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Journal 2008 Innovators Entry Form You're doing great things with technology at school—we want to know about them. We seek exemplary K-12 schools and districts, their visionary technology project leaders, and their innovative vendor partners who have deployed extraordinary technology solutions to school challenges. Could you be one of this year's recognized technology leaders? T.H.E. Journal's 2008 Innovators will be featured in the December issue. Nominate your institution, technology project leader(s), and vendor partner(s) by August 29. Note: Fields marked * are required. 1. Nomination Submitted by  2. Nominee Information > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: > The project lead, Stephanie Stevenson, brings 15 years of experience in developing K-12 curriculum around the computational science applications of visualization and modeling in earth-space science. From the classroom to the [|NASA CERES Project] education director to school-standards coach, she seeks to construct project-based learning to engage and excite students. She is committed to bringing these applications to classrooms especially in light of the need for STEM science skills for the 21st century > Kathy Kassees, Principal > Bill Moredock, Technology  Name of Project/Initiative *  Fort     Caroline     Middle School   Computational Science Initiative  URL of Project (if applicable) see FCMS Computational Science Initiatives links http://scstevenson.wikispaces.com/  Vendor Partners Involved (please list companies and contact information) * NASA Education KLASS, Project 3-D View Alivetek; SuperComputing in Education ·  Bonnie Bracey George Mason  University Bracey@aol.com ·  Dr. Charles Peck Associate Professor of Computer Science Earlham College Richmond, Indiana charliep@cs.earlham.edu ·  Point of Contact for math and science resources: Yukiko Sekine, PhD Program Manager Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research US Department of Energy: Office of Science ·  Dr. Scott Lathrop Argonne National Labs lathrop@mcs.anl.gov ·  Dr. Thomas Loughran Physics Department Professional Specialist Notre Dame University http://physics.nd.edu/Faculty/loughran.htm ·  Dr. Paul Gray Computer Sciences University of Northern Iowa gray@cs.uni.edu 3. Project Details K-12 schools and districts, their visionary technology project > leaders, and their innovative vendor partners who have deployed > extraordinary technology solutions to school challenges. Could you > be one of this year's recognized technology leaders? T.H.E.  > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: Fort Caroline  Middle School is a neighborhood school in a district that promotes magnet schools. > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: 4. Technology Choices > [Please answer in 100 words or less]: > Now that your initial implementation is successful, what will you do next? Why? > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: > [Please answer in 75 words or less]: > [Please answer in 75 words or less]:
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 * 1) Project Lead Name *
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 * 7) What special skills, knowledge, and/or attitude did the nominee bring to the project?
 * 1)  Other Primary Team Contributors (if applicable
 * 1)  The Challenge or Inspiration   *  Briefly, what was the reason for the initiative? What were precipitating factors?
 * 1)  Key Beneficiaries   *  Who benefits from the technology implementation(students in certain grades, teachers in certain subjects, lab supervisors, administrators)? In what way?
 * 1)  Results   *  What has been or will be the impact of the technology? (Include direct impact and trickle-down impact, such as improved test scores, reduced student dropout rate, improved computer literacy)
 * 1)  Surprises and 'Ah Hah!' Moments   *  What were the surprises? What were the unforeseen stumbling blocks? Please share the obstacles or unintended consequences those tackling similar implementations might not anticipate. Include anecdotal information, proudest moments, etc.
 * 1)  Short List   *  List top five products considered for the project.
 * 2)  Final Technology Choices   *  List three to five final product choices/vendors.
 * 3)  Reasons for Technology Choices   *  Why did you choose the products you did? Include differentiating factors (reasons why you chose one product over another), primary and secondary reasons, and include any campus models or mentors that helped you make the decision. Did this product replace any other technology/product? If so, what? (Include "rip and replace" and/or "phase-in" information)
 * 1)  Next Steps  What are your next steps (if applicable)?
 * 1)  Advice   *  What advice would you give to others facing similar challenges to those you originally identified, or to those looking at the same type of technology implementation?
 * 1)  Additional Information  Please include any additional supporting information, including additional supporting URLs (if applicable).