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Central Texas FIRST® LEGO® League Volunteer Orientation
Invitational TournamentConnally High Schol
March 8, 2014
Get Involved with FIRST® LEGO® League
Mercadi CrawfordRobotics Coordinator
Skillpoint [email protected]
(512) 814-3261
Esther JohnsonFIRST® Volunteer Coordinator
Skillpoint [email protected]
(512) 814-3275
What is the STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance?
We focus on: • Project-based STEM Education in Central Texas (K-16)• Connecting classroom learning to industry applications• Sharing best practices from industry & education
A consortium of high tech industry executives and education leaders engaged in addressing workforce and education issues.
Career Exposure Engineering Visits Robotics
Applied Internships Solar Design Game Design
STEM Programs
FIRST® and FLL
What is FIRST®?
• Vision: “to create a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes.” -- Dean Kamen
• Mission: To inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills that inspire innovation and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership
• For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
FIRST® Programs
Grade Level
FIRST ® Robotics Competition
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
FIRST ® LEGO® League FIRST ® Tech ChallengeJunior FIRST ® LEGO® League
FIRST® LEGO® League
• Global program empowering 9 – 14 year olds to design, build, and program robots using LEGO® MINDSTORMS®
• 1,500 students research real-world problems, work with industry mentors, and present their findings and designs
Region Served by Central Texas
Metro Areas Served• Austin• Bryan-College Station• Fredericksburg• Killeen• San Angelo• Waco
Team Growth in Central Texas
Demonstrated Growth• 1,330% growth over 8 years• 26% average annual growth
2011-12 Season Snapshot• 102 schools & organizations • 1,649 students • 254 teachers• 492 adult volunteers
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Central Texas FLL Team Growth
FLL Philosophy• Everyone is a winner• FLL designed to be a celebration
of achievement• Judges learn from participants• Students leave wanting more• It's not about building robots;
it's about robots building people • What you discover is more
important than what you win
FLL Program Elements
Annual Challenge- NATURE’S FURY™ 1. Robot – Score in Matches + Design & Programming2. Research Project & Presentation3. Core Values™• Each of these three elements is 33% of a team’s “score” at a
tournament. • Judges subjectively evaluate three coinciding categories- Robot
Design and Programming, Research Project, and Core Values™.• Referees objectively gather teams’ robot game scores.
Tournament Season
National Registration with FIRST® | SeptemberLocal Qualifier Registration | NovemberSeason Qualifiers | DecemberInvitational Tournament| March 8, 2014
• Connally HS• Jr.FLL, Business Expo, FTC Demo
The Tournaments
Overview:• Each team is invited to ONE (1) qualifier• These events are a celebration of what your team has accomplished
Tournament Activities include: 1. Three Head-to-Head Robot Matches2. Judging Sessions
– Research Project– Robot Design and Programming– Core Values
What to Expect
• A lot of people – 60 teams up to 450 kids, coached by 120 adults– 300-1,000 spectators including parents, teachers,
event sponsors and VIPs• Robotic matches (open to the public)• Judged rounds (closed to the public)• Goals of all volunteers:– Keep the day running smoothly and on time– Have fun!
Schedule
7:00 AM Volunteer Check-In7:30 AM Team Check-In8:00 AM Coaches’ Meeting on Tournament Floor8:00 AM Teams Assemble in the Gym8:30 AM Opening Ceremonies on Tournament Floor9:30 AM Matches and Judging begin10:00 AM Business Expo Begins11:00 AM Junior FLL Team Check-in | Set-up12:00 PM Junior FLL Opening Ceremonies12:00 PM Lunch (Callback Deliberations Begin)
Schedule
12:30 PM Junior FLL Project Reviewing Begins1:10 PM Junior FLL Closing Ceremonies1:45 PM Matches Resume on Tournament Floor2:00 PM Callbacks Begin4:00 PM Callbacks End and Judge Deliberations Begin4:00 PM Business Expo Ends5:00 PM Robot Matches End5:30 PM Closing Ceremonies on Tournament Floor
Connally HS School Map
Team Check-in Duties
• Point of contact: • Greet incoming teams• Collect paperwork – Consent Forms (2)
• Distribute maps, schedules, name badges• Remind teams-only two adults enter the pit
Pit Roles/Duties
• Point of contact: • Pit is where teams spend most of the dayPit Assistant• Escort teams from pit to queue areas
(Competition Floor and Judging Rooms) for rounds
• Assist with crowd control– Two adults per team– Monitor practice tables
Tournament Floor Roles/Duties
Point of contact: Juan Ortiz, Head RefereeEmcee- Ben Holquist• Announce the robot game and engage the crowdScorekeepers• Stationed on Tournament Floor• Receive scores from referees and enter them in
computerized spreadsheet for display• 9:30AM-12:15PM & 1:30PM-4:30PM
Tournament Floor Roles/Duties, cont.
Field ResettersPoint of Contact –Assist referees by resetting tournament fields between robot matches• 9:30AM-12:15PM & 1:30PM-4:30PMTraffic Control Point of Contact –Crowd control for stands
– NO flash photography– No crowding competition tables
• Oversee entrance and exit of teams from the floor• 9:30AM-12:15PM & 1:30PM-4:30PM
Judging Rooms Roles/Duties
Team Queuers/ Timekeepers• Escort teams to and from one of seven (7) judging rooms in each
category• Keep time
– 10-minute presentation: 1- and 2-minute warnings– 7-minute deliberation
• 9:30AM-12:30PMLEAD Team Queuer- Work with Pit Assistants and Team Queuers to direct traffic; keep teams in marked waiting areas• 9:30AM-12:30PM or 4:30PM
Information Roles / Duties
Point of Contact – Information Booth Volunteer• Provide information to spectators; pass out
event program, day schedules• Direct wayward teams and volunteers• Sell t-shirts and pass out drawing tickets• 7:00AM-12:00PM & 12:00PM-4:30PM
Other Roles / Duties• Judge– Additional training follows
• Traffic Control• Floater– General errand-running help
• Set-Up– 4:00 PM arrival time FRIDAY, March 7th
• Breakdown– 4:00 PM arrival time Saturday– May move supplies to storage in NW Austin
Things to remember
• For most volunteers, arrive 7:00 AM sharp on Tournament Day
• Have fun!–Crazy hats encouraged
THANK YOU for volunteering with
Central Texas FLL!