About NLTL

The New Lab for Teaching and Learning was established in 1990 and is supported by generous grants from the school community and beyond. NLTL was created to explore how computers and advanced information technologies can help build the schools of tomorrow. The mission today of NLTL is to support and enhance the practice of The Dalton Plan through the purposeful use of technology.

Beyond that, faculty and students rely on NLTL as they form partnerships in creating projects to pursuing new curricular ideas that in turn facilitate new teaching ideas and practices.

There are currently 12 members of the NLTL staff. Technical positions, such as hardware repair, network administrators and database personnel constitute half the staff. The other half of the staff, technology coordinators, are curricular specialists. Many members of NLTL serve as house advisors, coaches, after-school teachers, and club supervisors, which better integrates the department with the rest of the school community. The staff communicates and collaborates regularly with professionals at other schools and businesses, and attends conferences to further their professional expertise. The staff have a diverse range of talents and expertise that facilitate their ability to work with the faculty and staff at Dalton.

The NLTL is responsible for all of the technical, administrative, classroom, and curricular support of technology at The Dalton School. NLTL provides a range of services to the Dalton community, beginning with a stable, safe, and reliable technological environment for student and faculty to explore, discover, learn, develop, and create.

NLTL is responsible for reliable network and phone operations. In addition, NLTL is responsible for providing reliable systems for reporting and administrative operations, day-to-day communication like Email, and web site.

NLTL also provides teacher and staff professional development opportunities through summer and school-year workshops and programs. During this time, teachers learn both technical skills and strategies for purposeful use of technology in teaching.