Summer Agenda for STEP
                    July 11-29, 1994
             San Diego Supercomputer Center
                       7/20/94

Hours for Summer 94 - 8:30 - 3:30
Enter SDSC in Front Lobby
Dates for Academic Year Meeting: Oct. 8; Nov.5; Dec.3
                                 Feb. 4; March 4; May 20

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                       Step-Summer94
                        JULY 11-29
                         Overview
      (details available in text following this calendar)

Presentations in the morning, 
     directed computer lab exercises in the afternoon.

   Monday       Tuesday     Wednesday    Thursday      Friday
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|D Anderson  |K England/  |MATLAB/modl |D Thomas    |SciViz cont |
|CERFnet     | BigPic Inet|Jayne Keller|SciViz      |----------- |
|Compass     |R Souvn./TEP|Watr Quality|Presentation|Study Gp    |
|InterNIC    |D Newman/BBN|K Cohen     |            |            |
|StdyGp/SIG11|PPP tools 12|PPP trblsh13|          14|          15|
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|B Lindow    |B Lindow    |JDombrowski |J Helly     |T Freeman   |
|NES/NERSC   |continued   | Small Netwk|Comp.Biology|JPL/SIR C   |
|            |            |W Pfeiffer  |S. Calcari  |CDROM lesson|
|            |            | What's SDSC|CERFnet     |plans       |
|          18|          19|Jay ?/PM  20|InfoScout 21|          22|
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|K Cohen     |SIAM booth  |SIAM booth  |CoE/SIAM    |GWeinhausen |
|S Baase     |----------- |----------- |reports     |K Cohen     |
|            |CoE/KeckLab |CoE/KeckLab |L Heizer    |Presentation|
|StudyGrp/org|----------- |            |Viz Geology |by school fr|
|field trip25|CoE matls 26|          27|HTML eds  28|TEP credit29|
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*Special "New Folks" Sessions first week, 3:30-4:30, for those who*
*would like to stay and work through anything.  Monday (Kris),    *
*Tuesday (Rick), Wednesday - everyone goes home to have our PPP   *
*troubleshooting session, Thursday (Hal), Friday (Dave)           *
*                                                                 *
* Monday 3:30-4:30 Cover/review modem use on PC or Mac            *
*                  Review how to do "screen captures" because     *
*                          we'll need all those details Wednesday *
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Week 1:
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July 11  8 am - Continental Breakfast (Dr. R. Dean, rdean@ucsd.edu)

         8:30-9 Welcome Back - Dr. Don Anderson (danderso@ucsd.edu)

        9-10:30 Review of "old tools" 
                Dr. K. Stewart (stewart@cs.sdsu.edu)
                  CERFnet Compass
                  Lynx for access to WWW (http explosion!) on sdcc14
                  Zterm (Mac), Telix (PC) via modem

    10:30-10:45 Break

     10:45-noon Continued Review

                Update SIGS (who wants to join or shift?)
                  SIGs: Biology - Tim (towler@sdcc14.ucsd.edu)
                           and Rick (rule@sdcc14.ucsd.edu)
                        Physics - Olin (elliott@sdcc14.ucsd.edu)
                           and Dave (harlow@sdcc14.ucsd.edu)
                        Chemistry - Hal (cox@sdcc14.ucsd.edu)
                        Math/CS - Kris (stewart@cs.sdsu.edu)

                Discuss assignment
                As part of this summer's program, you will be asked
                to identify at least one application you can incorporate
                into your classroom using one of the STEP tools.  A
                separate document will be handed out discussing this.

         1-2    Afternoon Lab Exercises:

                - Make personal folder within "Users" on your Mac,
                  otherwise it will be deleted
                - Do not delete software on Mac
                - CERFnet passwords
                - New sdcc14 accounts
                - Update study group lists and SIGs

         2-3    Meet in Study Groups
                      - How are things going?
                      - What successes/problems to share?

         3-3:30 5 minute summary by Study Group of discussion

         3:30-4:30 - New STEPpers help session (Kris)
                     Focusing on Modem use

July 12  Denis Newman (dnewman@bbn.com)/BBN and
         Randy Souviney (randy@xtep.ucsd.edu)/UCSD TEP
         and Lead Teachers (Hal Cox, Rick Rule, Tim Towler,
                            Dave Harlow, Olin Elliott)
         Community of Explorers

         8:30am  Dr. Kent England (kwe@cerf.net), CERFnet Director

         "A Big Picture View of the Internet and the Future"

         9:30am Introduction to "Internet-from-the-desktop"
                (client-server).  Why PPP is different from
                terminal dialup.

