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October 22-23, 2009, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (click here for directions) During this meeting, PCAST heard presentations on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, the role of science and technology in foreign policy and development assistance, and discuss its other activities. An archive of the video webcast is available by clicking on the figure below.

The plan will address the imperatives of global competition, Cator said, but also will stress the importance of global interdependence. It will focus on ensuring effective teachers are present "in every zip code," on seamlessly bridging the gap between the wide array of technology students use outside of school and the more limited technology available to them in the classroom. She said America's ed-tech plan will promote careers in science, technology, engineering, and math--but now will add an emphasis on the arts, because, as Cator explained, creativity is essential to lifelong success in the age of technology.

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story of the development of the Wheels on the Bus iPhone app