Bill Text: PA HR297 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating May 6, 2009, as "Classrooms for the Future Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-22)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-06 - Referred to EDUCATION [HR297 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR297-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1784
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 297 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, ADOLPH, BEYER, BOBACK, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CURRY, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANN, MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, QUINN, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, WANSACZ AND YUDICHAK, MAY 6, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 6, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 6, 2009, as "Classrooms for the Future Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, High schools in this Commonwealth are currently
preparing the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs
who will compete for high-skill jobs in the global knowledge
economy; and
WHEREAS, Today's high school students are members of the
"Technology Generation," who do best when given the opportunity
to engage in hands-on learning and exploration; and
WHEREAS, Successful students must be able to conduct
independent research, work in teams and engage in problem-
solving activities; and
WHEREAS, Classrooms for the Future is a high school program
that prepares students to succeed in a technology-rich and
information-rich world, giving students of this Commonwealth a
competitive advantage over students in other states; and
WHEREAS, Classrooms for the Future transforms the way high
school students learn by providing state-of-the-art laptops and
smart classrooms and by training teachers to use technology to
improve their teaching; and
WHEREAS, By the end of this school year, Classrooms for the
Future will have placed 140,000 laptops and other educational
technology equipment in Pennsylvania's high schools; and
WHEREAS, Classrooms for the Future will provide intensive
training and professional development to 20,000 teachers in 453
high schools; and
WHEREAS, An independent study found that Classrooms for the
Future leads to greater student engagement, an intensified focus
on problem solving and critical thinking and more frequent use
of effective teaching strategies; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 6,
2009, as "Classrooms for the Future Day" in Pennsylvania in
recognition of the importance that every high school student in
this Commonwealth be fully prepared to thrive in the 21st
century in college and careers.
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