1. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference How to Integrate all three FIRST platforms to develop student who can apply for FIRST scholarships Presented by: Nancy McIntyre FIRST Senior Mentor Los Angeles Chair FIRST Los Angeles Organizing Committee Program Director Eagle Engineering FRC Team #1138, FTC 83,84,85, FLL 3905, 3906

2. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference How to Integrate all three FIRST platforms to develop student who can apply for FIRST scholarships Being able to incorporate all three FIRST platforms to develop students who are qualified and prepared to apply for the FIRST scholarships is an effort that I have been working toward for the last several years. It is also a great way to hook school administration and parents to help support the program. Having the three programs dovetail into each other and having the upper-class high school students working with the middle and elementary school students provides a rich environment for growth for everyone.

3. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Scholarships For 2008 there are 108 colleges and universities, professional associations, and corporations from the United States and Canada providing over 550 individual scholarship opportunities, valued at $9.8 million, to FIRST high school students. This is an official recognition of the knowledge and technical and life skills these students have gained from participating in a FIRST competition. FIRST scholarships enable students to pursue majors and careers in engineering, computer science, science, math, design, aeronautics, and many other technical fields.

4. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST LEGO League  FIRST LEGO League: Work with local feeder schools to your high school FRC program. Meet with parents and let them know about the money that is available for the high school students who participate.  Incorporate the Power Research component into science classes.  Research  Writing  Math calculations  Presentation  Environmental Awareness

5. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST LEGO League  Invite guest speakers from local power companies to meet with the students.  Participate in a local clean up effort.  Have the students on the team teach younger students about Power and things they can do to help.  If you have extra kits have a family day where the students can teach the parents how to build.

6. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST LEGO League 2008 Climate Connections Building a Global Game Plan Embark on an exploration of the earth's climate in the FIRST LEGO League's 2008 Climate Connections Challenge! Discover the links between science, people, resources and communities. Unearth how we learn about past climates and delve into questions surrounding our current and future climatic conditions. Join FIRST LEGO League teams in creating a global game plan as they make these Climate Connections! A wonderful opportunity to create some excitement for next season. My team will gather in May to brainstorm and parctice some basic skills for next year.

7. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST LEGO League  Tie in a trip to the library.  Visit the computer lab to work on presentation.  Invite the school administration to talk about what the school does to recycle and conserve energy.  Take a look at environmental conditions around the world.  Develop last year’s team into next year’s leaders.

8. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Tech Challenge  FIRST Tech Challenge: There are scholarships available to high school students who participate in this program. It is a great training program for FRC. We use it at both our middle and high school. Our middle school students who have outgrown FLL come over to the high school one afternoon a week. Our high school team uses the program as an off season event and to prototype our FRC robot in January. We also developed a class around the Vex platform to teach programming in Easy C.

9. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Tech Challenge  Intelitek’s Robotics Engineering Curriculum (REC) is a two-year robotics program for applied science, technology, engineering and mathematics. REC provides superior resources for both students and instructors, from award-winning hardware to teacher friendly lesson guides, to take advantage of the full capabilities of the VEX robots. REC Curriculum for VEX robots was designed by educators to provide the students with the best knowledge and tools to become robot designers and creators in record time. Carnegie Mellon Robot Institute http://www.education.rec.ri.cm u.edu/roboticscurriculum/vex_on line/START_HERE.htm http://www.education.rec.ri.cm u.edu/roboticscurriculum/vex_on line/START_HERE.htm

10. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Tech Challenge The Autodesk FIRSTbase site has re-launched for the 2008 FRC Season! Greetings Teams: Last season Autodesk launched a new website called FIRSTbase to deliver software, training and other resources to the FRC teams. Autodesk received positive feedback from many of you, as well as a lot of other great ideas for future development. Many of those new ideas were incorporated into the updated and improved site for this season. Here’s what you can expect: The newest Autodesk software with a 1 year license, including: –Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008 (10 licenses per team) –Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 (5 licenses per team) –New! Autodesk Combustion (5 licenses per team) Online training exclusively designed for FRC teams The Kit of Parts modeled in Autodesk Inventor to save you crucial days of development Product technical support free of charge Hundreds of Autodesk Design Competition entries and all of the winners to view Your team’s own collaborative workspace –File sharing – upload and download files of up to 500 MB each –Team Discussion –Team Photo Sharing – post and share up to 100 photos –Assign tasks to team members –Post team news –Video sharing –Emailing capabilities –Plus learn interesting and fun facts about your team members

11. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Tech Challenge Autodesk FIRSTbase Online Training Designed for You Have you always wanted to learn how to use Autodesk Inventor? We have developed training materials especially for FTC teams this season that include online tutorials with exercises and demonstrations from our experts. Learn more.Learn more. Have you always wanted to learn how to use Autodesk Inventor? We have developed training materials especially for FTC teams this season that include online tutorials with exercises and demonstrations from our experts. We created Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008 Tutorials – Beginner for those who have not used Autodesk Inventor. You will see how Autodesk Inventor fits into the robot design workflow; create sketches, simple parts, drawings and assemblies. In addition, you test your skills by creating a part, a part drawing, and an assembly from an actual FIRST robot. Below is a sample of the tutorials you will find: Using Autodesk Inventor help Creating Parts Documenting Parts Assembling Parts Creating Sheet Metal Parts Using Autodesk Inventor Studio

12. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Robotics Competition  Engineering  Physics  Math  Programming  Graphic Design  3D Studio Max  Inventor Business Public Relations Service Learning Video Production Persuasive Writing Public Speaking

13. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Robotics Competition We helped to develop our Future Business Leaders of America Club Eagle Business. Their teacher has helped with our business plan. Our Speech and Debate teacher worked with our team to help when we need to speak with judges. Our Expository Composition teacher worked with our team that was preparing our Chairman’s Award submission. Our robot programming class is in C which supports our FTC and FRC teams.

14. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference FIRST Robotics Competition  We have worked with our Campus Ministry department and our service office to show off our commitment to service.  Local Presentations  Rookie Teams  Summer Teacher Workshops  Mexico Orphanage trip.

15. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Parent / Grandparent Night  Invite team parents to an evening presentation on the FIRST scholarships that are available.  Encourage parents of students from all grades to attend.  Enlist the help of the guidance office.  Invite a local university admission officer to help explain the process.  Show off the Scholarship  Allow them to drive old robots.  Teach how to build structures using FTC or FLL robots.  When people ask how they can help….  DrivingCookingFrequent Flyer Miles  SewingShoppingBusiness Contacts

16. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference College Tour  Each season we include a college tour when we travel to regional events.  We make a point to visit schools that offer FIRST scholarships.  If going out of town is not a possibility go to a local college fair and visit with the representatives who come out to the schools.  Make appointments to have the admission representatives come talk with your team or parents if possible.

17. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Workshop  Each fall we host a workshop day and specifically invite the parents and upper class team members to join us for a FIRST Scholarship workshop.  We invite the local engineering schools to set up tables and explain their process to the students during our lunch break.  USC, CSUN, DeVry, ITT Tech have come out to our workshops.

18. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Scholarships and Loans Check for scholarships awarded by local organizations and businesses Target Best Buy Lions Club VFW McDonalds IEEE SME Credit Unions Federal Stafford Loans Subsidized loans are based on financial need Unsubsidized loans are for all eligible students Federal Perkins Loans – low- interest loans for students with exceptional financial need Federal PLUS Loans – unsubsidized loans for parents to pay college expenses Private Loans – see www.edfund.org for information www.edfund.org

19. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Other Things Students Can Do Get a head start through A.P. programs Take courses or get an AA degree at a local community college and then transfer to a four- year institution Consider Co-op programs. Check out www.co- op.edu or check into co-op schools such as Northeastern University, Drexel University, Kettering University and others.www.co- op.edu Receive college credit through CLEP exams – see www.collegeboard.com for information www.collegeboard.com

20. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Sources of Aid and Information for Women & Minorities American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) California-Math, Engineering & Science Achievement (MESA) National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) ASPIRA – Hispanic youth Association for Women in Science Association of Black Engineers & Applied Scientists LULAC – for Latino youth Math/Science Network – for young women interested in science, math, technology Minority Women in Science (MWIS) Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Society of Mexican-American Engineers & Scientists (MAES)

21. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Student Recognition  I hand out scholarship offers at our Academic Awards night.  Schools have signing ceremonies for athletes, find a way to promote the academic success of our FIRST students.  Have the awards listed for graduation.  Invite local engineering to recognize students for their success.  Call the local papers.

22. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Administration  Invite administration to competitions.  Give a presentation to the school board.  Make sure they get all press clippings and announcements of awards.  Make sure that they always have current materials on the team.  Make them part of your team.  Give a presentation at a faculty meeting.  Allow them to drive the robot.

23. 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference Thank you and Best Wishes Feel free to contact me with questions: Nancy McIntyre nmcintyre@chaminade.org