         10am   Demos and explanations of 2 primary applications:
                Eudora and Mosaic (and gopher)

         10:30  break

         10:45  Hands on with Eudora including review of Eudora
                functions such as reply, forward, creating
                mailboxes, using nicknames

         11:45  Demo of setting up a Web server and discussion of
                the specific resources that will be available to
                STEP

         12-1   Lunch

         1pm    Technical specifics of setting up a computer for
                more than one user, configuring PPP, where to get
                help

         2pm    Demo and hands on with secondary applications:
                Newswatcher and ftp (fetch)

         2:30pm Discussion of the functional differences among
                various modes of communication such as email and
                newsgroups, ftp sites and World Wide Web and so
                on for the variety of purposes that teachers will
                have: such as student communication, sharing lesson
                plans, etc.

      3:30-4:30 New STEPper help session (Rick)

July 13  8:30-9 Dr. Karen Cohen (kccohen@mit.edu)

                An Update from the STEP Outside Evaluator

         9-9:45 Jayne Keller (jaynek@sdsc.edu) SDSC Education Coordinator

               "K12 Outreach at SDSC"

        9:45-10 Break

       10-10:45 Kris Stewart (stewart@cs.sdsu.edu)

                "A Review of some MATLAB Models"

       10:45-11 Ivan Golakoff's Water Quality Control Project
                (Marnie Zoglman, 74404.2517@compuserve.com)
                  - presentation by Tim Towler

        11-noon Discussion of "experiences" trying to install
                software at home last night.

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         *                                                  *
         *   12-3:30 - TROUBLE Shoot installing PPP/SLIP    *
         *             Go home and send email to your Lead  *
         *                 Teacher with PPP/SLIP via modem  *
         *   Phone numbers in auditorium: 534-8313, 534-5176*
         *                                                  *
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July 14-15 Dr. Dave Thomas (umsfdtho@mathfs.math.montana.edu)

Dave Thomas will present extensive material from the book:
"Visualization of Natural Phenomena" by Robert S. Wolff
and Larry Yaeger, TELOS, The Electronic Library of Science, 
1993.  His curriculum has already been tested via the
Internet with a widely based group of teachers during
Spring 1994.

This course is cross platform using public domain software.

Thursday

8:30-10  Introduction to NIH Image 1.56beta9
10-10:15 Break
10:15-12 Image Analysis, NIH Image 1.56beta9

noon-1   Lunch

1-1:15   Visualization Videos
1:15-2   NCSA DataScope
2-2:45   NCSA Image 3.1.1
2:45-3   Break
3-3:30   Visualization Videos/Open Lab/Questions & Answers

Thursday 3:30-4:30 New STEPper help session (Hal)

Friday

8:30-9   Scientific CD-ROMs & other data sources
9 - 10   IMDISP and the JEI CD-ROMs and Curricular Materials
10-10:15 Break
10:15-11 SIR-C CD-ROM and Curricular Materials
11 - 12  Tools for Exploring Transformation Geometry

noon-1   Lunch

1-1:15   Visualization Videos
1:15-2   Tools for Exploring NonEuclidean & Fractal Geometry
2-2:45   Tools for Exploring Mathematics Resources on the
         Internet
2:45-3   Break
3-3:30   Open Lab and Questions & Answers


Friday   3:30-4:30 New STEPper help session (Dave)

Week 2:
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July 18-19 Brian Lindow (lindow@nes.nersc.gov)

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Platform:  Macintosh  (software also available for MS-DOS)

This workshop gives teachers hands-on training with microcomputers
(Macintosh) and the National Education Supercomputer (NES). The NES 
is a CRAY YMP-EL located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
(LLNL).  Participants will learn what makes a supercomputer super, 
and how supercomputers are used.

Participants in this workshop will:
*   Become familiar with the working environment of the NES.
*   Learn to use the applications available through NESP.
*   Identify the importance of using supercomputing in scientific
    research.
*   Share ideas for implementing supercomputer modeling in math and
    science curricula.
*   Learn to access the NES through the Internet.

Prerequisite:  Familiarity with the Macintosh operating system and
               access to a Macintosh or MS-DOS computer (preferably
               color) and modem for work done outside of class. Some
               programming experience is helpful but not required.

                               * * *

July 20  8:30-9 General Discussion of how these LLNL tools
                might be used in the high school classroom.

                What facilities are needed to make effective use?

