"Improving New York City's public schools is critical to the future of our City," Mortimer B. "I want to thank Mort Zuckerman and Cisco for their support, and congratulate NYC iSchool educators and students, who are leading the way for the next generation of schools across the City and country." "The NYC iSchool's use of technology to expand learning opportunities for students is incredibly exciting," Chancellor Klein said. Demand to attend the school has dramatically increased from its first year, when nearly 300 students applied for 90 seats this year, more than 1,500 students applied for 108 seats available in the fall. Last January, a quarter of the NYC iSchool's ninth grade students passed the New York State Regents exam in global studies or living environment-months earlier than most high school students even complete the course. Cisco, the world's leading networking company, is collaborating with the NYC iSchool to provide hands-on expertise and to advise educators as they develop technology-based teaching methods that can be replicated in classrooms everywhere.Įarly results from the NYC iSchool indicate success. The NYC iSchool is supported by a $1 million founding gift from Mortimer B. Students at the NYC iSchool have already used the technology to learn about neuroscience from Nobel Laureates at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, about the earth's atmosphere and global climate change from a NASA scientist, to connect with peers in the Gulf Coast and share perspectives about 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and to access online Advanced Placement and college-preparatory courses that might not otherwise be available to them. A virtual desktop program designed for the school enables students to access their work on any computer, and online coursework complements classroom learning.
The NYC iSchool is equipped with video conferencing so that students can learn from college professors, authors, top scientists, and business leaders around the globe. The announcement was made at the NYC iSchool, a new small selective high school in SoHo whose success at incorporating technology into everyday learning will serve as a model for the development of other schools in the NYC21C initiative. Klein today launched the NYC21C initiative, a research and development project aimed at innovating secondary school practices to better prepare students for college and careers in the 21st century global economy.
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