Eyes in the Sky II Application

Participation in Eyes in the Sky II is limited to grade 9 to 12 high school science teachers who have access to computers with Internet connectivity and who are willing to use geospatial technology and NASA data to help their students better understand Earth through investigating global and local environmental issues. Applicants are expected to be teaching high school science courses during the 2010-2011 school year.

Personal Information:

First Name:

Last Name:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Home Phone:

Cell Phone:

Home Email:

Completion of the questions about gender and race is helpful for reporting statistics to our funders, but is voluntary. Applicants will be selected for participation based on merit, regardless of gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Gender:

female
male

Race:
If Other, please describe:

Professional Preparation:

Undergraduate Degree Major(s):

Graduate Degree Major(s):

Technology Access and Prior Experience:

It is essential that you have access to an internet-connected computer either at home or school for your use during the online course. It will be easier for you if that computer is the one that you will be bringing to the summer workshop.

What type of Internet connection do you have on the computer available for your personal use at home or at school for the online course?
What is the platform of the computer that you will be using for the online course?

Mac
PC

What operating system does this computer use (i.e. Windows 7, Windows VISTA, Mac OS. 10.5, etc.)?

What is your experience level with downloading images, files, or other data?

None
Some
Competent
Skilled

What is your experience level with decompressing (i.e. unzipping or unstuffing) large files?

None
Some
Competent
Skilled

So we can get a sense of your background with geospatial technology, please rate your experience using scientific image analysis software:

None
Some
Competent
Skilled

So we can get a sense of your background with geospatial technology, please rate your experience using GIS software:

None
Some
Competent
Skilled

So we can get a sense of your background with geospatial technology, please rate your experience using Google Earth software:

None
Some
Competent
Skilled

Information about the school at which you teach:

School Name:

School Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

School Phone:

Your Email at School:

Fax:

What is the best method for contacting you?

Home Email
School Email

Teaching Background:

Click the check boxes to indicate which subjects you are currently teaching:
Earth/Environmental Science
Biology/Life Science
Chemistry
Physics
Other subjects? Please list:

For how many years have you been teaching?

What grade(s) are you teaching this year?

Approximately how many students do you teach in a year?

Classroom Technology:

A central component of this program involves teachers and students using computers in their schools, and as part of classroom instruction. It is essential that both you and your students have adequate access to computers with Internet access.

How many computers do you have in your classroom?

Of those computers, how many are connected to the Internet?

How often can your students access a computer lab or a classroom set of computers?

How many computers can your students access in a computer lab or via a classroom set?

Of those computers, how many are connected to the Internet?

What is the primary platform of the computers that you will use to carry out Eyes in the Sky II investigations with your students?

Mac
PC

What is the procedure for getting software and data installed on your school's computers?

Present Use of Technology in Your Teaching:

How often do you currently use computer-based activites in your teaching?
How often do you use Internet-based resources in your teaching?
If you have used Internet-based resources in classroom instruction, please describe what you or your students did.

Students at Your School:

Estimate the approximate percentages of the student population at your school in the following categories:

African American:

Asian:

Caucasian:

Latino/Hispanic:

Other:

If you included a percent for Other, please describe the category:

Your Interest:
Write a paragraph or two describing why you are interested in participating in this program.

Summer Workshop Choice:
If possible, indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd workshop choices. If only one location/date is possible for you, then mark it as your first choice and select "I cannot attend this workshop" for the other two.

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, June 21-27, 2010

1st choice
2nd choice
3rd choice
I cannot attend this workshop

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, July 6-13, 2010

1st choice
2nd choice
3rd choice
I cannot attend this workshop

Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, July 19-25, 2010

1st choice
2nd choice
3rd choice
I cannot attend this workshop

Use the area below for any other information you would like to include with your application.

By submitting this application, I certify that the information is accurate.

I understand that:

I need to bring to the summer workshop a laptop that is capable of running the software used in the online course.

I am responsible for getting myself to the workshop site.

As an Eyes in the Sky II Ambassador, I will need to provide twenty hours of professional development in the Fall of 2010 to ten other teachers in my school, district, or region.

I am a United States citizen currently teaching science and will be teaching science during the 2010-2011 school year.

Name Email

Thank you for your interest in our program! The application process closed on January 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of their status on January 20, 2010.

Eyes in the Sky II is a professional development program created and administered by TERC, Inc. through funding from the NASA K-12 Competitive Grants Program. Eyes in the Sky II is an expansion of TERC's existing program that was supported by NSF ITEST funding.

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