There will be an opportunity to earn 1 graduate credit for a fee from Viterbo University of La Crosse.  Details will be posted as they are finalized.

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The following are links to articles for the required reading for the college credit.  Additional articles will be available at the registration desk at the conference. 
 
21st Century Skills Readings:

Twenty First Century Workforce Commission
http://www.metiri.com/21st%20Century%20Skills/PDFtwentyfirst%20century%20skills.pdf

Frameworks:
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120

Wisconsin:
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/p21_wi2008.pdf

Critical Thinking/Math & Science
http://21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=167

Before It's Too Late   (Glenn Commission)
http://www2.ed.gov/inits/Math/glenn/toolate-execsum.html

The World is Flat (summary)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Is_Flat

Speech given by Thomas Friedman at MIT on May 16, 2005
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266

Books:
Rising Above the Gathering Storm  (download free pdf)
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463

Hot Flat and Crowded  by Thomas Friedmanh
ttp://www.thomaslfriedman.com/bookshelf/hot-flat-and-crowded

 
 
Science Student Education and Involvement in Pharmaceutical Research Readings:
 
Serendipity definition
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/serendipity
 
Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs article
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np068054v
 
Antimicrobial Resistance article
http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862002000200008&script=sci_arttext
 
 
Making Mussels Work in the Science Classroom Readings:
 
Articles will be available at the registration desk for those taking the course.
 
 
 
 
Please email akey@wsalem.k12.wi.us if you have any questions about the college credit available through Viterbo University.