Intro to K-12 Robotics Programs Shelli Brasher– REC Foundation, VEX Regional Support Manager Dr. Dan Kohn- UofM, Engineering Technology, FIRST Partner Dr. Tom Banning-UofM, Engineering Technology, FIRST Partner

Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High (9-12) College/University FIRST LEGO JR FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC) FIRST LEGO League (FLL) FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC) VEX IQ Challenge (VIQC) VEX IQ Challenge (VIQC) VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) VEX U BattleBots SWE Mindstorm Challenge BEST Robotics MATE Rover

Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Inspiring students, one robot at a time. Robotics Education & Competition Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, student-centered, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs worldwide. Focus on Sustainable and affordable A New Kind of Athlete

VEX To Do List MAY Game Reveal, Game Analysis, Set up Journal, New Team Grants JUNE Camps, Professional Development, EP Summit, Webinars, Fundraising, Robot Virtual Worlds JULY AUGUST State Coaches’ Meetings, State EP Meetings, Webinars, Girl Powered Grants, Forming Teams, Fundraising SEPTEMBER Robot Designs, Scrimmages OCTOBER Girl Powered Events, Fall Leagues, Tournament Season BEGINS NOVEMBER Fall Leagues, Tournaments DECEMBER JANUARY Winter Leagues, Tournaments FEBRUARY MARCH State and Regional Championships APRIL World Championships

NEW! International Robotics Honor Society

2016/2017 2017/2018 40 45 countries 1,350 1,450 events 18,000 20,000 The program continues to grow! Our focus in the year ahead will be to add new countries and continue the trend on student, team and event growth. teams 180,000 200,000 students

VEX IQ Challenge Growth Total Number of Teams by Year The VEX IQ Challenge was introduced as a pilot initiative during the 2012/2013 season with 70 teams. It’s quickly grown to reach over 4,000 teams today. We expect the trend to continue in the current season as well given that the program is flexible, affordable and relatively easy to implement. We know this to be true given the response we’ve seen to entire school districts and states adopting the model and implementing in their school systems in locations like Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky to name a few.

Tennessee VRC, VEXIQ, VEX U

Tennessee Growth 2014/15 55 VEX teams 2015/16: 99 VEX teams Events August to March 2014/2015 VRC = 3+1 Championship IQ = 2+1 Championship 2015/2016 VRC = 6+1 Championships IQ= 5+1 Championship 2016/2017 VRC = 11+1 Championships IQ=4+1 Championship 2017/2018 VRC = 18+2 Championships IQ=9+2 Championship

Number of Event Registrations Number of Teams 16 1 44 2 47 3 4 20 5 21 6 17 7 10 8 9 Tennessee Team Activity 2017/18 (20 events possible for VRC) (11 events possible for VEX IQ)

Where are Teams? VRC

Where are Teams? VEX IQ

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The Details: There are a total of sixty (60) Rings available as scoring objects in the game. There are seven (7) Posts to score on, one (1) Floor Goals, three (3) Starting Pegs, and one (1) Bonus Tray on the field. Game Videos

Game Videos

Robotics Certification In continuing our efforts to provide students a clear pathway to STEM careers, the REC Foundation introduced industry certifications in pre-engineering and robotics at the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship. Students are expected to have at least 150 hours of pre-engineering or robotics classroom experience before pursuing certification The certifications are broken into several areas or modules outlined here Students are not limited in how many modules they take, but certain modules are required Finally, students earn both certifications when completing Robotics as those requirements exceed Pre-Engineering certification For more information, visit our website www.RoboticsEducation.org

Your pathway to information. www.robotevents.com www.roboticseducation.org www.vexrobotics.com www.vexforums.com “Unofficial” Facebook Groups: Brasherbots of AR, LA, MS, and TN VEX Worlds Coaches Association