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= One of the best ways you can help to encourage continued funding for Classrooms For The Future is to contact your elected officials NOW!=

Below are some suggested talking points. Please check out the other pages of this wiki for sample letters and WRITE, right now!  //**Relating your personal experiences is important when contacting your legislators**//

LEGISLATORS WANT TO HEAR THAT CFF WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY REPRESENT AND THAT IT HAS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT IT CONTINUE IN THOSE SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  =How do I find information about my legislator? Try: [|http://www.legis.state.pa.us/]=

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** Talking Points **
 * Classrooms for the Future **
 * CFF is our student’s present and their future.
 * We cannot even imagine what lies ahead for our students.
 * To be sure that our students and our state are globally competitive, 21st century learning and teaching must be systemic across the state, all districts.
 * Teach them how they learn.
 * Cohort 3 Schools **
 * Only one year
 * Budget cut in half our first year; hoping for the remainder in the upcoming school year
 * At a minimum, fund CFF coach


 * Impact CFF Has Made on Student Success **
 * Levels the playing field for special education, minority and economically disadvantaged students who have no access to technology.
 * Increased student performance
 * CFF has changed our high school classrooms into magnificent global learning communities rich with students engaged and collaborating on projects. Teachers and students have excelled in learning and using web 2.0 tools to become life long global learners. CFF has leveled the playing field for our students to be successful in college.
 * Making our district more competitive
 * Prepare students for the challenge of college
 * A whole new world of resources for students
 * Opened a vast world of knowledge
 * Encouraged students to explore global topics
 * Make real world connections


 * Coach Support **
 * The value of Professional Development
 * What a coach does: co-plan, model teach, co-teach, and reflect upon the experience
 * Raises the bar by coaching teachers on increasing complexity and higher order thinking skills, by encouraging authentic, real-world lessons and activities
 * There is unprecedented cross-district collaboration is occurring across the Commonwealth through our coach network.
 * Coaches are sharing curriculum ideas, connecting teachers for cross-state projects, and sharing resources
 * Coaches are agents of change.
 * Fund CFF Coaches through the Professional Development line item in the Education budget
 * One of the most successful educational initiatives because of the coaches



 * 1) Ask your friends and family members to contact their legislators
 * 2) Send letters to the editor of the local newspaper
 * 3) Visit or make a phone call to your lesgilators' district offices