,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,peters of ,california 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,george ,miller of        
,california1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,honda1  
,ms4 ,schwartz1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mrs4   
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,vargas1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4        
,matheson1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,ms4 ,kuster1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4
 ,mc,dermott1 and ,mrs4 ,beatty7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce           
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,september #ah as        
,national ,innovation in ,education     
,day4  ,whereas a growing number of     
schools have embraced a curriculum that 
highlights the importance of            
technological advancement2 ,whereas     
incorporating technology into           
classrooms1 including the additions of  
personal computers1 tablet devices1     

e,books1 and ,smart,boards1 has not only
 cut classroom expenses but has also    
inspired students to become more engaged
 in their own education2 ,whereas       
studies have shown that #fe percent of  
educators believe that students are more
 productive today than they were #c     
years ago1 due to the increased use of  
technology in the classroom2 ,whereas   
the percentage of students who rated    
either proficient or advanced was #di   
percent higher in flipped classrooms    
that integrated i,pads into the         
curriculum than in traditional          
classrooms2 ,whereas studies have proven
 that students using i,pads saw their   
math test scores increase #bj percent in
 #a year compared to students using     
traditional textbooks2 ,whereas students
 in classrooms that implemented video   
lectures saw a #ad percent increase in  
,,gpa compared to traditional classroom 
settings2 ,whereas students who have    
been exposed to technology and creative 
teaching methods in the classroom will  

be more readily prepared for a career in
 science1 technology1 engineering1 and  
mathematics 7,,stem7 related fields2    
,whereas the implementation of          
integrated education technology         
initiatives has led to #ba percent      
composite achievement rate increases and
 #be percent graduation rate increases  
over #e years2 ,whereas schools that    
emphasize personalized learning         
environments1 integration of arts and   
technology in project-based learning1   
and development of deeper learning      
skills have highly successful graduation
 rates1 with up to #ih percent of their 
graduates enrolled at an institution of 
higher education2 ,whereas the          
implementation of a project-based       
learning focused on ,,stem has led to   
#fb percent of students being the first 
generation in their families to enroll  
in an institution of higher education   
and a near zero secondary school dropout
 rate2 ,whereas #gd percent of pre-,k   
through #abth-grade teachers say        

technology enables them to reinforce and
 expand on content and respond to a     
variety of learning styles1 as it gives 
them the flexibility to teach to        
individual students' strengths2 ,whereas
 different programs or devices can be   
implemented for collaborative learners1 
for example1 while other programs may   
better suit those students who prefer to
 work individually2 ,whereas #ge percent
 of teachers in low-income communities  
said that they wished to have more      
technology in the classroom due to a    
lack of updated textbooks and materials2
 and ,whereas ,september #ah would be an
 appropriate date to designate as       
,national ,innovation in ,education     
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
supports the designation of ,national   
,innovation in ,education ,day to       
recognize the advances that the         
,nation's schools have made             
incorporating both creative teaching    
methods and technology into the         

classroom2  7#b7 recognizes the         
importance of creative teaching methods 
as a means of engaging students in their
 education and inspiring more students  
to pursue higher education2  7#c7       
recognizes that technological           
advancements within the classroom       
prepare students for a more             
information-driven market1 thus closing 
the gap between education and the       
workforce by allowing students to obtain
 the skills necessary for employment in 
competitive science and technology      
fields in the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7
 recognizes the achievements of         
outstanding educators who have          
exemplified the innovative teaching     
methods listed above4