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The New Tech Network: Transforming Schools into Innovative Teaching and Learning Environments

Contact
Paul Buck or Dan Liebert
Meeting Materials

Background
The New Tech Network (NTN), a national nonprofit organization, engages with public school districts and charter school organizations to develop innovative schools. NTN schools are centered around a culture that empowers, teaching that engages, and technology that enables so that students graduate ready for college and career. Student achievement is the measure of our success.

Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC)

Background
Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) is the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) National Center for Computing and Information Technologies. BATEC’s efforts in curriculum, outreach, and research reflect the demands of the 21st century workplace.

BATEC is working in the urban areas of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Las Vegas to:

Young Children Explore the World: Seriously Amazing Experiences at the Smithsonian

Background
The mission of the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC) is two-fold: to provide a high-quality educational program for young children and to advance educational opportunities for all children by sharing SEEC’s expertise on a national level, thereby furthering the education mandate of the Smithsonian Institution (SI).