| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2380 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, May 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Innovation Collaborative, providing a fitting opportunity to |
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| 7 | 7 | | recognize the organization for its contributions to education |
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| 8 | 8 | | throughout the country; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 2013, the Innovation Collaborative |
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| 10 | 10 | | is a national transdisciplinary forum that aims to foster |
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| 11 | 11 | | creativity, innovation, and equity in teaching and learning; the |
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| 12 | 12 | | organization identifies, conducts, and disseminates research on |
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| 13 | 13 | | the ways in which effective intersections of the arts, sciences, |
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| 14 | 14 | | humanities, engineering, math, and technology can reinforce |
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| 15 | 15 | | creative thinking and lifelong learning; in addition, the |
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| 16 | 16 | | collaborative encourages networking across disciplines and |
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| 17 | 17 | | institutions in both formal and informal settings; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Innovation Collaborative is an affiliate of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design, which is an |
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| 20 | 20 | | initiative of the National Science Foundation, National Education |
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| 21 | 21 | | Association, and the National Endowment for the Humanities; since |
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| 22 | 22 | | its inception, the collaborative has developed an active Research |
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| 23 | 23 | | Thought Leaders group consisting of notable researchers in the |
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| 24 | 24 | | arts, sciences, and humanities, as well as a multi-year national |
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| 25 | 25 | | research project to identify practices that support creative and |
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| 26 | 26 | | innovative thinking in kindergarten through 12th grade; moreover, |
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| 27 | 27 | | the group has delivered presentations at a number of national |
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| 28 | 28 | | conferences and offered research-based professional STEAM |
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| 29 | 29 | | development to teachers, administrators, and schools across the |
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| 30 | 30 | | United States; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The Innovation Collaborative benefits from the able |
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| 32 | 32 | | guidance of its founder and executive director, Lucinda Presley, |
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| 33 | 33 | | and its strategic advisor, Dr. Jonathan Katz; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, True to its mission, the Innovation Collaborative |
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| 35 | 35 | | has demonstrated an admirable commitment to promoting a diverse, |
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| 36 | 36 | | equitable, and inclusive society in which students are engaged and |
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| 37 | 37 | | empowered to become the critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders |
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| 38 | 38 | | of tomorrow; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Innovation Collaborative and extend to all those associated with |
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| 42 | 42 | | the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 43 | 43 | | it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the collaborative as an expression of high regard by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Harris of Anderson |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2380 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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