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Expectations for the Challenge Teacher Sponsor

1. During the Summer Teacher Institute, you will participate in a mini Challenge:


• teaming with at least one other teacher at the institute


• checking that your project follows the computational science design at http://challenge.nm.org/ctg/overview/project.shtml


• creating a project proposal due, Friday, July 17th


• researching your topic online, with Google Scholar, perhaps at the library


• creating an interim report, due Tuesday, July 22nd


• participating in interim judging on Wednesday, July 23rd


• participating in final judging on Friday, July 25th.


2. During the 2008 -09 school year, you will


• be a teacher sponsor for at least one Challenge team, 2-5 students for the 2008 09 school year;


• plan to attend kickoff, project evaluations, and expo and awards day;


• explain administrative support needed for a successful Challenge year: substitutes for teacher sponsor throughout the year, registration fee for students and buses and bus driver to kickoff in Glorieta in October , February evaluation and Expo in Los Alamos in April. A letter for your administration will be in your notebook and will be discussed at the Institute;


• contact consult@challenge.nm.org with any questions. Consult can come visit, help with administrative support, find creative ways to raises some funds if needed, motivate teams and find a team science, math or programming consultant;


• team with language arts teacher for credit and assistance with technical writing of proposals, interim reports and mostly final report;


• read weekly Monday Morning Messages;


• respond to deadlines for room registrations at the kickoff and Expo and


• have a good time doing all this!

For questions about the Supercomputing Challenge, a 501(c)3 organization, contact us at: consult @ challenge.nm.org