2013 Teacher Agreement Form

'''The following details the agreement between the teacher participants &amp; Scalable Game Design (SGD) research team, regarding the benefits and responsibilities that the participants agree to by their participation in the 2013 SGD Summer Institute. Upon acceptance into the 2013 SGD Summer Institute, you will be asked to sign a Teacher Agreement Form, confirming all the requirements stated below, and that you understand that implementation stipends are issued upon completion of ALL steps of class implementations as defined during the 2013 Summer Institute.'''

The SGA research team agrees to provide the teacher participants with:

 * 1 to 5 days of basic and advanced training at the 2013 SGD Summer Institute at no cost (Up to $600 value).


 * Participation includes
 * Daily instruction from 8:30 - 5:30
 * Parking on campus
 * Lunch, coffee, snacks on class days


 * A stipend for fully participating in the Summer Institute 2013 and implementing the required classroom data collection, with verification, during the 2013/2014 school year. Stipends for completion of initial classroom implementation for the 2013-2014 school year are $325 for New Participants and $200 for Repeat Participants.
 * Continuing Education college credit units from CU, Boulder: up to two units for participation in the 2013 Summer Institute.
 * Ongoing support throughout the school year to help with the implementation of the Scalable Game Design curriculum.
 * Use of the AgentSheets software for school and personal use at no cost for the duration of the project.

In return for the above benefits, the teacher participants agree to:

 * Attend the SGD Summer Institute 2013:


 * New Participants
 * 6/10 through 6/12
 * or
 * 6/10 through 6/14 (with approval)
 * Returning Participants
 * 6/13 through 6/14
 * or
 * 6/15


 * Complete classroom data collection implementation for 1 – 2 games as delineated during the SGD Summer Institute, 2013.
 * Communicate with the Project Manager, Yasko Endo (Yasko.Endo@Colorado.edu) about the dates &amp; times (of day) of your scheduled classes at least one week prior to your class start date.
 * Report any scheduling or logistical problems to Yasko, ASAP.
 * Report any technical problems to Alex (Alexander.Repenning@Colorado.edu), Nadia (Nadia@agentsheets.com), or Kyu Han (kohkh@Colorado.edu), ASAP.
 * Allow members of the research team to observe class, occasionally.
 * Communicate with other participants to share experiences, and provide insights through regular use of the SGD Wiki (http://scalablegamedesign.cs.colorado.edu) and the SGD Facebook pages (http://www.facebook.com/ScalableGameDesign)

Class Completion Requirements:
Before Classroom Implementation Begins


 * Turn in the following to the research team: signed Participant Consent form, W-9, signed Teacher Agreement form.
 * Make sure the project Parent Consent forms are sent home in a timely manner in order to allow the parents time to return them before the class starts.
 * Send a copy of your roster(s) to Yasko at least one week before the start of your class.
 * Have your class take the pre-survey before instruction begins. Students who do not return a Parent Consent form should not take the pre-survey. These students can still design games.

During Module


 * Teach the games of your choice as defined by the SGA team during the Summer Institute, 2013.
 * All students regardless of returning a Parent Consent form can design games. Only students who return Parent Consent forms can participate in research (pre and post survey, upload games to the research arcade).
 * Make connections between the course material &amp; computer science for your students, as instructed in the 2013 Summer Institute.

At the End of the Implementation Module


 * Have the students upload their games to the SGD Arcade 2 on the gamewiki. Only students who returned Parent Consent forms should upload their games to Arcade 2.
 * Have your class take the post survey and evaluation after uploading their games to the SGD Arcade. Only students who returned Parent Consent forms should take the post-survey.
 * Send all hardcopy Parent Consent forms back to the research team within one week after your implementation ends.

=== If you would like to apply to participate in the Scalable Game Design Summer Institute, go to How to Apply to the Summer Institute. ===