 102 has started• PBL 101 will continue with multiple cohorts• Primer to all principal groups• 401 Leadership support

Business & Community Partnerships

• October 17th “Making Connections” Event• Businesses shared the problems they work on

and the projects they do• Teachers “pitched” projects, looking for

authenticity and feedback on their projects• Greater Central New York Education and

Business Consortium project

Teacher Pipeline

SUNY Cortland Center of Innovation• Five focus areas; PBL is

one• Supports regional

BOCES and P-12 work.• Supports New Tech

School Initiatives in region

• Integrates all stakeholders

• PBLNY 2014 was a success!• PBLNY 2015 is scheduled for August 3-4-5– Planning for 500 participants– Holiday Inn Electronics Parkway– Similar format– New/additional presenters– Differentiated content– Facilitated group planning

PBLNY – The Event

CNY New Tech High School “South”

• Multiple districts servingsouthern part of OCM BOCES region

• Target for opening is September 2016• Beginning with grades 9 & 10• Adding grades 11 & 12 in subsequent years• Located at Hartnett School• Homer capital project vote on renovations

District Contextualization• What is the vision for your district?• What do your students really need?• What do your students say? Alumni?• What does your community say?

A Vision for Education in CNY

Teaching that Engages

Culture that Empowers

Technology that Enables