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Manor New Technology High School

Updated: November 2015

November, 2015: Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 11), blog report on student projects in Week 11, by Dr. Janice Trinidad (Twitter: (@DrTrinilicious)

On May 9, 2013, President Barack Obama visited Manor New Tech High. This video highlights his comments about the school
and its successes, edited together from multiple sources (see below) by Mr. Les Simpson (4:11). Also see below for additional videos of the President's visit and his speech to students, staff, and the community.

Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish, edutopia Schools that Work case study, June, 2012

Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas (near Austin) opened in 2007 with grades 9 and 10 and had its first graduating class in May, 2010. It is one of the 35 original Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (T-STEM) Academies. The school recruited many of its faculty from the UTeach program at the University of Texas Austin. These and the other Manor New Tech teachers have excelled from the first year in implementing effective 21st Century project-based learning. Students at Manor New Tech have won numerous state and national video contests

Breaking News
November, 2015: November, 2015: Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 11), blog report on student projects in Week 11, by Dr. Janice Trinidad (Twitter: (@DrTrinilicious)
September, 2015: Manor New Tech's Think Forward Institute (TFI) is now Advanced Reasoning in Education Global PBL Academies.
May, 2015: From Partnerships to Practice: A Principal's Perspective, by Steve Zipkes, Principal, Manor New Tech High School: A P21 Exemplar, P21 Blogazine
May, 2015: Manor Grows PBL Teachers! Spring PBL Showcase, Thursday, May 28, 2015. Description.
April, 2015: Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish, edutopia Schools that Work case study
March, 2015: When Collaboration Meets Curriculum: Manor New Technology High School Principal Steve Zipkes engages students with a taste of the business world, Texas CEO Magazine, May 23, 2014
December 1, 2014: A Transformed 21st Century High School: Manor New Tech. Interview of Manor New Tech Principal Steve Zipkes by Jim Bellanca, P21 Blogazine, November 20, 2014.
Previous Breaking News

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President Obama Visits Manor New Tech, May 10, 2013

President Obama's Speech at Manor New Technology High School

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Previous Breaking News
May 1, 2014:
National STEM Visionary Award presented to Steven Zipkes, Principal, Manor New Tech High School (Tx), May 1, 2014
Janury 29, 2014:
Archived Recording of BIE Hangout on HS Leadership with Manor New Tech Principal Steve Zipkes and Chris Fancher
December 20, 2013: Manor New Tech one of 8 Edutopia EduWins for 2013
July, 2013: Manor New Tech High School: A Case Study of an Inclusive STEM-focused High School, by Sharon J. Lynch, Nancy Spillane, et al, George Washington University, Opportunity Structures for Preparation and Inspiration in STEM (OSPrI) research project.