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Alumni Success Story: Maryland Student Graduate Profile
 At age 23, Suzanne Jones has accomplished more than some adults twice her age. When talking about her accomplishments, Suzanne credits her experiences in the Cisco Networking Academy, as well as her drive to achieve the very best in a career in technology. In 2001, as a senior in high school, Suzanne had already earned her Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) certification, and was enrolled in the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) coursework at Charles County Career and Technology Center (now North Point High School). During that time, she also completed an internship at Comcast, a leading cable and Internet provider. After graduating high school, Suzanne joined the United States Air Force Reserves, while working in the information technology (IT) field as a network engineer.
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Collaboration: The Key to Education Evolution
 Magazine
Collaboration: The Key to Education Evolution
by Gene Longo, Manager, Learning & Development, Cisco Global Education
With global collaboration, "always-on" communication and an ever-increasing reliance on the network for critical business functions, nearly every organization in the world has a need for skilled IT and network professionals. Despite this growing demand, our education system is struggling to keep pace with advances in technology and industry and is not preparing the next generation with the skills they will need to meet the enormous economic, social, technological and environmental challenges facing the postmillennial world. This network-skills gap poses a serious threat for public-sector and private organizations alike that find themselves relying ever more heavily on technology to meet their basic business requirements.
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Report: Retool Instruction or U.S. Will Fail
eSchool News
The report, called 21st Century Skills, Education, and Competitiveness, argues that for the United States to be globally competitive —and for states to attract growth industries and create jobs—the nation requires a fresh approach to education that recognizes the critical role that 21st century skills play in the workplace. Read the article.
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What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides
Practical recommendations for educators to help them address the everyday challenges they face in their classrooms and schools. Visit:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/#dp_pg
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Community Colleges: Special Supplement to the 2008 Condition of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008033
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US News and World Report: America’s Best Colleges, 2009
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college
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Just Released: Nov 2008 U.S. Alumni Newsletter
This quarterly newsletter informs readers of alumni benefits, Career Connection opportunities, and other resources that Cisco provides for career development in and beyond the classroom.
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Free Cisco Certification Exam Voucher for Instructors
Cisco Networking Academy would like to thank you for participating in the U.S. Academy Conference voucher pilot program. Your enthusiasm and support of this initiative has created an exceptional opportunity that will benefit not only your colleagues who were unable to attend the U.S. Academy Conferences but instructors around the world.
Due to the overwhelming response to the U.S. Academy Conference voucher pilot program, Learning@Cisco, the business unit within Cisco responsible for authoring certification exams and managing the Cisco portfolio of certifications, and Pearson VUE, Cisco’s primary vendor for test delivery, have now developed an exam fee waiver program that is being extended to all active instructors in the Networking Academy community.
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Supplemental Vouchers Purchase Program
Starting September 15, 2008, academies can purchase prepaid vouchers directly from Pearson VUE to supplement the discount an eligible student has received through Academy Connection. For more information, see the FAQ.
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Cisco Announces New CCNA Certification Concentrations
The new CCNA concentrations, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless, are role-based certifications created with today’s IT professional in mind. Designed to build upon Cisco’s most popular career certification, the CCNA, these highly specialized, associate-level concentrations offer individuals a career stepping stone in the converged technologies that make up today’s sophisticated networks. In addition, IT professionals wishing to broaden or add specialized skills to their technology expertise while differentiating themselves in the marketplace will find these specializations a valuable addition.
- CCNA Voice validates skills in voice-over-IP (VoIP) technologies such as IP PBX, IP telephony, handset, call control, and voicemail solutions. Candidates also get exposure to Cisco Unified Communications architecture and design, covering mobility, presence, and Cisco TelePresence™ applications.
- CCNA Security validates skills that include troubleshooting and monitoring of Cisco network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data.
- CCNA Wireless validates skills in the configuration, implementation, and support of wireless LANs, specifically those networks using Cisco equipment.
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Leading Market Research Firm Study Shows Pervasive Networking Talent Shortfall in North America
Cisco Learning Institute commissioned IDC to expand their research on IT skills gaps in the United States and Canada with a focus on networking skills. IDC’s estimates suggest that demand for professionals with computer networking skills will outpace the supply of workers with those skills by an average of 8 percent per year through 2011, amounting to a shortage of about 60,000 full-time workers each year.
Read the entire report: http://www.ciscolearning.org/learning_initiatives/evaluation
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