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AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter 2006 Science Teaching Tools Grant Award

Philadelphia, PA - June 16, 2006 - AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter awarded the 2006 Science Teaching Tools Grant to William Penn High School of New Castle, DE on June 7, 2006.  Science Department Chair and Teacher Mr. Chan L a m b o r n  submitted an application to incorporate Smart Board technology in his classroom to improve the quality of learning and documenting lessons.  With this new classroom technology, the students at William Penn High will be able to combine the abilities to: access websites, highlight key points in the lessons, document class notes in electronic form, and save the info online on their own website.  This will create a learning environment that compares to the technology that the students will see in a modern scientific workforce location.  Assistant Principal Brian Erskine and Supervisor of Academics Linda McLeod added that William Penn High and the Colonial School District are committed to the use of technology to enhance student achievement, and the addition of Smart Board Technology should help increase the percentage of students that meet the state standards in Science.

About the AFCEA Science Teaching Tools Program
This program is a joint effort between The AFCEA Educational Foundation and individual AFCEA chapters to promote effective science teaching, and to enhance the abilities of capable teachers in secondary schools nationwide. The AFCEA Educational Foundation provides $1,000 for a high school or junior high school teacher to purchase supplies and/or equipment that would augment science experiments and activities in the classroom.

About the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) Liberty Bell Chapter
AFCEA is a professional organization that promotes industry-government cooperation in developing effective intelligence and information management.  The Liberty Bell Chapter is made up of members in the southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region, including Dover AFB, McGuire AFB, NAS JRB Willow Grove.  For more information, see http://philly.afceachapter.org.

Contacts:

Maria Ferry, VP Publicity, AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter, corporate@philly.afceachapter.org
http://philly.afceachapter.org
(570) 422-1186

Thomas Rachfalski, AFCEA Liberty Bell Chapter, corporate@philly.afceachapter.org
http://philly.afceachapter.org
(856-397-0037)