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TODAY'S STUDENTS,
TOMORROW'S TEACHERS
11th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
On May 4, 2006 Corporate
sponsors, Board members and nearly 300 supporters of Today's Students,
Tomorrow's Teachers attended the 11th Anniversary Recognition Ceremony
and Education Forum "Transforming Teaching Through Technology".
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From left to right:
Laurence Gottlieb of Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Sandra Miller
of Con Edison, Jane Cecil of Jandon Foundation, Dr. Shirley
Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
TSTT Board Chairman, Maurice Cox of PepsiCo and Dr. Bettye
Perkins, TSTT Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
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Education Forum:
"Transforming Teaching through Technology"
Addressing the critical issues facing today's educators
as they prepare students for tomorrow's challenges.
In today's fast paced, high-tech world, the role of the educator
has taken on many dimensions: teacher, mentor, disciplinarian, role
model, and guide. Unfortunately, the graduating student is often
unprepared for the demands of today's workplace and the community
looks to teachers for answers to this shortfall.
The panelists listed below will reflect on the need for a more
holistic approach to children's learning, beginning at an early
age. They will address the issue of accountability for today's ill
prepared workforce and discuss how today's educators can work towards
preparing tomorrow's successful adults.
| Keynote Speaker |
| Dr.
Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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The Honorable
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. became the 18th president of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute on July 1, 1999. Dr. Jackson is a theoretical
physicist. Since coming to Rensselaer, Dr. Jackson has led the
development of the Rensselaer Plan (the Institute's strategic
blueprint), has begun implementation of much of the Plan, while
restructuring processes and procedures; and secured a $360 million
unrestricted gift commitment to the university. Dr. Jackson
is the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from
M.I.T. - in any subject. She is one of the first two African-American
women to receive a doctorate in physics in the U.S. She is the
first African-American to become a Commissioner of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She is both the first woman and
the first African-American to serve as the chairman of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and now the first African-American
woman to lead a national research university. She also is the
first African-American woman elected to the National Academy
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10th
Anniversary Celebration - A Decade of Development
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