Teacher: Carl Bogardus Web: 2 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 4 Excel: 4 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 0 Technology: 4 Java: 0 Subjects taught: Years taught: 33 2 years 4th grade 12 years 5th grade 3 years 6th grade 16 years, Computer Lab 10 years of teaching technology to teachers and 5 years of PDD instruction to teachers Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Great structure, lots of help Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: I wanted more! Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Precise, not over done. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Fantastic help, no sour faces in two weeks. Teaching teachers is the hardest thing to do. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: Small group and setting meant I could see and hear what is going on. More questions: None, but its 11:22pm How vaulable: When we went through the African Plain, as it was built from scratch. Frustrating: None What to improve: Require all science and math teachers to attend, Even if they don\'t do guts or challenge, they will learn how to structure models and use technology present in most all classrooms Suggestions: none Concerns: Keeping students committed to the whole process. Attend next year: Yes I would. Find out about STI: From kickoff last year. Other comments: I miss my family, but this has been a great sti. ============================================================================ Teacher: Deborah Haggerton Web: 3 FTP: 2 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: taught 12 years. Taught computer applications, Tech Lab 2000, science Rate organization: 2 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 2 mini Challenge comment: I was here only a short time and was able to accumulate a great deal of info. Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: It is usually the only time I have experts available to ask questions. Rate instructors knowledge: 2 Instructors comment: All instructors were always available and answered even questions they did not know in a timely manner Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: Frustrating: What to improve: Suggestions: Concerns: My biggest concern is time on my part to do a good job of the GUTS curriculum Attend next year: As of today I would attend a STI Find out about STI: Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Jade Wright Web: 2 FTP: 0 PowerPoint: 1 Excel: 1 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 0 Technology: 3 Java: 0 Subjects taught: I have worked in after school for six years Rate organization: 2 organization comment: I felt like there should be levels for advancement. IE next year it would be nice to begin learning something like net logo or java Rate mini Challenge: 2 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Big thanks to Josh, Paige, Talaya, Claudia, Irene, Nick you have been soooo helpful Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: More questions: none. But as I go I am sure to need clarificatioln How vaulable: Really learning TNG and moving around instead of always being inside Frustrating: being ready to move to another level when others were still behind. Although I did see more one on one help when we were in large group to help others progress. What to improve: As sated above have levels and have GUTS and the challenge have knowledge of what the other group is learning/doing Suggestions: Concerns: If and How I will help catch up my counterpart who wasn\'t able to attend Attend next year: yes I would love to Find out about STI: Celia told me and I was excited to jump on board Other comments: Thank you guys for putting this on I really feel like I am taking away a lot of information and knowledge form this experience. I will be able to go forward and teach and excite other people and students about STEM. The accommodations were great to not have to worry about hotel, food ect. was really nice. ============================================================================ Teacher: Jennifer B. Permuy Web: 3 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 0 MathLab: 0 Technology: 3 Java: 0 Subjects taught: I have taught 5 years, teaching language arts and technology Rate organization: 1 organization comment: What an amazing Institute. The facilitation of learning is phenomenal. Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Truly useful, worthwhile, and complete learning environment. I appreciated the ability of the staff to meet you where you are at. Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Answered above. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: You all are awesome teachers Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: Learning through failure in an environment that didn\'t make you feel inadequate. Frustrating: No What to improve: None that I can think of. Suggestions: None Concerns: None Attend next year: Yes, because I feel like the more I attend the more I will be able to take back to my students. Continued learning is essential. Find out about STI: Colleague Other comments: Thank you so much for all your hard work, as well as your abilities. ============================================================================ Teacher: Joshua LaClair Web: 4 FTP: 2 PowerPoint: 2 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 0 Technology: 3 Java: 0 Subjects taught: Starting 3rd year teaching. 