Pittsburgh Science and Technology  School

I recently came across this plan for a new school that is slated to open in Pittsburgh for the 2009-10 school year, pending approval by their school board.  This is not a systemic transformation, like many of the projects we follow, but a new school design based on a number of learning and design principles that have come up repeatedly in Division discussions: advanced coursework for all students, adjustable time to achieve content mastery, flexible scheduling, connections between school and work, and a project-based curriculum.

Samuel Franklin of the Pittburgh Public Schools Office of High School Reform was gracious enough to share this document with us and is interested in whatever feedback and/or assistance division members would like to provide (especially in the area of instructional technology). You can reach him at: sfranklin1@pghboe.net

Download here: Pittsburgh Science and Technology School Plan

posted by Brian Beabout