Building a Sustainable TISP in your Section The Wonderful World of IEEE Volunteers Brad Snodgrass Central Indiana Section

The Wonderful IEEE Volunteers IEEE Members are extremely generous with their time IEEE Members enjoy sharing their experiences Educational Outreach enjoys enthusiastic Volunteer support - it connects with volunteers as engineers, teachers, and parents

A TISP Effort Requires Two Types of 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.

The Beauty of TISP Champions Once energized, these Volunteers are self motivated The reward for the TISP Champion is immediate - You see it on the faces of the teachers

The Paradox of TISP Trainers Relatively easy to recruit Trainers for an established TISP New Trainers are effective with minimal training Trainers genuinely enjoy the experience Normally seeking a "show up and work” commitment The sustaining effort is borne by the Champions - coordination with schools, lesson preparation, and logistics.

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 Teaching Approach: See one, Do one Teach one Team Approach: Co-Champions support a school or school system, but responsibilities are spread among them.

Sections must aggressively support their TISP Champions TISP Champions are rare and precious commodities. Encourage Section to Champion communication –Online forum and Resources to share information. Encourage Champion to Champion communication –share ideas –celebrate success –lament failures Communicate. Communicate. Communicate