THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY

GEOFFREY JONESGEOFFREY JONES

PRINCIPALPRINCIPAL

TJHSST has a fourfold charge:

• To offer programs that promote enthusiasm, To offer programs that promote enthusiasm, exploration, and academic excellence in an exploration, and academic excellence in an evolving global and scientific/technological evolving global and scientific/technological community.community.

• To serve as a laboratory school examining To serve as a laboratory school examining and developing new methods and materials in and developing new methods and materials in curriculum innovation/reform.curriculum innovation/reform.

TJHSST has a fourfold charge:

• To foster a broad exchange of ideas To foster a broad exchange of ideas and programming through outreach in and programming through outreach in teacher training, enrichment for teacher training, enrichment for students K 12, and networking.students K 12, and networking.

• To serve as a model for private To serve as a model for private sector/public education partnerships.sector/public education partnerships.

Fundamental Assumptions

Build a large idea pool.Build a large idea pool. Engage everyone in exchange and development of ideas.Engage everyone in exchange and development of ideas. Practice critical and creative thinking and action.Practice critical and creative thinking and action. Provide opportunities for exploration, growth and Provide opportunities for exploration, growth and success.success.Help everyone learn to validate what they know and how Help everyone learn to validate what they know and how they know.they know.Help everyone to build learning strategies for coming to Help everyone to build learning strategies for coming to know what they do not know.know what they do not know.

• Think of schools as dynamic learning Think of schools as dynamic learning communitiescommunities

• Create a school culture which values Create a school culture which values diversity in all of it’s manifestationsdiversity in all of it’s manifestations

• Eclectic philosophy evolved through experience of Eclectic philosophy evolved through experience of manymany

• “ “Built on the shoulders of giants”Built on the shoulders of giants”Dewey - progressive philosophyDewey - progressive philosophyPiaget - developmental and cognitive psychologyPiaget - developmental and cognitive psychologyBruner - constructivist learningBruner - constructivist learningSternberg - cognitive work - thinking - wisdomSternberg - cognitive work - thinking - wisdomGardner - multiple dimensions of intelligenceGardner - multiple dimensions of intelligence

• Borrowed best practices – pre-collegiate and Borrowed best practices – pre-collegiate and vocationalvocational

• Integrated broadly and deeply in the larger Integrated broadly and deeply in the larger communitycommunity

K – 12 education public and private, local and globalK – 12 education public and private, local and globalHigher educationHigher educationCommunity groups / civic associationsCommunity groups / civic associations Public and private sector partnershipsPublic and private sector partnerships

COURSES AND

CONTENT

SKILLS AND

APPLICATIONS

COURSESAND

CONTENT

SKILLSAND

APPLICATIONS

PEDAGOGYAND

METACOGNITION

THE AFFECTIVESelf esteemIndependenceResponsibilityCitizenshipCooperationLeadership

SKILLSAND

APPLICATIONS

COURSESAND

CONTENT

THE AFFECTIVE

LEARNINGLEARNINGCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

SCIENCESCIENCEANDAND

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals

• Learning to communicate powerfully in Learning to communicate powerfully in writing, in conversation, in presentation, writing, in conversation, in presentation, electronically, visually, and graphically. electronically, visually, and graphically.

• Working collaboratively and Working collaboratively and cooperatively as a member and/or cooperatively as a member and/or leader of teams of people who bring leader of teams of people who bring diverse strengths and skills.diverse strengths and skills.

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals

• Developing an understanding of Developing an understanding of systems and learning to think and act systems and learning to think and act strategically in ways that recognize the strategically in ways that recognize the importance of relationships between importance of relationships between various units and tasks. various units and tasks.

• Gaining experience in enterpriseGaining experience in enterprisemanagement that builds understandingmanagement that builds understandingof design and application.of design and application.

Focus on six interrelated curricular goals

• Learning to effect and manage change.Learning to effect and manage change.

• Developing social and ethical Developing social and ethical responsibility responsibility

Program Features• Staff DevelopmentStaff Development

• Interdisciplinary curriculumInterdisciplinary curriculum

• Diversified leadershipDiversified leadership

• Flexible schedulingFlexible scheduling

• MentorshipMentorship opportunities opportunities

• Advanced networking capabilitiesAdvanced networking capabilities

• Broad resource developmentBroad resource development

Organizational Elements• Staff DevelopmentStaff Development

Our underlying premise is that people learn from Our underlying premise is that people learn from other people.other people. Ideas come from people and are generated through Ideas come from people and are generated through collaboration and cooperation.collaboration and cooperation. Teachers must have opportunities to work with new Teachers must have opportunities to work with new ideas with their students.ideas with their students. Teachers need the flexibility and control to be able Teachers need the flexibility and control to be able to experiment in their classroom.to experiment in their classroom. Planning time, during the school day and in the Planning time, during the school day and in the summer provides support for teachers to reflect, summer provides support for teachers to reflect, analyze, consult, and create.analyze, consult, and create.

The Technology Planning The Technology Planning ProcessProcess

• Define issues, needs, goals Define issues, needs, goals

Develop resource inventoriesDevelop resource inventories

PeoplePeople

TimeTime

Organizational structureOrganizational structure

Identify limitationsIdentify limitations

The Technology Planning The Technology Planning ProcessProcess

• Identify critical areas of focusIdentify critical areas of focus

Emerging technologiesEmerging technologies

Career planningCareer planning

Enterprise managementEnterprise management

ResearchResearch

EngineeringEngineering

ManufacturingManufacturing

The Technology Planning The Technology Planning ProcessProcess

• Clarify roles and responsibilitiesClarify roles and responsibilities

School staffSchool staff

Curriculum developmentCurriculum development

LiaisonLiaison

Business/industry peopleBusiness/industry people

AdvisoryAdvisory

Adjunct staffAdjunct staff

The Technology Planning The Technology Planning ProcessProcess

• Establish priorities and planEstablish priorities and plan

Share with broader audienceShare with broader audience

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ROLE

• Work with staff in the technology Work with staff in the technology planning processplanning process

• Direct ContributionsDirect Contributions• PartnershipsPartnerships• MentorshipsMentorships• Value to business and industryValue to business and industry

Direct ContributionsDirect Contributions

• Training and ideasTraining and ideas• Political support - publicityPolitical support - publicity• Fund raisingFund raising• Business FoundationBusiness Foundation• In-kind and cash In-kind and cash • Shared resources at both sitesShared resources at both sites

Partnerships

• Faculty inserviceFaculty inservice• Student trainingStudent training• Access to research and developmentAccess to research and development• Services to businessServices to business

Mentorships

• Meet educational goalsMeet educational goals• Generate ideasGenerate ideas• Generate contactsGenerate contacts• Generate goodwillGenerate goodwill• Generate direct contributionsGenerate direct contributions

Value to business and industry

• Economic futureEconomic future• Public goodwillPublic goodwill• Professional/employee satisfactionProfessional/employee satisfaction• Real gainReal gain

MentorshipsMentorships

Tax benefitTax benefit

Project developmentProject development