Lydia Dobyns's guest appearances

Lydia Dobyns

Personalized Learning with Matt & Courtney

Rural Matters

David Reeves

Mitch Landrieu

Chris Stewart

Jethro Jones

David Kessler

Liz Carey

Nicole Johnson

Johns Hopkins

Chad Brown

Ryan Carlson

Joe Davis

Paul Campbell

Karen Jackson

Anna Johnson

Cameron Webb

OwlTail

Matt and Courtney interview Lydia Dobyns, President and CEO of New Tech Network (newtechnetwork.org). What does the model of New Tech Network look like, who do they serve, and what is the future of school networks? Buy her book she co-wrote with Tom Vander Ark, "Better Together".

<p>Matt and Courtney interview Lydia Dobyns, President and CEO of New Tech Network (<a href="http://newtechnetwork.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newtechnetwork.org</a>). What does the model of New Tech Network look like, who do they serve, and what is the future of school networks? Buy her book she co-wrote with Tom Vander Ark, "Better Together".</p>

iNACOL18 interview: Lydia Dobyns, President and CEO of New Tech Network

Matt Swenson

John chats with Lydia Dobyns, president and CEO of New Tech Network, which has about 200 K-12 schools in 28 states, and Matthew Swenson, assistant principal at Cross County (New Tech) High School in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. New Tech Network’s mission to reimagine schools using four basic pillars that apply in their two models, one for elementary, and for the secondary level: culture that empowers students; project-based learning; embedded use of technology, and schoolwide learning outcomes, both academic and non-academic. Swenson works in a rural town (population 650) in the Mississippi delta, with about 600 students in the district, which was on a state low-performing list. His students, Swenson says, need 21st Century skills, which New Tech provides. The New Tech model is meant to be applied by the community, using virtual and on-site experience, for the specific economic and other needs of the local community, notes Dobyns. In Cherry Valley, the school is the hub of the community. New Tech implements its program by building deeper understanding of the challenges faced by teachers, administrators, parents, local business leaders, in terms of culture issues. For example, the school and the network established a Virtual Internship, in which the student and a professional “build something together.” Graduating students now have a plan for what they’ll be doing after high school, Swenson notes. Here’s a link to a must-see New Tech Network video:  Turning Point

<p>John chats with Lydia Dobyns, president and CEO of New Tech Network, which has about 200 K-12 schools in 28 states, and Matthew Swenson, assistant principal at Cross County (New Tech) High School in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. New Tech Network’s mission to reimagine schools using four basic pillars that apply in their two models, one for elementary, and for the secondary level: culture that empowers students; project-based learning; embedded use of technology, and schoolwide learning outcomes, both academic and non-academic. Swenson works in a rural town (population 650) in the Mississippi delta, with about 600 students in the district, which was on a state low-performing list. His students, Swenson says, need 21st Century skills, which New Tech provides. The New Tech model is meant to be applied by the community, using virtual and on-site experience, for the specific economic and other needs of the local community, notes Dobyns. In Cherry Valley, the school is the hub of the community. New Tech implements its program by building deeper understanding of the challenges faced by teachers, administrators, parents, local business leaders, in terms of culture issues. For example, the school and the network established a Virtual Internship, in which the student and a professional “build something together.” Graduating students now have a plan for what they’ll be doing after high school, Swenson notes. Here’s a link to a must-see New Tech Network video:  <a href="https://www.turningpointsouthcarolina.com/?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=newtechnetwork&amp;utm_content=Homehttps://www.turningpointsouthcarolina.com/?utm_campaign=coschedule&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=newtechnetwork&amp;utm_content=Home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turning Point</a></p>

New Tech Network with Lydia Dobyns & Matt Swenson  