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

2. Get Involved with FIRST® LEGO® League Mercadi Crawford Robotics Coordinator Skillpoint Alliance mcrawford@skillpointalliance.org (512) 814-3261 Esther Johnson FIRST® Volunteer Coordinator Skillpoint Alliance centraltxfirst@gmail.com (512) 814-3275

3. 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.

4. Career Exposure Engineering VisitsRobotics Applied Internships Solar Design Game Design STEM Programs

5. FIRST® and FLL

6. 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

7. FIRST® Programs Grade Level FIRST ® Robotics Competition K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FIRST ® LEGO ® LeagueFIRST ® Tech ChallengeJunior FIRST ® LEGO ® League

8. 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

9. Region Served by Central Texas Metro Areas Served Austin Bryan-College Station Fredericksburg Killeen San Angelo Waco

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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!

16. 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)

17. 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

18. Connally HS School Map

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Things to remember For most volunteers, arrive 7:00 AM sharp on Tournament Day Have fun! – Crazy hats encouraged

27. THANK YOU for volunteering with Central Texas FLL!