July 7-11, 2008
Auburn, New York

Empowering Student Discovery Through GIS

TwiST Workshop
for Teachers

GIS Summer Camp
for Students

You can earn a graduate credit hour from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry or an undergraduate credit from Cayuga Community College for an additional cost. Find out more here.

The 2008 Workshop will be divided in to four tracks: Introductory, Advanced, GIT Ahead, and Student. View/download a PDF schedule here:

• Introductory and Advanced Tracks
• GIT Ahead
• GIS Summer Camp for Students

You can also download a PDF of the 2007 CORSE Conference schedule for reference here, and the 2007 GIT Ahead track schedule here.

Map via www.cayuga-cc.edu

Questions, comments?? Contact us at twist@iagt.org or call (315) 252-8669.

 

TwiST Workshop
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TwiST Workshop 2008

Submit Your Application

Application deadline is June 6, 2008. For scholarship consideration, deadline is May 16, 2008.

Note: Application deadline for scholarships has been extended to Friday May 30.

Your Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:	State:
Zip:
Phone:
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Email:
Special Needs: (vegetarian, disablilty, etc.)
Interested in College Credit?	UndergraduateGraduateNot Interested
School/Organization Information
School/Organization:
Address:
City:	State:
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Subjects You Teach:
Grade Levels You Teach:	K-34-67-89-1213-1413-16
Your Scholarship Information
Applying for a Scholarship?	YesNo
There are a limited number of scholarships available to New York State applicants who come as part of a 3-person team. The team consists of: K-14 teacher 7th-12th grade student and local public official (such as a member of a town board, planning committee, etc or a community volunteer). The scholarships cover the registration fee, all meals, lodging and 1 year ESRI site license for ArcMap. The online application must be filled out by all three team members and submitted by prior to the general registration deadline in order to be considered for a scholarship.
Participating with a Team?	YesNo
Team Member - Teacher:
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Technology Competencies Please answer these questions as honestly as you can. Your responses will help us to determine whether you should be placed in the introductory or intermediate/advanced GIS sections.
Are you familiar with the Windows operating system?	YesNo
Can you create a directory/folder in Windows?	YesNo
Do you know what a "path" is?	YesNo
How often do you use GIS software?	Every Day Once A Week Few Times A Month Once A Year Never
Do you know how to add a layer in GIS?	YesNo
Do you know how to select data by attribute?	YesNo
Have you worked with raster data?	YesNo
Do you know how to reproject data?	YesNo
Can you create a layout in GIS?	YesNo
Are there other teachers at your school also teaching GIS?	YesNo
Did you participate in CORSE previously?	YesNo
Which TwiST track would you prefer?	Introductory Intermed./Adv. No Preference
School-based Technological Support
Is your department chair or principal supportive of your exploring ways to bring GIS and GPS into the classroom?	YesNo
Will you be permitted to install ArcGIS software onto one or more computers in your school?	YesNo

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