1. Intro to K-12 Robotics Programs
Shelli Brasher– REC Foundation, VEX Regional Support Manager
Dr. Dan Kohn- UofM, Engineering Technology, FIRST Partner
Dr. Tom Banning-UofM, Engineering Technology, FIRST Partner

2. Elementary (K-5)
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)
College/University
FIRST LEGO JR
FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC)
FIRST LEGO League
(FLL)
FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC)
VEX IQ Challenge
(VIQC)
VEX IQ Challenge (VIQC)
VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)
VEX U
BattleBots
SWE Mindstorm Challenge
BEST Robotics
MATE Rover

3. Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, student-centered, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs worldwide.
Focus on Sustainable and affordable
A New Kind of Athlete

5. VEX To Do List
MAY
Game Reveal, Game Analysis, Set up Journal, New Team Grants
JUNE
Camps, Professional Development, EP Summit, Webinars, Fundraising, Robot Virtual Worlds
JULY
AUGUST
State Coaches’ Meetings, State EP Meetings, Webinars, Girl Powered Grants, Forming Teams, Fundraising
SEPTEMBER
Robot Designs, Scrimmages
OCTOBER
Girl Powered Events, Fall Leagues, Tournament Season BEGINS
NOVEMBER
Fall Leagues, Tournaments
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Winter Leagues, Tournaments
FEBRUARY
MARCH
State and Regional Championships
APRIL
World Championships

6. NEW! International Robotics Honor Society

8. 2016/2017
2017/2018 40 45
countries
1,350
1,450
events
18,000
20,000
The program continues to grow! Our focus in the year ahead will be to add new countries and continue the trend on student, team and event growth.
teams
180,000
200,000
students

9. VEX IQ Challenge Growth
Total Number of Teams by Year
The VEX IQ Challenge was introduced as a pilot initiative during the 2012/2013 season with 70 teams. It’s quickly grown to reach over 4,000 teams today. We expect the trend to continue in the current season as well given that the program is flexible, affordable and relatively easy to implement. We know this to be true given the response we’ve seen to entire school districts and states adopting the model and implementing in their school systems in locations like Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky to name a few.

10. Tennessee VRC, VEXIQ, VEX U

11. Tennessee Growth 2014/15 55 VEX teams 2015/16: 99 VEX teams
Events August to March
2014/2015 VRC = 3+1 Championship IQ = 2+1 Championship
2015/2016 VRC = 6+1 Championships IQ= 5+1 Championship
2016/2017 VRC = 11+1 Championships IQ=4+1 Championship
2017/2018 VRC = 18+2 Championships IQ=9+2 Championship

12. Number of Event Registrations
Number of Teams 16 1 44 2 47 3 4 20 5 21 6 17 7 10 8 9
Tennessee Team Activity 2017/18 (20 events possible for VRC) (11 events possible for VEX IQ)

13. Where are Teams? VRC

14. Where are Teams? VEX IQ

15. New Team Grants Existing Team Grants District Wide Grants Teacher Training Event Sponsorships Volunteer Base Community Outreach Opportunities
Facebook.com/tva

16. The Details:
There are a total of sixty (60) Rings available as scoring objects in the game. There are seven (7) Posts to score on, one (1) Floor Goals, three (3) Starting Pegs, and one (1) Bonus Tray on the field.
Game Videos

17. Game Videos

21. Robotics Certification
In continuing our efforts to provide students a clear pathway to STEM careers, the REC Foundation introduced industry certifications in pre-engineering and robotics at the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship.
Students are expected to have at least 150 hours of pre-engineering or robotics classroom experience before pursuing certification
The certifications are broken into several areas or modules outlined here
Students are not limited in how many modules they take, but certain modules are required
Finally, students earn both certifications when completing Robotics as those requirements exceed Pre-Engineering certification
For more information, visit our website

22. Your pathway to information.
“Unofficial” Facebook Groups:
Brasherbots of AR, LA, MS, and TN
VEX Worlds Coaches Association