LPCE Application Questions

[Mechelle De Craene]

Hi Everybody, I've posted the LPCE questions here on the forum site, so that all who are interested in applying for a scholarship to attend the conference can prepare and reflect upon the questions. If you'd like you can start to answer them in a document form, then cut & paste into the offical application link when it is up. We've contacted the webmasters on the offical site and it should be up soon. Until then here are the questions. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions at [e-mail]

Have a great day!

Best Wishes,

Mechelle

General Information

1. Please describe your interests and goals in attending the SC07 Education Program and Conference in November?

2. Please indicate the subject areas of interest to you (e.g. biology, chemistry, computer science, arts, social science, environmental, etc.):

3. Describe the range of student population(s) involved in your courses. (e.g. K-12, undergraduate, graduate) and list a few of the names of courses you teach.

4. Briefly describe your computational science, scientific computing and/or grid computing background and experience. Where would you place yourself on a spectrum of experience (from 1 having little or no experience, to 10 being very experienced)?

5. Are you currently using computational methods in your courses?

6. If you are new to computational science, what are you interested in learning?

7. What are your plans/ideas for integrating more computational methods into your courses?

8. Have you previously attended an SC Conference or other computational science workshops? If so, please describe when and how often, and how your participation benefited you.

9. If you answered yes to the above, would you be willing and able to share what you have learned and perhaps what you have done to apply these skills in your own practices? Would you be willing to share this through a presentation, a poster, a demonstration, or in some other way?

10. If you answered yes to number 7, would you be willing to be a mentor to others attending the SC07 Education Program?

11. What do expect as outcomes from your participation in the SC07 Education Program in Reno?

12. Are any of your collaborators or students also planning to attend the SC07 Education Program? Please indicate their name(s) and institution(s).

13. Please briefly describe the computing infrastructure on your campus and/or in your department.

14. Are you actively involved in outreach? How would you propose to share what you learn at the conference with others?

15. Please provide any additional information about your interests in attending the SC07 Education Program that will assist the selection committee. Feel free to include URLs of your courses, research activities, or other relevant information.

For those of you that are working with learning and/or physically challenge students, we would appreciate some additional information from you.

16. Please briefly describe your role in working with students with learning and/or physical challenges.

17. Please briefly describe the general nature of the learning and/or physical challenges you and your students are addressing. How do you address these challenges in the classroom?

18. Do you hold any teaching certificates? If so, please list them.

19. Do you have physical or learning disabilities that need special accommodations?

20. What are your goals for improving the learning environment for all students as they utilize technology in the classroom? What would you like to learn during the SC07 Education Program to reach your goals?

21. What topics would you like to see covered at SC07 Education?

22. Please feel free to add any additional information that will help us to improve your experience at the SC07 Education Program.

[Ms. Joey Serim]

Hi Mechelle,
I've been working on my application in "rough" form - is there an actual application yet?
I'm still pretty overwhelmed with information from NECC - lots of stuff I need to learn to do and practice.
I did manage to add my portrait, as you can see. I don't do Western most of the time - just sometimes for fun, being an ex-New Yorker and New Jerseyan!

Thanks, Joey

[Mechelle De Craene]

...Follow the yellow brick road ; )

[Mechelle De Craene]

Hi Everybody,

Yes, this is an excellent opportunity.

Here are the steps to filling out the registration and application on the NCSI site. It is a bit tricky (much different than last year) so here's the directions:

If you go to http://www.computationalscience.org/

and click on Summer 2007 Workshop and SC07 Information at the top of the page


you'll go to the list of workshops and events including SC07 in Reno


if you then click on Registration in the middle of the page or at the bottom of the page, you will see information about how to register and at the bottom you will see two options to register


I am ready to register for my first NCSI workshop. FOR PEOPLE NEW TO THE PROGRAM


I am already in the NCSI database, and I am ready to register for another NCSI workshop. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTENDED A PAST WORKSHOP


Most people will click on


I am ready to register for my first NCSI workshop.


From there you go to forms to complete with name, address, etc.

Then at the end there is a "survey" which is actually the scholarship application.

We've put the request in to simplify the process. Until then please follow the directions above and if you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Have a good evening.

Best Wishes,
Mechelle

[Zaida McCunney]

This is an excellent opportunity, don't forget to register at http://www.computationalscience.org - follow the registration links and select "SC07 in Reno"