New Tech and Echo

The New Tech design provides an instructional approach centered on project-based learning, a culture that empowers students and teachers, and integrated technology in the classroom. Our hands-on, multi-year approach gives schools structure and support to ensure long-term success.

Each New Tech school maintains a culture that promotes trust, respect, and responsibility. At New Tech schools, students and teachers alike have exceptional ownership of the learning experience and their school environment. Working on projects and in teams, students are accountable to their peers and acquire a level of responsibility similar to what they would experience in a professional work environment

Students will graded in the following 5 areas for their core academic areas:

• Agency: 10%
• Collaboration: 10%
• Knowledge & Thinking: 50%
• Written Communication: 15%
• Oral Communication: 15%

*not all areas will be assessed for all assignments.

ECHO is New Tech Network’s learning management system (LMS) designed to support Project-based learning(PBL), facilitate communication and collaboration, and improve teacher practice. Teachers, students, and parents at New Tech schools use ECHO on a daily basis to access course resources, project plans, assignments, a multi-dimensional gradebook, online groups, and an extensive library of instructional resources for teachers. Google Apps for Education is seamlessly integrated into the platform, providing schools with a powerful suite of communication and publishing tools including Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Sites.