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Tech Valley High Offers Unique Summer Program
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Tech Valley High Summer Institute, a program on new ways to prepare students for the 21st century – college, the
workforce and the global economy, will be held at Tech Valley High School, Rensselaer Technology Park,
Troy.
Date: Tuesday, July 8 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Participants will explore the need for 21st century learning skills,
such as teamwork, critical thinking and technology literacy, and
will experience the school's project-based learning.
Keynote speaker:
Margaret Honey, senior vice president of research of Wireless
Generation, Brooklyn, and board member of the Partnership for
21st Century Skills, will present the keynote address on the
need for high school reform to meet the demands of the 21st
century.Best
practices workshops:
Participants will learn strategies that they can utilize in
their own classrooms.
Workshops will include:
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School-wide
literacy practices:
Mary Van Hoomissen,
lead Tech Valley High English teacher, will demonstrate how Tech Valley
High integrates school-wide literacy practices and how to encourage and
develop critical “reading” abilities in students.
Designing a project-based learning experience:
Stacia Snow, lead
Tech Valley High social studies teacher, will demonstrate the nuts and
bolts of designing and developing a project-based learning experience
starting with the NYS learning standards and outcomes.
Authentic assessment:
Leah Penniman,
lead Tech Valley High science teacher, will demonstrate how student
mastery of 21st century skills can be meaningfully measured.
Scaffolding student collaboration:
Michelle Sweeny,
lead Tech Valley High math teacher, will demonstrate strategies to
develop collaboration skills among students working in groups.
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Open to:
Administrators, teachers and individuals from the school
districts sending students to Tech Valley High School.
For more information or to register for the Summer
Institute:
Please contact Tech Valley High at (518) 862-4960.
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Collaboration.
Innovation.
Success.
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