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SVTC Ed Tech grant to be featured
in Capitol Hill Ed Tech Showcase

Hi all,

I am pleased to report that JMU and the SVTC have been
invited to participate in the upcoming Ed Tech Showcase for
Congress.  The invitation has been extended by ISTE; see
details below.  As you know, ISTE and JMU/SVTC are partners
on the SVTC Ed Tech grant.

This Showcase allows us an excellent opportunity to feature
not only our use of technology, but the great teachers who
are at the heart of the SVTC grant.  I think Karen Campbell
(Harrisonburg) and I will be attending.  As you know, Karen
was the first teacher to become fully NETS*T certified by
the SVTC.  On Thursday, Nov. 13, I guess we will find out
for sure if Karen is the first teacher in the country
(world) to receive that distinction.

Thanks to all of you for your support in making this
possible.  Will let you know how it turns out.

Rich

---- Original message ----
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 20:45:47 -0500
From: Don Knezek <dknezek@iste.org>  
Subject: CAPITOL HILL OPPORTUNITY Same Day as Nat'l Ed Tech
Plan Activity!!!  
[messages to various individuals deleted]

{{Rich Ingram (JMU) - This is an unusual request, but is it
possible that you, or a very knowledgeable representative of
your project/consortium could join us in the booth on
Capitol Hill on November 13, 2003, to talk about the
importance to rural education of technology, ISTE, and the
NETS standards?  Bring a school person ... teacher or
teacher trainer ... if you can.   You also get to brag about
your project and invite congress to 'come see you.'
(Possibly with a brochure.)  Also, we need to talk about
official positioning of your certificates and pioneering
efforts at sanctioning teachers as "meeting NETS*T."  We
have some official mechanisms we need to discuss for ISTE's
official acknowledgments and possible SEAL OF NETS
ALIGNMENT.  

Also, we need to talk about documenting your measuring of
student achievement for those teachers who become "masters
of NETS."  Can you join us Thursday?  Don...}}
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Dear Colleague:

We are very pleased to extend you an invitation to attend a
special event November 13 on Capitol Hill showcasing
achievements in the use of technology to advance educational
opportunity among rural schools and school districts.

The Congressional Rural Education Showcase is being
sponsored by the Congressional Rural Education Caucus and
the American Electronics Association.  The objective of the
event is to feature programs and practices that are helping
to deliver improved educational services to rural America,
with a special focus on technology.  Among the organizations
exhibiting include the International Society for Technology
in Education (ISTE), Consortium for School Networking
(CoSN), Apple, Microsoft, U.S. TECH CORPS, Intel, Hewlett
Packard, America Online, Texas Instruments, and the National
Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE).

The Showcase will take place in room 106 of the Senate
Dirksen Office Building on Capitol Hill from 11:30 am - 4:00
pm and will feature remarks from Congressional leaders, the
U.S. Department of Education, and a leading superintendent
whose district is utilizing innovative technology-based
interventions to improve learning, particularly among rural
schools.

A full schedule follows.  The Showcase is open to the public
beginning at 11:30 am.  Please feel free to pass on this
invitation to other colleagues whom you believe could also
benefit by attending.  We look forward to seeing you there!

CONGRESSIONAL RURAL EDUCATION SHOWCASE

11: 00 Congressional members visits to exhibits

11:30  Opening Welcome: Sen. Mike Enzi (WY), Co-Chair, Rural
Education Caucus; Senior Department of Education Officials;
William Archey, President & CEO, American Electronics
Association

11:45 Exhibits Open

2:00 pm Featured Remarks:  Mark Edwards, Superintendent,
Henrico County Virginia

2:30 pm Exhibit Time Continues

4:00 pm Showcase Ends

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