k-12 activities ieee central texas section spring planning meeting january 28, 2012 san marcos, tx

K-12 Activities

IEEE Central Texas Section

Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 28, 2012 San Marcos, TX

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K-12 Activities People

Albert Lozano, K-12 Activities ChairSteve Pearson, Austin Area ActivitiesTom O’Brien, SA BESTTom Grim, John Purvis, Discover

Engineering

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K-12 Activities Focus Areas

Central Texas Future City CompetitionIEEE Teacher In-Service ProgramEdison Lectures SupportDiscover EngineeringBEST Robotics Competition Support

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

Engineering Competition for 7-8 gradersStudents partnered with engineering

mentorWinner advances to national Future City

Competition in Washington DC

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition(update)

Regional Competition Held at Texas State University on Jan 21, 2012

Sponsors:

• IEEE CTS • Shell Oil • San Antonio ASCE

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

Regional Coordinator: Dawn RobersonJudging Coordinator: Dean SchneiderMentor Coordinator: Andrew Hunt Volunteer Coordinator: Joules WebbTX State Coordinator: Larry Larson

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

1st Place

Aeterna

West Ridge MS

2nd Place

Star City

Corbett JHS

3rd Place

CORE

Smith MS

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Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)

MOU signed with Transformation 2013 T-STEM Support Center to support TISP marketing and registration

3 lesson plan presentations in 2011No TISP seminars are scheduled CTS 2011 Support: $85

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Edison Lecture Series

Series presented by UT Austin ECE Dept

Introduces middle and high school students to the potential applications and impacts of electrical engineering on the world

CTS 2011 Support: $500

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Discover Engineering Excite K-12 students to pursue careers in

math, science and engineering In-class, hands-on engineering activitiesCollaborative, volunteer-driven initiatives of the

engineering and education communitiesSupported by CTS MembersAdding San Antonio this year

DE Board Members: Tom Grim, John Purvis Supporting SA version of Discover

Engineering with Transformation 2013 Center

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BEST Robotics

Support to BEST Competitions in San Antonio

Members: Tom O’BrienCTS 2011 Support: $500 budgeted

through Life Member Affinity Group

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K-12 Plans / Issues

Strengths: Wide variety of activities Weaknesses: Fractured communications

between activities, lack of timely volunteers Opportunities: Additional funding for TISP

Activities through IEEE Foundation and Life Members Grants

Threats: Lack of Interest and volunteer responses

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QUESTIONS???

Thanks