[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  COMMENDING THE TEACHERS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC 
   TELEVISION KNOWLEDGE NETWORK'S NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I would like to commend New 
Hampshire's Public Television ``Knowledge Network'' for organizing the 
April National Teacher Training Institute for Math, Science and 
Technology in Waterville, NH. Granite State teachers participating in 
the April Institute will learn interactive methods for using television 
and technology in math and science instruction. Technology is a vital 
tool in the future of education, and this institute will prove valuable 
to the teachers and students in New Hampshire. The more we can use 
technology in the classroom and the more we can teach our students how 
to effectively use the information highway, the brighter and wiser our 
students will be.
  The National Teacher Training Institute was launched in 1990 and has 
expanded rapidly from 10 sites in 1991 to 26 for the 1995-96 school 
year. Teachers attend 2 days of workshops in the interactive use of 
instructional video, on-line telecommunications networks, and other new 
technologies. Approximately 100 teachers from every grade level will 
attend the institute. According to a Columbia University study, 94 
percent of the teachers that attend pass along the information they 
acquire to their colleagues. Teachers teaching teachers is a crucial 
facet in the educational community and is proudly supported at the 
Institute.
  The instruction provided by the National Teacher Training Institute 
is outstanding. Even more notable is the fact that so much of what is 
taught is passed on to other teachers who were not able to attend. I am 
proud that the Public Television Knowledge Network has organized such a 
valuable educational program, and am also pleased to see so many New 
Hampshire teachers taking advantage of these important workshops. As a 
former teacher, I congratulate the participating educators for their 
active role in furthering the opportunities for New Hampshire students. 
Helping students to understand math and science through technology 
provides them with the tools to be very successful in the future.
  I commend New Hampshire Public Television and our distinguished 
teachers for their outstanding contribution to our educational system 
in New Hampshire and the Nation.

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