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		<title>Technology Helps Language Click for Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denver Post
The growing influence of technology is creating &#8220;new literacies&#8221; in which traditional skills of reading and writing are merged with 21st-century skills. Researchers say that technology requires students to think more critically when faced with an overwhelming amount of information available on the Internet, but that it also can prompt deeper reading as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live from NCTI 2010 &#8211; Keynote Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alise.brann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drawing upon his extensive experience in media, Milton Chen will offer a dynamic vision for a new world of learning. Based on his new best-selling book, Education Nation, Mr. Chen will explore how media and technology can spark innovation to redefine teaching and learning for all students and communities.]]></description>
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		<title>Groups Urge 21st Century Skills Updates to Teacher Preparation Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) are calling on teacher education programs to update their curricula to better prepare future teachers to integrate 21st-century skills into their instruction.
The groups released a paper on Sept. 23 seeking to establish a shared vision for infusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Groups Back Expanding 21st Century Learning Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond School (Education Week Blog) 
An assortment of education groups is urging Congress to make funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program flexible and open to expanded school day schedule initiatives, as well as after-school and summer school efforts.
Only a few weeks ago, a Senate subcommittee approved a plan to expand funding for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Education Forum Showcases Teacher-Created Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
In what could be called a 21st-century teachers’ fair, Microsoft chose a select group of educators to participate in the company’s annual Innovative Education Forum (IEF)—a showcase of the best teacher-created projects that incorporate 21st-century skills and effective uses of education technology. IEF is part of Microsoft’s Innovative Teachers program, a global community of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Combat Computer Science Crisis Introduced</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week 
There&#8217;s been building momentum to address the discrepancy between the demand for workers in computer science fields and the supply of qualified candidates produced by the educational system. Now, the U.S. Congress may have a chance to enact legislation on it.
Colorado Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, introduced the Computer Science Education Act on Friday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21st Century Centers Bill Has Advocates Worried</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/29/21st-century-centers-bill-has-advocates-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week  
A Senate subcommittee added $100 million to the proposed fiscal 2011 appropriation for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program yesterday. This sounds good, right? But not so fast, as after-school advocates say the addition may actually take money away from after-school programs and shift those dollars to efforts to support longer school days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnegie Mellon Invents Robot Moves To Boost Science, Technology Majors</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/20/carnegie-mellon-invents-robot-moves-to-boost-science-technology-majors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE Journal 
A new program at Carnegie Mellon University is aimed at capitalizing on students&#8217; interest in robots to encourage them to study science, technology, engineering and math. Officials with the Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration &#8212; or FIRE &#8212; initiative plan to create robotics competitions, develop computer programs for students and create computerized tutors to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tool Shows How Arts Education Boosts 21st Century Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/16/new-tool-shows-how-arts-education-boosts-21st-century-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/16/new-tool-shows-how-arts-education-boosts-21st-century-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
Working with national arts organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has developed a first-of-its-kind Arts skills map that clearly defines how arts education promotes key 21st-century skills. The map, the fifth in a series of core content maps from P21 (others include Geography, Science, Social Studies, and English), gives examples how critical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools Fall Behind in Offering Computer Science</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/15/schools-fall-behind-in-offering-computer-science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/15/schools-fall-behind-in-offering-computer-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week 
Given the ways computer technology—from the iPhone and YouTube to uses in medical research and national security—is changing so many facets of life, you might imagine that schools have been stepping up students&#8217; exposure to computer science to help drive the digital revolution.
But recent data suggest otherwise. One survey indicates a sizable drop in [...]]]></description>
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