K-12 Activities IEEE Central Texas Section Spring Planning Meeting January 29, 2011 San Marcos, TX
IEEE Central Texas Section K-12 Activities People l Dean Schneider, K-12 Activities Chair l Steve Pearson, Austin Area Activities l Tom O’Brien, SA BEST l Tom Grim, John Purvis, Discover Engineering
IEEE Central Texas Section K-12 Activities Focus Areas l Central Texas Future City Competition l IEEE Teacher In-Service Program l Edison Lectures Support l Discover Engineering l BEST Robotics Competition Support
IEEE Central Texas Section Central Texas Future City Regional Competition l Engineering Competition for 7-8 graders l Students partnered with engineering mentor l Winner advances to national Future City Competition in Washington DC
IEEE Central Texas Section Central Texas Future City Regional Competition l Regional Competition Held at Texas State University on Jan 15, 2011 l Sponsors: IEEE CTSARMAustin-SA AEE Shell OilSan Antonio ASCE Raba-Kister Inc TITE
IEEE Central Texas Section Central Texas Future City Regional Competition l Regional Coordinator: Dawn Roberson l Judging Coordinator: Dean Schneider l Mentor Coordinator: Andrew Hunt l Volunteer Coordinator: Joules Webb l TX State Coordinator: Larry Larson
IEEE Central Texas Section Central Texas Future City Regional Competition 1 st Place SANA West Ridge MS 2 nd Place Freedice Goodnight MS 3 rd Place Freedice Goodnight MS
IEEE Central Texas Section Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) l MOU signed with Transformation 2013 T-STEM Support Center to support TISP marketing and registration l 3 lesson plan presentations in 2010 l Next TISP seminar scheduled for 25 Feb at Texas State RF Mitte Bldg l CTS 2010 Support: $165
IEEE Central Texas Section Edison Lecture Series l Series presented by UT Austin ECE Dept l Introduces middle and high school students to the potential applications and impacts of electrical engineering on the world l CTS 2010 Support: $500
IEEE Central Texas Section Discover Engineering l Excite K-12 students to pursue careers in math, science and engineering l In-class, hands-on engineering activities l Collaborative, volunteer-driven initiatives of the engineering and education communities l Supported by CTS Members l DE Board Members: Tom Grim, John Purvis
IEEE Central Texas Section BEST Robotics l Support to BEST Competitions in San Antonio l Members: Tom O’Brien l CTS 2010 Support: $500 budgeted through Life Member Affinity Group
IEEE Central Texas Section K-12 Plans / Issues l Strengths: Wide variety of activities l Weaknesses: Fractured communications between activities l Opportunities: Additional funding for TISP Activities through IEEE Foundation and Life Members Grants l Threats: Lack of Interest and volunteer responses
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