University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Policy Briefs Office for Education Policy 5-8-2014 New Tech Network in Arkansas Sarah C. McKenzie University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Gary W. Ritter University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Education Law Commons, and the Education Policy Commons Recommended Citation McKenzie, Sarah C. and Ritter, Gary W., "New Tech Network in Arkansas" (2014). Policy Briefs. 36. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/36 This Brief is brought to you for free and open access by the Office for Education Policy at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Policy Briefs by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Vol. 11 Issue 4 Office for Education Policy May 2014 This Brief New Tech Network in Introduction P.1 Summary Points History of New Tech P.1 Arkansas New Tech high schools New Tech in Arkansas P.1 focus on teaching that The New Tech Network high school Becoming a New Tech School P.2 engages (project-based model is a component of Governor The New Tech Model In Action P.2 learning), technology that Beebe’s 2011 STEM Works Initiative enables, and a culture and currently operating in several Ar- New Tech Successes P.4 that empowers. kansas high schools. This policy brief New Tech Challenges P.5 examines the New Tech model, including Part of Governor Beebe’s Future of New Tech in Arkansas P.6 both its successes and challenges, and 2011 STEM Works Initi- Conclusion P.6 ative called for some Ar- spotlights two Arkansas high schools kansas high schools to that are using the model.