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Another important part of YNT is the team building experience. Close to the end of the summer all the students and staff went to a high ropes course. We got to work as groups and meet new people. Meanwhile, having to trust them and bond with them. Thus making us as a school closer than other schools.
“The world doesn’t work like it did 100 years ago. Why should the classroom?” -Akins New Tech.
Project Based Learning
The 21st Century Skills
The 3 Essential Principals
This is different from the average
high school. This type of learning is new to everyone even the teachers. For project based
learning
sometimes
you
work
individually and other times you work in groups. With this program you practice learning about the real world.
This new school also gives each
student a laptop to work on instead of pencils and paper. This is another way this school makes a effort to trust the students.
The process of PBL is used in five
steps. One, to read the entry document and talk to the text. Second, making a list of things you know, the “KNOWS”. Third,
In addition to PBL and the three essential The three essential principals are principals, the teachers will also be teaching us the TRUST, RESPECT, and 21st century skills. Now what are they you may ask? Well they are WORK ETHIC, PERSONAL CAPACITY, RESPONSIBILITY. COLLABORATION, and TECHNOLOGY USE. Throughout the school year the To start off work ethic is mostly about helping teachers will be teaching the you get higher up in your job. To have values based on students about all three of these, hard work, being positive, being focused, and having effective communication. and more. To help the students in Personal capacity is having to do with getting the real world and becoming a your character better. For example taking risks and setting goals. Also having common sense. employer.
The use of technology is mostly the teachers
will teach us how to use technology for real life. To
making a list you don’t know the answer,
help with our future jobs and to be more successful in
the “NEED TO KNOWS”. Fourth, asking a
life.
problem statement for a goal at the end to
Lastly, collaboration is being a team. Having
find the solution. Fifth, finding out what
cooperation with everyone, because when your in the
your next steps are and actually doing it.
real world you may not like some people you work with but you have to learn to get along. And that is something they will teach us at New Tech.