Napa New Tech High School Hosts California Assemblymember’s Hearing on Education Technology

Napa New Tech High School Hosts California Assemblymember’s Hearing on Education Technology:

"Napa New Tech High School Hosts California Assemblymember’s Hearing on Education Technology


Napa New Tech High School played host to more than 50 education stakeholders -- including teachers, parents, business leaders and superintendents -- during a more than three-hour public hearing on education and technology. Attendees were eager to learn more about the success of New Tech approach."



Napa, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 16, 2010 -- Napa New Technology High School played host to more than 40 education stakeholders -- including teachers, parents, business leaders and superintendents -- during a more than three-hour public hearing on education and technology. Attendees were eager to learn more about the success of the New Tech approach.

The hearing was chaired by California Assemblymember Tom Torlakson, who has sponsored and authored legislation to provide students with the digital technology skills needed to succeed in the global economy.


“We must continue to capture the imagination of our students and cultivate their scientific and technical talents by embracing technology and bringing the development of these skills into our classroom,” said Torlakson, a long-time science and math teacher. “Napa New Technology High School serves as a model for teaching critical- thinking and digital-literacy skills necessary for students to be competitive in college and in the job market.”


Napa New Tech High School is one of 40 schools that are part of the New Tech Network, which supports the start-up and implementation of innovative high schools marked by project-based learning in a technology-rich environment. http//:www.kwfdn.org 


[KnowledgeWorks, which develops and implements effective approaches to high school education in the United States, integrated New Tech into its organization in 2009.