1. How to Begin Organizing TISP in your local Section
Sohaib Qamer Sheikh, TISP Champion
IEEE TISP Workshop
5 & 6 December 2015
Athens, Greece

2. How to begin a TISP activity?
Build interest in the membership
Build relationships with schools and school districts
TISP
Two pronged approach:
Build interest in the membership
Build relationships with schools and school districts
Teachers, headmasters, principals, superintendents

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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”

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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)

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

15. 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)

16. 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

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

18. 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

19. Thank You For Volunteering