Learner-Centered,
Information-Age schools have been proposed in Educational Technology and in
other publications. This article reviews the experience of the New Technology
Foundation, a school-development organization, working since 2001 to support
51 communities in 10 states to launch and implement 21st Century High Schools,
based on the model and practices of New Technology High School (NTHS) in Napa,
California. This article explores the key issues and lessons in 21st Century
school development, encompassing a new learning culture.
Bob Pearlman is a 21st Century School Development consultant. He is the former Director of Strategic Planning for the New Technology Foundation and former President of the Autodesk Foundation (e-mail: bobpearlman@mindspring.com).