Pennsylvania Launches Classrooms for the Future to Transform Education and Spark High School Reform
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HILLS, Ill. - (Business Wire, January 24, 2007) - CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G),
a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC) and leading
source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to governments and
educators, today announced it has been selected as a prime contractor for
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell's three-year Classrooms for the
Future initiative. Classrooms for the Future provides teachers with
intensive
professional development, powerful new teaching tools and will
put a notebook computer on every high school English, math, science and
social studies desk. Governor Rendell's program will include 79 school
districts in the first year, with plans to expand statewide in subsequent
years.
"Classrooms for the Future is focused on high school reform, instruction and
the transformative power of technology to affect how teachers teach and how
students learn," said Chris Rother, group vice president, CDW-G. "The
Pennsylvania Department of Education and CDW-G are leveraging
professional development with a state of the art classroom to
improve learning outcomes. This program is about the students, their needs
and preparing them for an ever-changing high-tech global marketplace."
Working
with the commonwealth, CDW-G plans to have the first wave of districts ready
by February 2007 and to expand to the remaining districts previously
announced by the governor's office by the end of the 2006-07 school year.
Classrooms for the Future will provide a 21st-century education to students
through the appropriate and creative use of classroom technology. To deliver
the highest quality of
professional development, CDW-G has partnered with Futurekids,
Inc., a premier provider of technology teacher training solutions for
schools and universities around the world. Teachers will receive extensive
professional development and have the opportunity to work with
Keystone Coaches--mentors/trainers who will ensure teachers understand how
technology can be an effective tool for educating and engaging students.
Teachers and coaches will begin their professional development training in
mid-February and will receive additional instructor-led development
throughout the year.
The CDW-G Classrooms for the Future solution includes:
- Lenovo(R) ThinkPad(TM) Notebooks
- Futurekids, Inc. professional development and training
- Microsoft Office 2007
- Inspiration Software
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Promethean interactive white boards
- Polyvision interactive white boards
- D-Link access points
- HP multimedia printer and digital camera
- Canon video camera
- Bretford mobile laptop carts
- Epson projector
- Logitech webcam and speakers
Please visit
www.cdwg.com/PAclassroomsforthefuture for more information about the CDW-G
Classroom for the Future project.
About CDW-G
A wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500
company, CDW Government (CDW-G) is a trusted technology advisor to federal,
state and local government agencies, as well as to educational institutions
at all levels. CDW-G offers best-in-class technology products and services
from top-name brands such as Acer, Adobe, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft,
Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, and Toshiba. For more information about
CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call
1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com.
About Futurekids
Futurekids is the premier provider of technology teacher training
solutions for schools and universities around the world. Futurekids has a
22-year record of success in technology education. Their core competency is
providing technology training as it relates to teaching and learning. They
have relationships and achievements with many key educational partners such
as Intel,
IBM and Dell.
Futurekids is privately owned with headquarters in
Los
Angeles, CA. For more information on Futurekids, please visit
http://www.futurekids.com.
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