Thank you for your interest for the 2018 STEM Education Awards, “STEM Day” category. This category was created to recognize the best activities conducted by a school or extracurricular program during Georgia STEM Day.

The following questionnaire has been created to help the judges determine finalists in each category. Please submit your completed questionnaire no later than close of business on Friday, August 31st to continue in the nomination process. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Reginald Turner at Reginald@tagonline.org, 404-920-2017.

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* 1. Please provide: the name of the person completing the questionnaire, school name, and appropriate contact information.

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* 2. Please summarize your project and accomplishments in 100 words or less. This overview should include an introduction to your school and how your STEM program has engaged students within the classroom. PLEASE NOTE: THIS SUMMARY WILL BE USED IN PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA PROMOTING YOUR PROGRESS IN THE COMPETITION. IT ALSO WILL BE READ ON STAGE AT THE EVENT SHOULD YOU BE SELECTED AS A FINALIST. Please ensure that your response is concise and conveys your story and is grammatically correct. Also, please do not use personal pronouns like (we, our, us, etc...) in your summary.

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* 3. Does your school have an online resource (Blog, website, etc.) that showcases your STEM efforts? If so please provide the URL here:

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* 4. Please provide demographic and achievement information about your program including:
- When were your STEM efforts initiated?
- How many students participated in your STEM Day efforts?
- How does your school help advance STEM education among non-traditional student populations?
- List competitions and programs your students participated in on STEM Day. Provide what your students did, the impact on their classroom learning and the results of their efforts.

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* 5. Please describe your proudest achievement on STEM Day.

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* 6. Describe how your STEM Day efforts were innovative?

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* 7. Describe how your efforts inspired students to become interested and engaged in STEM Careers

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* 8. How important would winning this award be to the school and/or to the surrounding community?
• Will representatives from the school attend the event if you were selected as a finalist?
• How does the community plan to celebrate if you are selected as an award winner?

Please note: The Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative 2018 STEM Education Awards is in no way connected to the Georgia Department of Education’s STEM School certification process. Being nominated for or winning a STEM Education Award does not count towards or ensure successful STEM School certification by the Georgia Department of Education.

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* 9. Please include a short video providing an overview, and/or creative description of your project. Provide a link to the video below.

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