Classrooms for the Future
Classrooms for the Future changes the way teachers teach and students learn in Pennsylvania high schools by putting laptops on student desks in core classes and providing teachers with intensive training so they can effectively use the power of the Internet to engage the Technology Generation and make learning come alive.
According to an independent evaluation of the program’s first year:
- Teachers spent significantly less time simply lecturing and more time working with small groups of
students and interacting with individual students. - Teachers increasingly engaged students in activities requiring higher-order thinking.
- There was significant change in the nature of assignments given to students, shifting away from
worksheets and toward “real-world, hands-on projects.” - Teachers’ attitudes changed, reflecting increased value for technologies in the learning process,
increases in effort and hours, and increased levels of preparation to teach their subjects well.
To access current CFF news and resources visit
Classrooms for the Future Coach Stan Shumski's CFF Blog
and PDE's Classrooms for the Future website.
The North Schuylkill School District is not responsible for information contained on linked sites.