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Summercore 2009 Application:please complete via Plan A or Plan B or Plan C! Last revised 7/20/08 |
Call 781-953-9699 or e-mail us at
if you have questions
--Steve
Bergen and Lynne Schalman (www.summercore.com)
p.s.
this Summercore application is posted on line at
http://www.summercore.com/scapplication.html
The total cost of Summercore is $1099, with $333 being
the deposit at time of application and the balance of $766 due by June 1.
Registration will be confirmed several weeks after we have
received both the $333 deposit (payable to The Original
Teaching Company and mailed to the above address) and the
completed Summercore application. If your application is not
accepted, your deposit will be fully refunded. Sorry, but no
phone reservations and no payments by credit card.

note#2: to any employee at The Children's Storefront,
Milwaukee Montessori
School, Horace Mann School, Castilleja School or Shorecrest Preparatory School, please ignore all references to deposits or money in this
generic application ...
note#3: to any employee of a NYC Charter School, see the note below about the total fee
being reduced to $333 ("the deposit") for you
--- I will be employed next year in the Charter School called ________________________ located in __________________ ; I understand that after the deposit of $333, there is no additional payment due because I am working at a NYC charter school.
--- For those in the Shorecrest Summercore
or for those in either Horace Mann Summercore, I understand that the
balance of $766
is due by is due by 6/1/09 making a total of $1099; I understand that both payments
are non-refundable but
that in case of cancellation, someone
else from my school can attend instead. After 6/01/09, I understand that my spot may be given to
someone else or that there will be a $50 late fee. If there are issues with my business office
regarding the payment, I will send a note to s
and seek permission to have
the fee paid by a certain date.
Regarding my boarding situation, feel free to send e-mail to
for
info about
motels or hotels in the area
--- I understand that Summercore is not a training program centered around one specific piece of software. I understand that except for the software programs featured in the Summercore flyer (the Web, Powerpoint, iMovie, Inspiration, First Class, Microsoft Word & Excel) the instructors are under no obligation to provide in-depth training on other software, even though they will provide help within the time constraints of the program.
--- I understand that the standard time frame for Summercore (although it may be modified for your school) involves 9AM to 6PM on Mon-Thursday and 9AM to 12:33 on Friday.
--- I understand that Summercore is not a workshop for system managers secretaries, administrative assistants, or school staff whose technology priority is other than the use of computers in the classroom. If I am in one of these categories and choose to come to Summercore anyway, I understand that there will be several sessions where "classroom issues and pedagogy" is emphasized, but I understand that I will participate as a non-teacher.
--- I understand that it is not appropriate for those seeking expertise in one specific area.
--- I understand that Summercore does not have an onsite nurse and participants taken ill must visit the local hospital for medical attention.
--- I understand that if I choose to bring a personal laptop to the Summercore labs (which is a pesonal option that some participants chooose to do) that I am responsible for any loss or theft of this item.
--- I understand that Summercore is approximately 35 required hours (schedule varies based on location) and that I must commit myself to being there for the full program; I understand that missing various sessions for personal reasons or conflicts compromises the quality of the program for the instructors as well as the synergy of the group.
--- I understand that there are homework assignments of required reading for about 33-60 minutes per night.
--- I understand that there will be an "intro handout" sent in June as a PDF or posted on the Web for participants to read.
--- I understand that there may be 1 or 2 students helping us as student interns.
--- I understand that extremely proficient computer users may find Summercore to be the wrong program for them. Although we try very hard to make Summercore work for everyone -- and split most sessions into JV and Varsity -- it is absolutely true that we do not and cannot do an effective job with "Super Varsity computer users" given the overall range of Summercore participants
--- I understand that my e-mail address will be shared with the 15 or 20 or 25 other people who attend this section of Summercore but that no one else will receive it.
--- I understand that my name and some of my work at Summercore will be posted on a Summercore Web page. This may include photos taken at Summercore or a Summercore video posted on YouTube.
--- If I wish to board at the Hilton Hotel in Florida (St. Petersburg Bayfront on 333 First Street South) that is mentioned on http://www.summercore.com/wheretostay.html#florida, then I need to receive an official confirmation number from The Original Teaching Company by June 1st and need to understand that I am financially committed as of June 1 to paying for that room. This comes as a result of the hotel being fairly difficult with us and insisting on these terms. Steve Bergen 4/25/08
2. On the back of this form or on a separate piece of paper or via e-mail, please include 1-2 paragraphs explaining your goals and specific expectations for Summercore.
or mail it if you are using sending
in your printed application. Or if your picture is online, you can just include the URL here: __________________________
We use the metaphors of Varsity (level 10), JV (level 5) and Thirds (level 1) as we cover each topic during Summercore ... we frequently have two simultaneous sessions going on at the same time, one might be called "thirds/JV" and the other might be called "JV/Varsity" ... we encourage you to choose the session appropriate to you for each topic (e.g. Excel, HTML, PowerPoint, WebQuests) ... so you may choose to be in JV for Excel and Varsity for WebQuests ... we also allow you "jump ship" in the first 15 minutes if you find yourself in the wrong room ;-)
FIRST CLASS: ______
USING A MAC: ______
USING A PC: ______
MANAGING FILES & FOLDERS: ______
USING A SMARTBOARD: ______
MICROSOFT WORD: ______
MICROSOFT EXCEL: ______
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT: ______
PHOTOSHOP (any version): ______
CREATING WEB PAGES (whether by software or HTML): ______
INSPIRATION: ______
USING WEBQUESTS: ______
USING A SCANNER: ______
USING AN IPOD: ______
USING A DIGITAL CAMERA: ______
USING A PROJECTOR WHEN TEACHING: ______
HAVING STUDENTS USE LAPTOPS WHEN TEACHING: ______
WEB 2.0: ______
GOOGLE EARTH: ______
RSS FEEDS: ______
BLOGS AND WIKIS: ______
Food
preferences or restrictions (e.g. vegetarian):
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--- I plan on bringing my own Mac laptop and hope that it can be connected to the Internet once I arrive
--- I plan on bringing my own PC laptop and hope that it can be connected to the Internet once I arrive
Check which ONE phrase best describes your computer usage?
--- computer novice
--- computer teacher
--- tech coordinator
---
occasional user
--- fairly regular word processing user
but not much else
--- regular user with several computer
areas
--- fairly skilled in many areas
---- other?
you describe: _____________
Remember there are 3 ways to submit this. You will get a confirmation within 2 weeks of submitting!
Plan A: copy and paste this into an e-mail to
Plan B: print this and send via
snail mail to