Tenth grade Tatyana Franklin Mrs Chan's new technical high school Swayze Burrough, NC, "more like a family than a traditional high school.
Mrs Anson Chan, the students said, it is difficult to get good results, a new school of science and technology, and they have more responsibility than their peers.
But at the same time, the students said, schools have reduced their shyness, improve their self-confidence, and help to improve the entry and the opportunity to completed university studies.
Henry County School officials are planning to start a new science and technology in schools, the school at Magna Vista High School in autumn next year. These officials recently visited the the Anshun new technical high school, which is about 55 miles east of Charlotte.
There are approximately 120 schools (18 states in the United States - Virginia - one in Australia), according to a new high-tech network (NTN) site of the new technology. NTN is a non-profit school development organization, and guidance to schools in the planning, starting, running, and innovative new technologies schools.
What is the new technology?
The first of a new high-tech, high school was built in 1996 in Napa, California, local business leaders, frustrated university or the workplace lack of skilled graduates ready, came to the idea of a school began, will teach the skills needed to flourish in the new economy, according to NTN websites.
Project-based learning is in the heart of the NTN teaching methods, according to the website. Students by learning to do the project in a specific problem or challenge. Students working group, teachers guide them forward. The project requires problem solving, critical thinking and communication.
Technology plays a key role in teaching methods.
All classrooms have a ratio of one to one computer (a computer for each student), the state of the NTN website. "With the latest computer network functions and collaborative learning technology, every student become self-directed learning, no longer need to rely on the knowledge and direction of teachers or textbooks we use echo, online learning management system to create a vibrant network to help students, teachers and parents to connect with each other, and student projects across the country. "
In addition, each new school maintenance culture, promote trust, respect and responsibility. Project and team work of students, their peers, and is responsible for the acquisition of the responsibility, similar to a professional work environment, the state of the site, what they will encounter.
Mrs Chan new technology
Mrs Chan's new technical high school has about 140 grades 9-12 students, according to school officials and the school's website.
It opens a new network of high-tech school in 2007, and for the first time with the traditional high school Swayze Burrough shared campus. Now, share it with Swayze Scarborough elementary school cafeteria and gym to another campus in the entire city, according to the NTN website and Anson new technology staff.
Anshun County School District district improvement status "A few years ago, Mrs Anson Chan, the new technology opens adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the NC district and school report cards.
Improve the situation, we must take measures to improve performance. In 2006-07, the year before Mrs Chan the open area of the new technologies in improving the situation, and to improve the situation in the 10 schools in four. Only three area schools AYP year.
Instead, Anson new technology AYP 3 of the first four years, it is an open (rather than in 2010-11), it is not to improve the school's status, all these years.
In 2011-12, the North Carolina American education for granted exemption to apply some requirements of the No Child Left Behind. That year onwards, the Hong Kong Award for Young People program for schools, but the number of annual measurable objectives (AMOS) reported the number of each school and the percent Amos meet each school. In 2011-12, Anson new technology to meet the the AMOS 66.7%.
Learning Mrs
New technology
According to Mrs Anson Chan, the site of the new technology, project-based learning to determine a true real importance in the world, and then try to solve the problem, according to the school's website. Grading broken down into eight learning outcomes in schools working attitude, collaboration, written and oral communication, foster global awareness, technology, literacy, the ability of content (content knowledge and skills) and critical thinking.
Day, Henry County School delegation visited the new technology of Anson Chan, Lexington school district in the state of West Columbia, South Carolina, and two delegations from the column in the school. New Technology Network (NTN) and Chris Stimson, Director (Principal) Mrs. Chan's new technology, the new director of the School Development Kristen Cuilla, put forward views and answer questions, the students made a presentation, answer questions, and a guided tour schools, and a panel discussion.
Some students at the school say they fear or do not like Mrs Anson Chan, the new technology is very difficult in the first few months of the first. However, they believe and Mrs Chan new technologies to better prepare than traditional schools, and in the real world, whether it is to prepare for their post-secondary education or work, they say.
Some students said is difficult to earn in the Mrs new technology than the traditional school they attended good results. Some people say that, they have to accept a higher level of responsibility in Mrs Chan's new technology, because in doing group projects, each participant has signed a contract, details of his duties. If a member does not fulfill his duties, he or she can be dismissed, the Group started to do the work alone.
Freshman Max Martin acknowledged him around to play on the computer too much, the visitors of his first semester, but he never was expelled, a project team, about his projects, he is more serious.
- Dismissed the possibility of various projects of the students - students that they may not like some students say like a real workplace.
Some students said the project to do a special report have reduced their shyness, improve their self-confidence, and will be better prepared for the University.
Franklin, the tenth-grade students, and some of the other students, teachers spend a lot of time with the students when they need help.
Stimson said, often in schools, educators pace is slowing. "He advocated education and hold the control out of the way to guide the student from behind.
"By the coach of a wide range of professional development and hands, from knowledgeable raising, facilitator of learning, the development of new technology, teachers" NTN network said.
Anson Chan new technology, for example, some of the students in the community bankers say, than they see adults developed business plan, Stimson said. He said that the efforts of the school community involvement in the project as possible.
The project also includes mathematical principles to the design and construction of the kite, will enter the competition, and roller coaster design, research and development of the foreign culture, a typical day, a 9-year-old, 25-year-old elderly compare how the history of the 1920s The writing of "The Great Gatsby" and create an event-based "Romeo and Juliet", as well as other newspapers.
Construction is ongoing agricultural enterprises of the campus facilities in schools, school officials said. They will be operated by students.
The Anshun records reported that, Mrs Anson Chan, Science and Technology has conducted a school-wide project called "living off the land, so that students in creating their own agribusiness company's goal is to make the new technology to be self-sustaining. In one project, students are divided into groups, half a dozen boxes of chicks to improve.
Mrs Anson Chan achievements
Mrs Chan's new technology and new technology network official told the story of some of the students. One girl, who was pregnant, had a child at 10 and go as valedictorian graduate, is now in college. Another student, often in the middle school trouble, but as Mrs Anson Chan, the new technology at the national meeting.
Allison, who taught Spanish, English, creative writing and yearbook, Winter said, she has seen a significant improvement of the new technology in some of her students at the end of the course test results Anson Chan. Winter taught in traditional schools, teach students critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative work is far superior to the teaching by rote.
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