A couple of newspaper stories today cover how technology is at the center of two local school districts trying different approaches to education.

Coppell opened the New Tech High School this school year to apply project-based learning to their curriculum. As the name indicates, project-based means that students work in teams, make presentations using technology and get feedback from their teachers, fellow students and business leaders.

The non-traditional curriculum is based on concepts developed by the New Technology Foundation in Napa, CA. New Tech High School has enrolled 270 freshmen and sophomores and will add juniors and seniors over the next two years. For more on the story in The Dallas Morning News, click here.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram takes a look at the Birdville Career and Technology program, which offers students several new media pathways to their education. For the full report, click here and for samples of student videos, click here.