Filmmaker Brings 'The Force' to Education Reform
September 18 2007 - 8:00AM
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George Lucas to Speak at Salesforce.com Dreamforce 2007 Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- salesforce.com
Dreamforce Conference -- Renowned filmmaker and educational
visionary George Lucas will speak at today's salesforce.com
Dreamforce 2007 conference as part of the keynote session.
Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating
philanthropy and business, invited Lucas as part of their increased
focus on innovation in education and the critical need for
businesses to better support educational programs. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) Lucas will
share his personal passion and commitment to education and the
mission of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, an organization
dedicated to creating a country where innovation in education is
the rule, not the exception. Since its inception in 1991, the
Foundation has continued to provide leading edge interactive tools
and resources for educators. Lucas will look to encourage
conference attendees to more actively support education reform. The
George Lucas Educational Foundation's award-winning Edutopia
magazine, Edutopia video and Edutopia.org focus on empowering
change by documenting success stories in five key areas: Through
project-based learning, students learn core subject matter and
basic skills through rigorous assignments that examine real-world
issues. Cooperative learning suggests students collaborate to
resolve conflicts to prepare them for the modern workplace.
Integrated studies, in which academic subjects are presented in an
interdisciplinary fashion, reflect modern knowledge and work.
Utilizing the latest technology tools will improve teaching,
learning and school management. Most important is the role of our
teachers who coach and guide students through the learning process.
"Having Mr. Lucas speak about the need for positive change in all
areas of education inspired the Salesforce.com Foundation to do the
same with our corporate social responsibility programs," said
Suzanne DiBianca, executive director of the Salesforce.com
Foundation. "Salesforce.com is committed to helping leverage our
ecosystem of partners and customers to get more involved in
supporting education reform and The George Lucas Educational
Foundation." The Salesforce.com Foundation is dedicated to
providing next generation technology to fuel innovation at
nonprofits and educational institutions around the world. The
George Lucas Educational Foundation and the Salesforce.com
Foundation are partnering in their efforts to provide multi-media
tools and technology to further the work of outstanding educators,
administrators and policy-makers. "There is no more important
national priority than to bring our schools into the twenty-first
century," said Dr. Milton Chen, executive director of The George
Lucas Educational Foundation. "But first we all need to modernize
our thinking about how powerful teaching and learning happens. Our
two foundations share a vision of providing students and teachers
with the technology tools they need and encouraging collaboration
between businesses, nonprofits, and schools. We look forward to
sharing this vision at Dreamforce." Dreamforce 2007 will be held
September 16-19, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center in San
Francisco. Register for Dreamforce 2007 at
http://www.salesforce.com/events/dreamforce/. About The George
Lucas Educational Foundation The George Lucas Educational
Foundation, founded in 1991, is a nonprofit operating foundation
that publishes media to document and disseminate the most
innovative practices in K-12 education, including how technology
offers many new opportunities for teaching and learning. Through
its award-winning Edutopia magazine, Edutopia videos, and
Edutopia.org Web site, the Foundation spreads the word about ideal
learning environments and demonstrates how educators can build
their own schools for the twenty-first century. To get involved, go
to http://www.edutopia.org/support. About Salesforce.com Foundation
The Salesforce.com Foundation is the leader in pioneering,
evangelizing and implementing the 1% Model, and using this model as
a means to improve the lives of people around the world. The
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Foundation reaches out to the community and increases the
effectiveness of nonprofit organizations so they can better achieve
their goals, which the Salesforce.com Foundation calls the Power of
Us. The Salesforce.com Foundation concentrates on the use of
technology, specifically as it relates to organizations with youth
development programs. The Salesforce.com Foundation has supported
technology projects around the world that help kids in technology
-- bereft urban and rural areas create a better future for
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