         9-10 Wayne Pfeiffer (pfeiffer@sdsc.edu)

              "Update on activities at SDSC"

         If someone were to ask you, "What does SDSC do?", here's a
         possible answer.  Also, an

            "Invitation to use the Facilities of SDSC"

         What's available in the Training Room and how to use
         effectively, Sandy Davey (daveysl@sdsc.edu)

         10-10:15 Break

         10:15-11:30 Jay Dombrowski, SDSC (dombrowh@sdsc.edu)

              "Small Network Responsibilities"

         Jay will be available in PM for detailed Network questions

         Afternoon Lab Exercises:

         1-1:45  Hal and Dave
                   - Computer and Network Appropriate Use Policy
                     Student/Parents/Teacher/School signs this doc

         Work in Study Groups with the Wireman, Climoman
         materials from Lindow as well as the Visualization
         tools from Thomas.


July 21  8:30 Andrea Alvarado (andrea@sdsc.edu)

              "The SDSC CDrom Project"

         9-10:15 John Helly (hellyj@sdsc.edu)
                 SDSC Computational Biologist

         A current view of computational biology and the
         resources at SDSC.

         10:15-10:30 Break

         10:30-noon Susan Calcari (calcaris@cerf.net)/CERFnet Info Scout

         1-3:30  Afternoon Lab Exercises:

         Work in study groups with Viz Tools and/or LLNL
         Tools and/or MATLAB

July 22  Tony Freeman (tony_freeman@radar-email.jpl.nasa.gov)
         SIR CED coordinator from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

         This is a cross platform selection of images and
         software on CD rom.  Lesson plans and extensive
         materials are also provided to introduce imaging
         of scientific data from various NASA projects.

         I received a short preview of what Tony plans to
         cover last week (as well as talking to him at the
         JPL Open House on Saturday, July 16)

         1st hour - overview of SIR-CED CD-ROM (pages 1-16
         in the Teacher's Guide.

         2nd hour - Mission to Planet Earth (pp. 33-51 in TRG).

         3rd hour - How radar imaging works (Module 2 in 
                    Presentation Materials)

         4th hour - SIR-C/X-SAR (Module 3 in Presentation
                    Materials)

         5th hour - Locking at radar images (pages 139-153
                    in Teachers' Guide)

         6th hour - Module 5 : Sample Project (pages 68, 69
                    in Lesson Plan

         Dr. Karen Cohen, STEP's outside evaluator, will visit
         
Week 3:
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July 25  Dr. Karen Cohen will visit

8:30-11  Lab time to work on your STEP/tools project

         - Scientific Visualization (Dave Thomas)
         - Lawrence Livermore National Lab tools (Brian Lindow)
         - SIR-C/JPL (Tony Freeman)
         - MATLAB (Kris)
         - Community of Explorers (to be introduced tomorrow)

11 am    Dr. Sara Baase (baase@cs.sdsu.edu)
         SDSU Computer Science Faculty

                     EVALUATION OF CLIMATE MODELS

The predictions of global warming during the next century are 
based primarily on climate models.  This talk gives a introduction 
to the models and addresses the issue of how to evaluate them.
The three questions we use to evaluate the models are:

        1.  How well is the underlying science understood?
        2.  What simplifications are made in the models?
        3.  How do the model results compare with actual data?

This presentation grew out of a case study developed for college
students learning about reliability of computer systems.  It 
assumes no technical background in climatology or computer science.

        1-3:30 Afternoon Lab Exercises:

               Lab time to work on STEP/tools project
               Organize for tomorrow's field trips


July 26-27  SIAM field trip with Kris (& Olin) for Math/STEPpers 

                    Give an opportunity for Mathematics Teachers
                    to become acquainted with the industrial side
                    of their trade.

            CoE field trip to Keck Lab for Science/STEPpers

July 28 

8:30-8:45 Report from HTML Editors and an update on the STEP WWW-server

8:45-9    Report on the SIAM Field Trip

9 - 9:30  Reports to entire group on CoE Explorer lessons

          This would be a good time to discuss the www
          server and what the math and science teachers
          would like to have available on it.

9:30-10:45 Lab time to work on STEP/tools project

         Electronic copies should be provided to Rick or Tim to
         become part of the STEP Electronic Archive in our WWW
         site (www-step.ucsd.edu) by the end of today.

10:45-11 break

11-12 Lisa Heizer (heizer@imagine.sdsu.edu), Instructor for SDSC
Geology Visualization Course.  Lisa will present an overview of
the use of visualization tools in teaching geology.  There will
be demonstrations for how environmental issues can be taught.

1-2     Lab time to finalize STEP/tools project plan.
        Sign up for order of presentation.

2-3:30  Begin 5 minute presentation of Individual STEP/tools
        project plan

        PLEASE have the courtesy to listen to your fellow
        STEPpers.  There should be no keyboard or mouse use
        going on during these presentations.


