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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Tech 2007 is celebrating its 16th anniversary at
3 the State Capitol in Springfield on May 8, 2007; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Students and teachers from nearly 100 schools
5 throughout the State will demonstrate to State legislators and
6 other visitors the vast number of ways that students are using
7 technology to learn; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Tech 2007 is a statewide initiative representing
9 every legislative district in Illinois, and supported by a
10 broad range of education and business organizations to increase
11 awareness of the importance of classroom technology; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The need continues to provide professional
13 development that empowers Illinois teachers to become 21st
14 century leaders proficient in managing learning which prepares
15 students for a 21st century workforce; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Too many of our classrooms lack the infrastructure
17 and the educational technology required to support the learning
18 environments needed for success in a world undergoing
19 exponential change; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, now more than ever, depends

 

 

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1 on our schools to prepare the next generation to compete in a
2 globally competitive economy; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Administrators, teachers, and students encourage
4 the State of Illinois to provide sufficient technology funding
5 to accomplish the goals and objectives of the State's
6 educational technology plan; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 May 8, 2007 be proclaimed Tech 2007 Day in the State of
10 Illinois.