New Tech Annual Conference highlights teachers, leaders, and launches a new book on the power of school networks

 

Napa, Calif., March 02, 2022 -The New Tech Annual Conference (NTAC), held by New Tech Network, convened in St. Louis, Missouri from March 11 – 15. Over 2,400 educators from across the country and Australia came together for sessions on project-based learning, school redesign, and community-building.

The conference theme, “Power of Us” was a deep dive into the idea that a connected network is essential to addressing the complex challenges that communities face today. The conference theme was enhanced with the release of, “Better Together: How to Leverage School Networks for Smarter Personalized and Project-Based Learning” a book co-authored by NTN President and CEO Lydia Dobyns and GettingSmart CEO Tom Vander Ark.

“Better Together” gives context to one of the modern era’s most important educational innovations and provides smart strategies for collaborating in school networks to achieve the promise of personalized learning for all students. It also explores the challenges that innovating schools as a “do it yourself” effort poses.

“New Tech Network’s foundational belief is that schools get better by being part of a community. We think school networks hold the best potential for solving the most complex challenge we face today: closing the opportunity gap for all students, no matter where they live,” said Dobyns.