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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3706

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 743 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, SONNEY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEYER,
           CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DePASQUALE,
           DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
           GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
           HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HELM, HERSHEY, HESS, KENNEY, KOTIK,
           KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARSHALL, McCALL,
           McILHATTAN, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER,
           D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS,
           PICKETT, QUINN, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK,
           ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP,
           SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STEIL, SURRA, SWANGER, VEREB,
           VULAKOVICH, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, BRENNAN, KILLION AND
           HENNESSEY, MAY 7, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MAY 7, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating May 12, 2008, as "Classrooms for the Future Day" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Commonwealth high schools are currently preparing
     4  the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs who will
     5  compete for high-skill jobs in the global knowledge economy; and
     6     WHEREAS, Today's high school students are members of the
     7  "Technology Generation," who do best when given the opportunity
     8  to engage in hands-on learning and exploration; and
     9     WHEREAS, Successful students must be able to conduct
    10  independent research, work in teams and engage in problem-
    11  solving activities; and
    12     WHEREAS, Classrooms for the Future is a high school reform

     1  program that prepares students to succeed in a technology-rich
     2  and information-rich world, giving students of this Commonwealth
     3  a competitive advantage over students in other states; and
     4     WHEREAS, Classrooms for the Future transforms the way high
     5  school students learn by providing state-of-the-art laptops and
     6  smart classrooms and training teachers to use technology to
     7  improve their teaching; and
     8     WHEREAS, By the end of this school year, Classrooms for the
     9  Future will have placed 100,000 laptops in high school
    10  classrooms and delivered more than 440,000 hours of intensive
    11  teacher training; and
    12     WHEREAS, An independent study found that Classrooms for the
    13  Future leads to greater student engagement, an intensified focus
    14  on problem solving and critical thinking and more frequent use
    15  of effective teaching strategies; therefore be it
    16     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 12,
    17  2008, as "Classrooms for the Future Day" in Pennsylvania in
    18  recognition of the importance, for every high school student in
    19  this Commonwealth, to be fully prepared to thrive in the 21st
    20  century in college and careers.







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