Central Texas FIRST® LEGO® League Volunteer Orientation Invitational Tournament Connally High Schol March 8, 2014

Get Involved with FIRST® LEGO® League Mercadi Crawford Robotics Coordinator Skillpoint Alliance (512) Esther Johnson FIRST® Volunteer Coordinator Skillpoint Alliance (512)

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 VisitsRobotics 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 FIRST ® LEGO ® LeagueFIRST ® 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 Season Snapshot 102 schools & organizations 1,649 students 254 teachers 492 adult volunteers

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 & Programming 2.Research Project & Presentation 3.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® | September Local Qualifier Registration | November Season Qualifiers | December Invitational 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 Matches 2.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-In 7:30 AM Team Check-In 8:00 AMCoaches’ Meeting on Tournament Floor 8:00 AMTeams Assemble in the Gym 8:30 AM Opening Ceremonies on Tournament Floor 9:30 AM Matches and Judging begin 10:00 AMBusiness Expo Begins 11:00 AMJunior FLL Team Check-in | Set-up 12:00 PMJunior FLL Opening Ceremonies 12:00 PMLunch (Callback Deliberations Begin)

Schedule 12:30 PMJunior FLL Project Reviewing Begins 1:10 PMJunior FLL Closing Ceremonies 1:45 PMMatches Resume on Tournament Floor 2:00 PMCallbacks Begin 4:00 PMCallbacks End and Judge Deliberations Begin 4:00 PMBusiness Expo Ends 5:00 PMRobot Matches End 5:30 PMClosing 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 day Pit 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 Referee Emcee- Ben Holquist Announce the robot game and engage the crowd Scorekeepers 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 Resetters Point of Contact – Assist referees by resetting tournament fields between robot matches 9:30AM-12:15PM & 1:30PM-4:30PM Traffic 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-12:30PM LEAD 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 7 th 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!