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Opens Its First Two New Tech Network SchoolsPRWeb
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The KnowledgeWorks subsidiary uses
project-based learning and will implement its
STEM approach at Scott’s Branch High and
Cougar New Tech.
CINCINNATI, Ohio (PRWEB) August
19, 2013
South Carolina today opened its first two New
Tech Network high schools, including one in a
community that holds a historic place in U.S.
civil rights history. Funding for the schools
came through a $2.9 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the U.S. Department of
Education, matched by local and national funders.
Cougar New Tech Entrepreneurial Academy in Walterboro and Scott’s Branch High School
in Summerton are now part of the network of 130 schools across the country. New Tech
Network (NTN), a subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, uses project-based learning as the
primary method of instruction. Students collaborate on meaningful projects that instill
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deeper learning skills like critical thinking, creativity, and communication in order to
answer challenging questions or solve complex problems.
In December 2011, KnowledgeWorks was awarded a $2.9 million grant by the United
States Department of Education to create two STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math) New Tech High Schools at Scott’s Branch and Clarendon County High.
KnowledgeWorks partnered with the Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman University,
Clarendon 1 and Colleton County School Districts, the University of Texas – Tyler, and the
Evaluation Center at the University of West Georgia to execute the grant.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley, a
member of KnowledgeWorks’ board of directors, said the success of the schools can have a
transformative impact on education in South Carolina.
“There is a critical need for STEM education in rural areas of the United States, and we
expect the growth of New Tech Network schools in South Carolina to have a dramatic,
positive impact on our region,” Riley said. “At New Tech schools, we see students working
in teams, solving problems and taking responsibility for their learning. I am confident these
students will become successful members of tomorrow’s work force.”
New Tech Network President Lydia Dobyns, who is meeting with education officials
Tuesday in Columbia, said she is pleased about the progress made in the communities over
the past two years to transform the schools.
“We believe each student needs deeper learning skills and competencies to succeed in
college and career. Our approach to teaching and learning helps prepare students for the
ever-changing workplace," Dobyns said.
“These first two New Tech schools, and those that will follow, will help transform the I-95
corridor into a Corridor of Innovation for education and economic development in the
state,” said Jacki Martin, director of the Riley Institute’s Center for Education Policy
and Leadership.
In March of 2012 United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held a town-hall style
meeting at Scott’s Branch High School, praising the community and motivating students to
succeed. The Clarendon 1 School District that includes Scott’s Branch in Summerton was
part of a federal case – Briggs v. Elliot -- over inequitable transportation in the late 1940s
that became the foundation of the historic omnibus Supreme Court case known as Brown v.
Board of Education in 1954. Scott’s Branch High School was featured in the case.
KnowledgeWorks President and Chief Executive Officer Judy Peppler said the new schools
hold the promise of a new way of thinking about education.
“New Tech schools are helping students learn how to think critically, work collaboratively
and solve problems,” Peppler said. “With the added focus on STEM and partnering with
the community, we expect these schools to play a key role in helping students graduate
prepared for college and the careers of tomorrow.”
About New Tech Network
The New Tech design is a blueprint, accompanied by a set of core beliefs, tools, and
strategies to help each school fulfill its purpose. New Tech design principles provide for an
instructional approach centered on project-based learning, a culture that empowers
students and teachers, and integrated use of technology in the classroom. Through
extensive professional development, personalized coaching and access to Echo —a learning
management system--NTN empowers principals, teachers, and students to develop
compelling, relevant and meaningful learning communities.
About KnowledgeWorks
KnowledgeWorks is a social enterprise that is working in more than 40 states to improve
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the numbers of students who graduate ready for college or career by incubating innovative
school and community approaches, influencing education policy, and engaging in education
research and development. Our portfolio includes New Tech Network, EDWorks Partners
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About the Riley Institute
The Richard W. Riley Institute of Government, Politics, and Public Leadership i s a multi-
faceted, non-partisan institute affiliated with the Department of Political Science at
Furman University. Named for former Governor of South Carolina and United States
Secretary of Education Richard Riley, the Institute is unique in the United States in the
emphasis it places on engaging students and the community on three fronts, including
public education, diversity leadership, and politics, policy and leadership.
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