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Update
Class of 2012 selected
Tech Valley High
School is pleased to announce its second freshmen class - the class of 2012
- representing 34 school districts in seven counties. They are:
Elizabeth Mosher,
Averill Park Central School District
Corey Doughty, Berlin Central School District
John Hendricks II, Berlin Central School District
Xena Pulliam, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Ben Moloney, Bethlehem Central School District
Linda-Lee Naravette, Brunswick (Brittonkill) Central School District
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“This is one great newsletter!
The principals in our New Tech Network of schools should use this as an exemplar.”
-Bob Pearlman,
director of strategic planning at the New Technology Foundation, Napa, Calif.
(upon receiving TVHS's first eNewsletter)
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For more information, please visit
techvalleyhigh.org
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Innovation
Students prepare for
Regents Exam
Model of
teaching & learning for the 21st century
Everywhere across New York State
in public schools, students are preparing to take the Integrated Algebra
Regents Exam. And freshmen at Tech Valley High School are no exception. But
they believe they are getting ready in a very different way.
Here’s how: TVHS students
reviewed the New York State Learning Standards; assessed their own level of
abilities; and, based on what they hadn’t yet learned through the projects
they completed during the year, they developed their own plan to review for
the test. Their math teacher, Michele Sweeny, worked with the students as they
broke into groups to each research and learn one topic, develop and facilitate
a workshop for their classmates, create a homework assignment, and give a quiz
about the new material.
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TVHS
'Buzz'
There is a buzz about
Tech Valley High School these days.
Here's what parents, students,
teachers, and other leaders in the region are saying about the school:
"It's actually exceeding my
expectations. I expected it to be rigorous, and it is. But there’s that
'fun factor’… a lot of work, yet there’s always something fun.”
– TVHS student Alyssa Pettit, (Duanesburg Central High School)
“There’s more technology, more hands-on with different experiences from
what you would get in a ‘normal’ high school.” – Adrienne Johnson,
parent of Brionna Neal (Schenectady City School District)
"From a business standpoint, this is a
total 'win-win.' All the kids are smart in their own ways, normal kids
looking for an engaging way to learn. They are seeing how much more fun
and interesting learning can be." – Carolyn Jones,
publisher, The Business Review
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Meet
Chelsea Naylor,
one of 40 Tech Valley High freshmen
Age:
15
Home school district:
Brunswick (Brittonkill)
Why did you decide to
attend TVHS?
"I actually just wanted a
change and a new challenge. I didn't really know what to expect in the
beginning of the year. I knew that this was going to be VERY different
from my previous school years and that it was technology-based. I also
liked technology too so that interested me as well."
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Collaboration
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Local leaders bring
the real world to TVHS
Collaboration at Tech Valley High
has taken on an added dimension. Ask Dr. Clint Ballinger, CEO of Evident
Technologies, Troy, or Dr. Tobi Saulnier, CEO of 1st Playable Productions,
Troy – or the other 26 members of the Business Alliance for Tech Valley High
School. They’ll tell you about powerful partnerships that have inspired them,
and the students at Tech Valley High.
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Success
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Why were TVHS students at
Governor's press conference? |
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When New York's Governor David Paterson announced plans for a
multi-million research facility in Troy for the Beacon Institute recently,
not surprisingly, the TVHS freshman class was invited. (Also see TVHS in
the news).
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Tech Valley High School
freshmen recently met Governor Paterson, center, at the launch of a
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Summer Institute
program scheduled
WHO:
Administrators, teachers and those interested in learning about preparing
students for the 21st
century.
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Tuesday, July
8, 2008
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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WHAT: Participants will explore the need for 21st
century learning skills and experience the Tech Valley High School model. They
will see how it can serve as an education model that addresses the needs of
this century by preparing students for the college experience and/or the local
and global workforce.
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TVHS in the news
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Thursday, April 29, 2008
Research center comes to Troy
State and local leaders gathered
together at the old Rensselaer Iron Works site on the banks of the Hudson
River to announce a new $10 million research facility... Students of
Tech Valley High School in Troy will also be a part of the new research by
learning to design, build, test, revise and deploy their own environmental
sensors and students displayed their newly constructed sensors.
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