July 29

8:30-10:30 Continue Presentation of individual STEP/tools project plan

        PLEASE have the courtesy to listen to your fellow
        STEPpers.  There should be no keyboard or mouse use
        going on during these presentations.

10:30-10:45 Administrative Materials from Dr. Bob Dean

10:45-11    Break

11 am Gabriele Wienhausen (gwienhausen@ucsd.edu) will present an
      overview of her Macintosh based system to introduce new students
      to the laboratory environment for the science courses at UCSD.
      This is tailored to the UCSD environment, and provides a
      non-threatening first introduction to the environment
      students will work with in the actual laboratory.

Noon  Lunch courtesy of Dr. Bob Dean


Background on CoE Program:
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Creating a Community of Explorers: Using Computer Networks
to Facilitate Science Instruction
 
The goal of the National School Network Testbed Project is
to make available to schools, up-to-date scientific
resources, to engage students and teachers in authentic
problem-solving, and to support the implementation of
advances in pedagogy and educational technology. With
support from the National Science Foundation, Bolt Beranek
and Newman Inc. (BBN) and its collaborators at the
University of California, San Diego and other sites
throughout the country, have begun to test the feasibility
of extending the internet to public schools. One of the
first Testbed projects, The Community of Explorer, has
established a network to support teachers as they explore
use of physics, biology and chemistry modeling software in
their classrooms. Teachers and their students use email to
share laboratory investigations authored in a computer
simulation environment. Scientific and technical advisors
are also on-line to answer questions and provide support.

July 26

9:00-10:15 Introductory Explorer Photosynthesis lesson
(everyone works on the same lab, LEAD Teachers (LT) rotate
to assist with using Explorer. One person leads a short
summary discussion after participants work through the lab.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Demonstrate the features of one lab using an
example of an actual lesson. Then do an interactive tutorial
to show how to change parameters and other features and how
to insert new parameters, graphs and a spreadsheet. Create
new model and put it in www or gopher server for everyone to
access. One person leads presentation and other LTs rotate
to assist participants when they try to edit the model
following instructions from the leader.

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-4:00 Set challenge for each SIG and LTs work with each
group to edit an existing model to do some new task. These
three challenges need to be carefully developed to lead
participants through the various changes that Explorer
allows but does not overwhelm them. Perhaps these could be
extensions of the three example lessons we are developing.
The goal for the end of the day is to have three adapted
models for review the next morning. Bill will be out from
BBN for the two days and perhaps he can help polish these
three adapted models before we install them on the www
server.

July 27

9:00-10:15 A quick presentation by each SIG showing how they
adapted their model. This will be followed by an overview of
the lesson plan formats (e.g., Interactive Physics, Hal's
RelLab format, Rick Degelsmith's Explorer lesson format).

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-4:00 SIG lesson planning groups. The goal of the day
is to produce at least one lesson for each SIG that is
classroom ready and will be put up on the www server.


Background on SIAM

SIAM is the national professional society for applied
mathematics.  Their annual meeting this year is expected to
bring over a 1,000 mathematical professionals from both
industry and academia to San Diego this summer.  The themes
of this meeting are:

Applications of Dynamical Systems
Applied Probability and Statistics
Control Theory, Optimization and Applications
Economics and Financial Modeling
Environmental and Geophysical Modeling
Large-Scale and Scientific Computing
Manufacturing and Design
Molecular Dynamics and Biological Modeling
Partial Differential Equations
Wave Propagation.

The meeting runs from July 25-29, but we will be attending
on July 26 and 27 because these are the days for the
Exhibitions.  SDSC has been invited to have a Booth
discussing their research and educationally oriented
activities.  Those who teach math in high school could
benefit from seeing the actual way in which mathematics is
used in the industrial settings that will be highlight
during some of the SIAM presentations.

Submitted SDSC Booth Description for SIAM:
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SIAM Annual Meeting - July 25-29, 1994, San Diego

Exhibitor's Booth Abstract (Research Booth)

San Diego Supercomputer Center

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is a
national computational science and engineering
laboratory.  SDSC's mission is to advance
scientific research; serve as the focal point
of national development in key enabling
high-performance computational technologies;
and, enhance U.S. economic competitiveness.
This mission emphasizes developing computational
science curricula, as well as helping U.S.
industry transition to computational engineering
for research, product design, and production.
SDSC includes CERFnet, providing connections to 
the Internet for individuals and organizations
and the InterNIC Information Services, which
help people understand the Internet, learn to
use its navigational tools, and find the Internet
resources they need.

Contact:  Dr. Kris Stewart
          (stewart@sdsu.edu)