EXPENSES, CREDIT OPTIONS, & CANCELLATIONS

Registration

Registration cost to attend the Academy is $400 plus a $50 non-refundable application fee for a total of $450.  This includes one graduate credit from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.  All checks are payable to the Christa McAuliffe Academy.  Fees must be paid in advance by all participants.  This amount may be covered by your school district through Title II of the No Child Left Behind Act or from Title I, Special Education, Technology and Vocational Education funds.  Be sure to complete and return the UW-Oshkosh registration form with your application.  Grades for the Academy will be posted on the UW-Oshkosh web site www.uwosh.edu/tw/ after August 18, 2008.

Graduate Credit

Participants may earn a total of three graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.  The Christa McAuliffe Academy is subsidizing part of the cost of these credits.  Additional classroom expectations are required if seeking a 2^nd or 3^rd credit.  (*See Requirements for 2^nd & 3^rd Credit Options below.)  Checks for additional credits should be made payable to Christa McAuliffe Academy and included with application, or be mailed by June 27, 2008.  This amount is in addition the the $450 Christa McAuliffe Academy fee listed under "Registration."  The Christa McAuliffe Academy does not accept credit cards.

1 CREDIT	2 CREDITS	3 CREDITS
Registration Fee ......................$450 1 Credit Included with Registration -0- Total Due ................................$450 PAYABLE TO CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ACADEMY	Registration Fee ......................$450 Credit Cost .............................$100 Total Due ................................$550 PAYABLE TO CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ACADEMY	Registration Fee .......................$450 Credit Cost ...............................$200 Total Due .................................$650 PAYABLE TO CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ACADEMY

Requirements for 2^nd & 3^rd Credit Options

2^nd Credit
A one-page summary of your tour experience is required for the 2^nd credit option.  The summary is due Friday, July 18 to the Christa McAuliffe Manager.  The format for the paper will be available on Monday, July 14, at the registration desk.

3^rd Credit
A one-page summary of your tour experience is required, just as above, and is due Friday, July 18 to the Christa McAuliffe Manager.  In addition, a second project is required for the third credit option which may be completed by August 3 with an option for an Incomplete grade to be finished by October 1.

Project Requirements (3rd Credit):

	Attend a short meeting on Monday, July 14 at 3:00 p.m. in North's cafeteria
	Submit a one-page project description before Wednesday, July 16 to the Christa McAuliffe Academy Manager.
	Complete a project.  The intent of the project is to increase the impact of the academy course on the participant's teaching or to facilitate the participant's dissemination of information learned at the academy to a broader group of educators.

Examples of appropriate projects include: Development of hands-on lesson plans; Research paper on course-related scientific topic or pedagogies appropriate for active learning; development and delivery of an in-service presentation based on course content.

A course requirement sheet will be available at the Academy to help you determine if you would like to take advantage of the additional 3 credit option.