Much of the conference's discussion will focus on the rapid infusion of IT
into training for most occupations, with the resulting need to address
constantly changing technologies. Specific points of interest include:

* new approaches to certifying IT education and training;
* assessment of competencies related to certification;
* the role of non-credit IT coursework in meeting qualification
standards;
* systems and instruments to promote transparency in certification
training;
* blended learning strategies for occupational education.

The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) is a
nationally and internationally recognized centre of expertise for research and
development in the field of initial and continuing vocational education and
training.
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For educators, this means development of
training programs that are flexible, sustainable and industry-demand driven.6 million students . South Jones serves over 1,100 students in grades 7-11 and
is part of the Jones County School District . is
a systems integration company, which specializes in the use of
information technology to support learning and knowledge transfer.

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The American Association of Community Colleges is a national organization
representing the more than 1,200 U.
The Promethean system, valued at $5,400, includes an ACTIV board,
the ACTIVstudio2 software, a set (32) of the ACTIVotes hand-held
student feedback devices, and an ACTIVslateXR, wireless remote
accessory to control the ACTIV board from anywhere in the classroom.

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About South Jones High School

South Jones is a level 5 Superior performing school located at
Ellisville, Mississippi.

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" Also participating are representatives
of employer and employee associations and IT (information technology) supply
and user industries.

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community, junior and technical colleges
and their 11. Landrum is
a National Board Certified Teacher in Social Studies-History and plans
to use the Promethean for many instructional purposes, beginning with
map interaction and Jeopardy review.
For the rest of the world, Promethean International works together
with a chain of over forty partners, providing ACTIV products to every
continent in the world.

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Landrum was selected at random from thousands of
entries received at the 2005 Creating Futures Through Technology
Conference (CFTTC) held this month in Biloxi, Mississippi .

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undergraduates., is the winner of its award-winning collaborative
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The company's headquarters are based in Blackburn, UK; and there
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Focus is Flexible, Sustainable and Market-Driven Training

WASHINGTON, With more learners requiring
sustainable occupational education to keep up with rapidly changing industries
and technologies, a cadre of international experts is meeting in Bonn,
Germany, May 10-12 to examine new and better approaches to prepare today's
workforce.

Promethean Announces Winner of Its ACTIV Board Collaborative Classroom System Giveaway

Additionally, the Promethean Collaborative Classroom
System includes the ACTIVtablet, giving teachers the flexibility to
develop their lesson plans and flip charts when away from the board,
or at home. It also provides a comprehensive support service, through
its professional training programs.

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The event is sponsored by the American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC), Washington, D.

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ATLANTA----Promethean, manufacturer of
the ACTIV board Collaborative Classroom System, is pleased to announce
that Lia Landrum, teacher and grant writer at South Jones High School
in Ellisville , Miss.

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The school is known for its use in technology
instruction and as a leader in interactive board and PowerPoint
instruction. The system includes the ACTIV board, an
interactive whiteboard for Macintosh and Windows; ACTIVstudio2
software, which offers teachers an extensive library of images ,
background and annotation resources to present powerful, engaging
curriculum to the entire class; ACTIVslateXR, an accessory which
promotes real-time interaction by allowing teachers and students to
direct and control the whiteboard from anywhere in the room, and
ACTIVote student response system, a radio frequency student hand-held
peripheral that provides teachers with instant student feedback during
instruction.

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The aims of its research, development and counseling activities are
to identify the future functions of and promote innovation in vocational
education and training at national and international levels and to develop new
and viable solutions for use in initial and continuing education and training.
"It is so exciting to be able to use an interactive whiteboard ,"
said Landrum. Promethean also has a special application for the ACTIV
board called ACTIVprimary , an exclusive, award-winning design for
teaching young learners. It
specializes in supplying interactive whiteboard systems to K-12,
Higher Education, and sells through a channel of re-sellers.), France and Germany.

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About the Promethean Collaborative Classroom System

Designed exclusively for the education market, the Promethean
Collaborative Classroom System is the next generation of group
learning environments for whole group teaching, interactive learning,
and real-time assessment ., Promethean Inc.

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higher education, enrolling almost half (45
percent) of all U. Edna Thomas is the
principal and encourages "out of the box" instruction.

Part of the Promethean Technologies Group Ltd.

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U.S. German Summit Examines IT Learning Trends

So-called "blended learning," which includes a combination of classroom,
distance or electronic learning, and experiential workplace learning, will be
a key issue.

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"We are looking forward to seeing how this incredible
teaching solution can enhance instruction within our school and the
Jones Country School District .

This is the place to find resources and information on how to use new technologies in the classroom , how to put your course on the world wide web, and how to use electronic communication to enhance communication with and between students.

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More than 60 education and training specialists from Germany, the United
States, and other EU (European Union) member states are participating in the
three-day conference -- "New Approaches for Lifelong Learning, IT
Certification and Blended Learning., and the Federal Institute for
Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn, Germany, under a Memorandum of
Understanding negotiated in 2003 to encourage transatlantic collaboration on
common workforce issues.

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Community colleges are the largest and
fastest growing sector of U.
As part of the prize , an Authorized Promethean Trainer will provide
Landrum with a full day of instruction, showing the numerous ways the
system can be used in the classroom to stimulate student participation
and advance learning.prometheanworld.

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The
company sells complete solutions including its innovative
Collaborative Classroom, featuring the ACTIVstudio and ACTIVprimary
software, and interactive learning devices such as ACTIVote and
ACTIVslate.