6th-grade math and science Rate organization: 1 organization comment: I came in knowing nothing about StarLogo TNG. After these two weeks, I feel as though I could lead an afterschool program with confidence. I have learned so much! Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: It is a really great idea to go through each unit, even if it isn\'t extremely in depth. I feel as though I know each GUTS model very well. Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Again, knew nothing about Project GUTS and the SuperComputing Challenge, but understand each, especially Project GUTS, pretty well. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: All of the facilitators were great! I do have to thank Joshua and Paige, because they both really helped me a lot with understanding GUTS and StarLogo TNG. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: Visual aids were great. The notebooks were good for helping me organize all of my GUTS materials. More questions: What is the 2008-2009 schedule for GUTS, just so that I can start planning? How vaulable: Learning StarLogo TNG and meeting all of these great educators, some of whom I can honestly call friends. Frustrating: No, just my StarLogo TNG growth pains. But those were still great, because when I finally figured something out, it was a good feeling. What to improve: Nothing. Everything was great and considerate. Suggestions: Honestly, I really thought everything was great! Concerns: How many students at Harrison MS will be interested? How can I get students to be interested? Can I keep up with the schedule throughout the year? Attend next year: Yes, definitely! Find out about STI: I learned about it from a colleague, and friend, Kim Lester. She participated, I believe, last year with Bosque School. I also heard about it from another colleague/friend, Ellen Lohmen, from Jefferson MS, who also participated several years ago. Other comments: Celia and Betsy are the greatest people to put this on, and are extremely interesting to be around! ============================================================================ Teacher: Melanie Telles Web: 0 FTP: 0 PowerPoint: 0 Excel: 0 StarLogo NetLogo: 0 MathLab: 0 Technology: 0 Java: 0 Subjects taught: 3 years Rate organization: 1 organization comment: THE entire team was extremely supportive of my skill level and took time to help me comprehend various skill sets. Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: I can incorporate many of these skills into my classroom. I may not be proficient in teaching comp tech at the mastery level, but I can most certainly modify the units for my class. Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: I didn\'t know what it was before, and talking about objectives helped a great deal. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Everyone is brilliant at what they teach. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: The binders, the borrowing of laptops, the flashes, and the visual aides were boundlessly useful. More questions: I wonder how to incorporate a supercomputer challenge into a population that has frequent overturn. How vaulable: Working with Maureen on Starlogo TMG Frustrating: I needed to be started in Starlogo to grasp the concepts of computer programming. It didn\'t make much sense to me that we started on something far more advanced. I feel scaffolding is an essential part of the learning process. What to improve: I suggest that we be grouped according to our skill level, especially the beginners. If we dont do this, the non-programmers may attach their names to projects they had no programming input in and that defeats the purpose of the institute. Suggestions: I have no further suggestions. Concerns: Forming my own team. I can certainly support/ help create one. Attend next year: absolutely. Find out about STI: joe vertrees. Other comments: I cannot express how knowledgeable and patient the teachers were in this institute. Their goal is to promote individual success and capitalize on our individual strengths and expand upon them. My gratitude is incomprehensible. ============================================================================ Teacher: Mike Holsten Web: 0 FTP: 0 PowerPoint: 0 Excel: 0 StarLogo NetLogo: 0 MathLab: 0 Technology: 0 Java: 0 Subjects taught: 13 years Math: PreAlgebra, Algebra 1,2, Geometry Rescue Math Rate organization: organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: Instructors comment: Rate materials: Materials comment: More questions: How to find and sign up students for Challenge How vaulable: Programming. I forgot how much fun I had in that previous lifetime when I was doing that. And the result time now is MUCH faster. Frustrating: It was challenging to find a problem that was sufficiently non simple or non arithmetic. What to improve: Always have Dr. Jonathan Wolff, give him three times more time. Suggestions: Let people know they should bring good clothes if they want to use them for the presentation. Concerns: How will I be able to stand this much fun! Attend next year: If it fits with the MST next summer, which thank you for the encouragement to join. Find out about STI: Someone invited us at the Young Scientist Banquet. Other comments: Thank you for all your work in preparing and caring for us! ============================================================================ Teacher: Richard Foust Web: 3 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 0 Technology: 2 Java: 1 Subjects taught: 12 years, and English Lit Rate organization: 1 organization comment: FABULOUS!!! Easily the best summer workshop I\'ve ever attended! Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Frankly, they were more knowledgeable than was entirely useful to me--sometimes quite a bit out of my reach. Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: The time spent programming Frustrating: Waiting two hours for food at the Stage Door Grill, though that is hardly your fault. What to improve: Suggestions: Concerns: Actually, I am now really looking forward to helping out, as I now feel comfortable that I can. Attend next year: Definitely! Find out about STI: Joe Vertrees Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Rita Kujawa-Holsten Web: 3 FTP: 0 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 0 Technology: 2 Java: 1 Subjects taught: 7 years: Anatomy, Biology, Physics, Sports Medicine, and Science Method Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Well orgnized Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: I will use much of the units info and activities in my classroom. I may need to adjust a little here and there. Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: When I arrived ar NMT, I was not sure of what the Challenge was or how involved it is. Right now I could probably give a short presentation about the Challenge. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: All personnel were quite helpful at any time I needed their help or an answer to a question. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: I used and will continue to use the teaching materials provided. More questions: How do I contact someone from the institute during the school year as I have questions? How vaulable: Valuable: the NetLogo practice Enjoyable: fractals!!!!!!! Frustrating: Being introduced to NetLogo and getting the instructions in a short period of time! What to improve: More fractal time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suggestions: Requiring that the final presentations be at a more professional level than at a summer activity level. Concerns: Recruiting! Attend next year: Yes! Find out about STI: We attended the Young Scientist\'s Banquet in Rio Rancho last fall. We met with many folks and they talked about the Challenge. Other comments: I enjoyed the time with educators outside of my district. We are a great bunch of folks! ============================================================================ Teacher: Robert Quintana Web: 3 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 0 MathLab: 0 Technology: 3 Java: 0 Subjects taught: 3 years Science and 10 years Technology Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Very well organized and great activities Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: The software, instruction, and activities will help me immensely in my classroom Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Everyone was great and very helpful. Made learning fun and relaxing. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: All materials will be either be use this year in all my classes. More questions: How do we get things like this in the southern part of the state? How vaulable: The networking with a great bunch of teacher who love teaching. Frustrating: Some presenters would talk way beyond my understanding. Power points contained too much data. Remember teacher like to be ooh and udd also. What to improve: no, you all did a great job. Suggestions: I think you all did a good job not of overwhelm us with too much academic experiences, remember we teach all year and we have all given our vacation to come an learned new things. Concerns: Money for transportation will be a big factor. Attend next year: Yes. Find out about STI: One of my teachers in my school receive a flyer and invited me to join her. She bailed out at last minute and let me alone. I am glad she did and I met some fantastic teacher and now are my friends. Other comments: All of team really complement each other and keep of the great work you are all doing to help educators in New Mexico. Adios amigos. ============================================================================ Teacher: Sandra Smith Web: 4 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 1 Java: 0 Subjects taught: 12 years Math and Science Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Love the Guts apart from Challenge very useful and helpful, miss the challenge team though, Celia, Betsy, Dave etc... Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: great Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: very useful Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: great and knowledgeable team, easy manner with students and one another, they were awesome. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: Cell phone Frustrating: No I have a much better ability now What to improve: Suggestions: Concerns: Attend next year: Yes Find out about STI: Attended last year Other comments: Better with the GUTS portion as a separate component, & liked joining up with the challenge crew for activities ============================================================================ Teacher: Theresa Anaya Burney Web: 4 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 2 Excel: 1 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 1 Java: 1 Subjects taught: I have taught 7th grade language arts for 5 years and am beginning my 6th year at Capshaw Middle School. I taught 6th grade for 3 years, 1st grade for 1 year, and 3rd grade for 1 year. Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: I feel very accomplished because I wrote my own program in TNG. Frustrating: I was frustrated because of my lack of knowledge about the program. I know that as I work with the program I will continue to grow and my frustration level will decline. What to improve: I have been attending for many years and I really enjoyed and learned more this year than in the past. I believe that it is because the GUTS was separated from the challenge and this made a big impact on me. I felt less intimidated. Suggestions: Excellent experience but true to my nature \"more research\". Concerns: I hope I remember all that I have learned and that I have the time to give to my students. Attend next year: YES!!! I am finally getting the concepts and would like to expand to one of the math programs. Find out about STI: Team teachers Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Thomas Christie Web: 3 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 1 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 2 Technology: 3 Java: 0 Subjects taught: I\'ve only been teaching one year, and I taught algebra I, II, Calculus, Precalculus and Trig. Rate organization: 2 organization comment: I would only ask that you put the first day or two at the end, because getting information about last year\'s projects and winners would be more interesting once we\'ve toyed with the programming environments ourselves. Rate mini Challenge: 2 mini Challenge comment: The projects provided some time for serious tinkering, which is a wonderful way to become comfortable using Starlogo. Rate Challenge discussion: 3 Challenge discussion comment: not sure what you\'re asking Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 3 Materials comment: More questions: None specifically, but I would LOVE a list of contacts and resources for using technology in my math classes. The fractal presentation was a fantastic example of such a resource - now if I could only get copies of those applets... How vaulable: Interacting with you guys, meeting other teachers and playing around with StarLogo. Frustrating: Almost none, except the limitations of StarLogo (sorry Josh! I know it wasn\'t designed for crazy stuff). What to improve: Erm...larger coffee cups? Suggestions: Perhaps some (voluntary) seminars using programs like Matlab or Mathematica. I did mostly discrete (i.e. non-analytical) math in college so I didn\'t get a chance to use those programs, but I would love to learn now and you guys seem to have the connections and resources to help me make that happen! Especially for the Challenge folks, a working knowledge of one of those two programs would be invaluable, since they would be great programming environments in and of themselves. Concerns: Nichts. Attend next year: Yes - I\'d love to learn more about the supercomputing challenge. Find out about STI: via Karen Lindeen at Desert Academy. Other comments: Thanks so much for making this happen. ============================================================================ Teacher: Jim Carlton Web: 3 FTP: 2 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: This will be my second year. I taught technology my first year and this year I will teach math and technology Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: starlogo Frustrating: What to improve: Suggestions: Concerns: Attend next year: yes - I am going to start small and build each year with my students Find out about STI: High Plains Technology Summit in Albuquerque Spring 2008 Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: G Web: 3 FTP: 2 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: Since 1971 ... Social Studies, Language Arts, Library Guy. Rate organization: 1 organization comment: NA Rate mini Challenge: 3 mini Challenge comment: NA Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: NA Rate instructors knowledge: 2 Instructors comment: NA Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: NA More questions: NA How vaulable: NA Frustrating: As a bit of a misanthrope, some of the social activities are a bit much. SEE: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Misanthropy for an explication of misanthropy. It is NOT as simplistic as commonly thought. What to improve: Make sure that Technical Writing and Library/Research thread is maintained ... and perhaps even expanded. The library presenter seemed surprised that we were not all doing n-body projects. It is always a god thing to make sure presenters have accurate descriptions of what their audience knows. Suggestions: NA Concerns: My usual beef. Attend next year: More than likely. Find out about STI: Got involved w/ Challenge and STI emerged as an option. Other comments: It is sad, IMHO (aiiaeh), that there is not more participation by more HS Math and Science types ... but in the minds of 99% of administrative types and the teachers they hire, athletics trumps all ... ============================================================================ Teacher: William Guynes Web: 3 