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Date: 2009/5/20<br>Subject: Invitation: Speak Up on 21st Century Skills in Education<br>To: <a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a><br><br><br>
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<br><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills is an
important, nation-wide online event where educators, administrators,
business people, policy makers and parents can learn and be heard as we work together to advance the 21st Century Skills Movement.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The online Cyber Summit is from <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">June 1st - June 12th. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration is now open and will remain open until the final day of the Cyber Summit.</span></span> <br>
<br><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As a participant in the Cyber Summit you are contributing your voice to a unique event taking place in Washington, D.C. on June 12th, 2009: The National Summit on 21st Century Skills.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At this event politicians and leaders in education will be reviewing your comments and discussing the future of education and technology.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">P21's Rainbow Framework - A Bright Vision for 21st Century Education </span><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Monday, June 1; 2PM Eastern</span><br>
Presenters: Paige Johnson, Intel, Board Chair, Kathy Hurley, Pearson, P21 Board Vice-Chair</font><br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Policy Development and Initiatives for 21st Century Learning in North Carolina</span><br>
<font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Tuesday, June 2; 2PM Eastern</span><br>Presenter: June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction</font><br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Technology and 21st Century Skills: Maximizing the Impact</span><br>
<font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Wednesday June 3; 12:00 PM Eastern</span><br>Presenters:Mary Ann Wolf, PhD, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Jeff Mao, Learning Technology Policy Director, State of Maine, Department of Education Cathy Poplin (invited), Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology, Arizona Department of Education</font><br>
<br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Iowa's Path to 21st Century Learning</span><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Wednesday June 3; 2:00 pm Eastern</span><br>Presenter: Judy Jeffrey, Director, Iowa Department of Education </font><br>
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Presenter:Tom Horne, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction <br>Additional speakers: Cathy Poplin, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology Carmen Chenal, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Legislative Guidelines & Strategic Plan<br>
</font><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Global21: Students deserve it. The world demands it.</span><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Friday, June 5; 2:00 pm Eastern</span><br>Presenter: Steven Paine, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools </font><br>
<br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">From the Bottom Up & the Top Down: Building a 21st Century Education Movement</span><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Monday, June 8; 12:00 pm Eastern</span><br>
Presenter: Ken Kay, President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills</font><br><br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fulfilling the Promise of a Learner-Centered Education in Maine</span><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Date: Monday, June 8; 2:00 pm Eastern</span><br>
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