FALL RESIDENCY 
Wednesday, September 26-Friday September 28, 2007
This residency will be tailored to teachers and school staff who are new to project-based learning and the High Tech High design principles.  Agenda items will include “HTH 101: An Overview,” “Project Based Learning 101,” as well as classroom observations.
            
INTERNSHIP AND COLLEGE ADVISING INSTITUTE
Thursday, November 29-Friday, November 30, 2007
The focus of this residency is on two core features of HTH schools:  academic internships and college advising.  Primarily designed for those who will be leading these areas or working with individuals in those roles, a highlight of this residency is HTH’s annual MANPOWER Academic Internship Showcase, scheduled for Thursday evening.


WINTER RESIDENCY 
Wednesday, February 27-Friday, February 29, 2008
The focus of this residency is Presentations of Learning and other forms of assessment at High Tech High schools.  New and returning teachers will be paired with HTH hosts and will have ample opportunities to observe classrooms and interact with HTH students, teachers, and administrators.


EXHIBITION RESIDENCY 
Thursday, April 17-Friday, April 18, 2008
The focus of this residency is to observe the process of HTH schools preparing for their annual exhibition of student learning.  During Exhibition Night, scheduled for Thursday, students from HTH schools exhibit their work in a dizzying array of creative formats. Past exhibitions have included a World War I era restaurant and cabaret, an art gallery, a museum-like exhibit on the history and physics of baseball, simulations of faraway ecologies, and many other thought-provoking and educational displays.


SUMMER INSTITUTE  
Wednesday, June 25-Friday, June 27, 2008
The Summer Institute is HTH Learning’s largest annual event. Practitioners, school leaders, community partners, and charter and small school advocates from across the country come to High Tech High to learn about our principles and practices and network with colleagues engaged in new school development and reform efforts. The Summer Institute features interactive sessions on topics such as project-based learning, integrating math and science, working with diverse learners in heterogeneous classrooms, and more. 
Draft Agenda: [ PDF ]
Registration form: [ .doc ] [ PDF ]

In addition to the residencies and institutes listed above, you and your colleagues are invited to observe other events at HTH as listed below (contact us for specific dates).  Should you choose to attend one or more of these, we will do our best to tailor an experience that meets your needs.


Presentations of Learning 
Mid-December 2008
In these end-of term presentations, organized differently at the different HTH schools, students present and reflect on their learning over the first half of the school year.


Transitional Presentations of Learning  
Mid- to late June 2008
In presentations to panels comprised of faculty and community members, students offer evidence from their digital portfolios to show that they are ready to proceed to the next grade.

For more information on Professional Development and Educator Training
at High Tech High, contact:

Jennifer Husbands, Ph.D.
Director of Site Support
jhusbands@hightechhigh.org
(619) 398-4907