FTP: 4 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 4 StarLogo NetLogo: 3 MathLab: 3 Technology: 4 Java: 4 Subjects taught: 3 years. Geometry, Algebra 2, Robotics Rate organization: 2 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 3 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 3 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: Frustrating: What to improve: Suggestions: Concerns: Attend next year: Find out about STI: Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Sara Revas Web: 2 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 0 MathLab: 0 Technology: 2 Java: 0 Subjects taught: 4 years Elementary ed, History, basic computers Rate organization: 2 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 2 mini Challenge comment: it helped clarify my understanding of what will happen during the real challenge Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: More questions: I am still not 100% confident about programming How vaulable: the help I got with programming Frustrating: programming. I wish we would have had to start with Starlogo the first week What to improve: Suggestions: I would like to be able to bring my students for a couple of days so that they could benefit from some of the training Concerns: Being able to accomplish it all successfully Attend next year: Probably not next year, I have too many classes to take for may masters. I would possibly come the following year though. Find out about STI: through the MST program and I spoke with Mike Topliff Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Valerie Salas Web: 2 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 2 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 1 Technology: 2 Java: 1 Subjects taught: I have taught for 11 years and I am Special Education co-teaching in Earth Science. Rate organization: 1 organization comment: I learned so much and had so much fun. Rate mini Challenge: 2 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: N/A How vaulable: I enjoyed meeting all the other teachers and seeing that I was not the only one who needed help.. Frustrating: The programming but that was because I have never done this before. What to improve: N/A Suggestions: N/A Concerns: N/A Attend next year: Yes, as I feel I can learn so much more. Find out about STI: From a science teacher who I thought was coming but did not follow through. Other comments: Thank you so much for making us all feel so comfortable. We never felt like there some a stupid question to ask which was really nice. ============================================================================ Teacher: John Reese Web: 3 FTP: 2 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: Adult ed - 10 +; geology/hydrogeology HS - 2.5; phys sci, bio, enviro sci Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Great program. Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Good practice. Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Knew a good bit of the info prior to otherwise would have been very useful. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Very good. Plenty of help. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: Anxious to look them all over in more detail and use them in class/for SCC team. More questions: No questions but will probably have some in regards to putting a team together. How vaulable: Stephen Guerin\'s talk was outstanding! But everything else was in a close second place. Frustrating: I felt some of the computer training was a little bit fast. But not bad. What to improve: I think it was all good - but overall improvements are always good - we don\'t want to stagnate. Suggestions: Might be good to put a manual of some type together and send it out or make it available on line. Could just have everything on the WIKI. Concerns: Recruiting - getting the program into the school with respect to what is needed to make it happen. Specifically it will be very difficult to get a team at ESVH if there is not time for students to work on it during the day. My hopes are that NNMC will offer a SSC class for HS students. Attend next year: YES! Find out about STI: On list from last year. Other comments: THANKS for all your work!!! ============================================================================ Teacher: Albert Simon Web: 3 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 0 Technology: 2 Java: 2 Subjects taught: taught 16 years, True Basic, Pascal, C,C++,Fortran,Fortran77,Fortran90,Java CSAPA, UNIX,WebDesign,economics,government Management, Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Teachers get a solid idea what they must sent their students through in order to be successful. Rate Challenge discussion: 2 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: None How vaulable: learning NetLogo Frustrating: Trying to do several things at one time. What to improve: Better coordination with residence life of living conditions like changing linens, more comfortable mattresses. Suggestions: some book recommendations, every done be made available online through wiki Concerns: Principal support Attend next year: every other year is my pattern. I do not think things change that much. Find out about STI: Through web site and email Other comments: none ============================================================================ Teacher: Edward J Dombrowski Web: 3 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 1 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 0 Technology: 3 Java: 2 Subjects taught: 2 years. Subjects: 1.Introduction to Manufacturing 2. Applied Manufacturing Practices 3. Machine Shop & Safety Rate organization: 2 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Keep it up! Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 2 Materials comment: Could be helped by some reference documentation. More questions: How vaulable: The project. Frustrating: Starting as though the audience was familiar with StarLogoTNG program logic. Perhaps a short familiarity type session could be helpful to the novice student. What to improve: More!! Suggestions: Concerns: Attend next year: It is possible. I enjoyed this year\'s session. Find out about STI: Relative. Other comments: ============================================================================ Teacher: Rebecca Beeson Web: 3 FTP: 1 PowerPoint: 4 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: 8 years. Technology, French Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: None How vaulable: Watching other presentations Frustrating: No - just personal stuff. What to improve: Make it possible for participants to remotely access the learning through Elluminate or Blackboard Suggestions: Make it possible for participants to remotely access the learning through Elluminate or Blackboard Concerns: Just want to make sure I will remember everything. Attend next year: YES Find out about STI: Email Other comments: Y\'all are great. Thank you so much for doing this STI and staying faithful to the goal. ============================================================================ Teacher: Stephen Schum Web: 3 FTP: 0 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 2 StarLogo NetLogo: 1 MathLab: 1 Technology: 4 Java: 3 Subjects taught: 34 years - Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Computer Programming, Computer Networking, Web Publishing, Algebra, Pre-Algebra, English (in Peace Corps in West Africa) Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: More questions: How vaulable: Learning Java is fun! Long early morning hikes all around and beyond the NMT campus. Helping new teachers learn the Challenge process while not getting too intimidated. Frustrating: I need more time to learn Java. What to improve: Move due date for Interim Report to Tuesday and then keep the preliminary Powerpoint on Wed afternoon. Suggestions: Ask participants to bring best Challenge project display boards to the STI. Concerns: Forming 3 or more teams and facilitating process for every team to develop a thorough and competitive project. Finding appropriate \"consultants\" by November!! Attend next year: Yes? They are so much fun and also very focused growth opportunities. Find out about STI: Website and talking to consult members at MESA Day at UNM in early April, 2008. Other comments: Thanks for a very well-organized STI! ============================================================================ Teacher: Robert A. Dryja Web: 3 FTP: 3 PowerPoint: 3 Excel: 3 StarLogo NetLogo: 2 MathLab: 1 Technology: 3 Java: 1 Subjects taught: Six years teaching Pre-algebra through calculs. Also teach biology, chemistry and physics. Rate organization: 1 organization comment: Pacing of topics is good during the weeks. There is a reinforcing blend of prior and new teachers attending. There is new material each year. Rate mini Challenge: 1 mini Challenge comment: Wish I could have attended both GUTS and Challenge. Thanks for having the GUTS material available on line. The Challenge units help appreciate from another viewpoint what my students face. Rate Challenge discussion: 1 Challenge discussion comment: The Challenge review process helped me the first time I attended. My impression is that it continues do so for other new participants. Rate instructors knowledge: 1 Instructors comment: All instructors are accessible and knowlegable, or know where to turn for assistance. Rate materials: 1 Materials comment: Hmmm...Could a book order system be set up. It is tough to see a book but not able to place an order for it promptly. More questions: As STI grows and evolves, perhaps additional ideas and assistance could be obtained from existing teachers. For example I am hoping Northern New Mexico College and STI can oollaborate to everyone\'s benefit in the future. How vaulable: Equally valuable: -- sharing ideas with fellow teachers. -- having a change to work on math and programming....Yeah for Nick! Frustrating: No real frustrations. Thanks for the understanding when I had to leave for meetings on two days. What to improve: Explore how to grow GUTS-- can it be a \"feeder\" for high school? Explore web based support course, materials for schools that are small and lack resources for potentially interested students. Suggestions: Perhaps collaborate with MST program. For example, a teacher could complete STI and then dovetail into a summer MST course. Concerns: None at this time. Attend next year: I am planning to attend. A \"dove tail to MST or another program would be icing on the cake. Find out about STI: David Olivas at the LANL asked to visit the spring prsentations five (!) years ago. Other comments: STI recharges my emotional battery for math and science. ============================================================================