How to Begin Organizing TISP in your local Section Sohaib Qamer Sheikh Chair, IEEE Pre-University Education Coordinating Committee IEEE TISP Workshop Bangkok, Thailand 6 & 7 August 2016

Build interest in the membership Build relationships with schools and school districts TISP How to begin a TISP activity?

The IEEE Volunteer and TISP  IEEE Members are very generous with their time  IEEE Members are very willing to share their experiences  Educational Outreach events receive enthusiastic volunteer support

Two types of TISP volunteers  TISP Champions - take responsibility to establish and maintain a TISP program in “their” school system  TISP Trainers - energetic supporters of the initiative, willing to interact with teachers and serve as “coaches” during TISP presentations  You need BOTH

TISP Champions  TISP Champions take the leadership of organization, preparation, and logistics of the program  Champion Roles: –Organizers –Recruiters –Presenters –Events Planner –Liaison with Section  Once energized, champions are self motivated  The reward for the TISP Champion is immediate — they see their reward on the faces of the teachers (and sometimes students)

Growing Your TISP Champions  Focus on TISP Champions - the TISP lifeline  Invite/Recruit/Draft potential IEEE Champions to established events  Use TISP presentations to train future Champions  Use TISP presentations to cross-train the other TISP Champions

How to Develop Champions  Teaching Approach: –See one, Do one, Teach one  Team Approach: –Co-Champions support a school or school system, but responsibilities are spread among them

TISP Trainers  Relatively easy to recruit  Trainer Roles: –Supporters –Coaches –Kit Builders –Develop in-service content  Very effective, need minimal training, genuinely enjoy the experience  Their only responsibility is to "show up and do the work”

Recruiting Volunteers  Articles placed in Section and Student Branch newsletters  Announcements –At Section and Student Branch meetings –At Chapter meetings –At Section Executive Committee meetings  Informal contacts with fellow students  Try to adjust the role of a volunteer to his/her comfort level and time availability

Qualities Needed You may enjoy working with teachers if you:  Are a tactful communicator and are willing to play the role of classroom assistant  Would like to learn and practice new methods of teaching - with less telling and more doing  Enjoy immediate gratification

Sections must support the TISP Champions  TISP Champions are rare and precious  Encourage Section to Champion communication –Online forum and resources to share information  Encourage Champions to –share ideas –celebrate success –reflect on failures  Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.

Build Relationships with School Districts, Principals and Teachers  People who have department- wide or city-wide responsibility for staff development, science, technology and mathematics  These positions could be directors, assistant superintendents, supervisors, coordinators, etc –Regional/City Science Education Coordinator –Regional/City Technology Education Coordinator –Regional/City Administrator (responsible for curriculum) –Regional/City Mathematics Education Coordinator

Where to Start at the School Level?  If you already are working with a teacher…  Be sure to coordinate your activities with the school principal. –School Principal –Technology Education Coordinator –Department Head for Science, Math, or Technology (middle or high school)

Plan Times and Places  Special Events –Teacher conferences –Meetings of teacher organizations  Places –University Campuses –Teacher conference venues

Sample Presentation Outline  Introduction/Background (10 mins)  Objectives (5 mins)  Connection to Educational Standards (10 mins)  1 or 2 Group/Hands-on Activities –Presentation on concepts and learning objectives (30 mins) –Group work (45 mins) –Debrief and discuss applications (20 mins)  Summarization (10 mins)  General Questions/Comments (10 mins)  Distribute and collect 9-item questionnaire  Complete District forms (if applicable)

Choose Relevant Topics  Choose topics of interest to members  Adjust topics to the needs of your school system –Ask teachers, curriculum supervisors and curriculum specialists what topics are needed –Tie to education standards  Emphasize “hands-on” activities  Be careful about cost to schools

We have many lesson plans  Take advantage of the variety of free lesson plans available on the ‘Try’ sites  Reviewed by engineers and teachers

Follow-up Activities/Metrics  Count the number of educators who participated in your teacher in-service program  Be sure that teachers complete the 9 item questionnaire –EA will tabulate the results  Follow-up with teachers to determine the level of implementation of the concepts and activities  Consider a sign in sheet to include an address  Consider sending a follow-up postcard/ to attendees