k14 stem workforce pipeline via mechatronics and gaming
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K14 STEM Workforce Pipeline via Mechatronics and Gaming
• NVC 2006 & 2007 – 60 hours, lunch, partner schools, 100% funded
• 2008 & 2009– Moved to tuition model / scholarships– TWC funded TIER (HS camp & Teacehr PD)
• 2010 NLC expansion loan / lease equipment• Proposals to expand to all 5 Alamo Colleges• Saturday enrichment classes
SpaceTEAMS Beginnings
Connections to FIRST• TX Workforce Commission $1,000,000• TWCable National Sponsor FIRST plus CAMM• JCPenny National Sponsor FIRST• Girl Scouts MOU FIRST• 4H
www.usfirst.org
Video clips• SpaceTEAMS – Youtube Channel TIERVISTA– http://youtu.be/c307FHYWDVo
• FTC– http://youtu.be/RBHtQPWjQsM
• FLL– http://www.youtube.com/fllglobal
Nuts n Bolts
• What it takesStaffing – SME likely to find in schools, numbers, may need to attend training yourself if no local SMEClassroom space, performance spaceKits options by age/grade levelLaptops/softwareFieldsLength 30 – 40 – 60 contact hours 5 days – 10 days
Recruiting
Parent orientationEarly drop-off/late pick-upSchedule / 1st day, daily, Lunch, final day
Elementary Camp (Youth who have completed grades 3rd through 5th)
Middle School Camp (Youth who have completed grades 6th through 8th)
High School Camp (Youth who have completed grades 9th through 12th)
$250 Per Child1-week camp, full day8:30 – 4:30 PM
* Students must bring their own lunch including snack
Camp Overview
Agenda
• Monday – Student Orientation• Tuesday – Lecture & Hands-On• Wednesday -- Lecture & Hands-On • Thursday – Mini Challenges• Friday – Final Exhibition and Awards Ceremony
Camp Details• Within 30 minutes of arrival on the first day, students are
already designing and programming their own robots.• Children are provided with opportunities to apply science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. • Participants learn by first building simple robots and then
progress to building more complex models.
Camp Details (cont.)• Students work in small groups to design, build, and
program Lego NXT system and VEX robots using laptop computers. (Tetrix and plus new option)
• Classes are kept small to facilitate the hands-on learning experience and project work.
• Parents, grandparents, and friends are encouraged to attend the final exhibition and closing ceremonies on the last day of camp.
Screen shot of RobotC Development environment
Code sampe from RobotC Development Environment
Budget Items
• Staffing– Instructor $25/hr @ 40-50-60 hrs– TA $15/hr @ 40-50-60 hrs
• Robot kits– LEGO WeDo $150 plus software & curriculum (1 kit per 3-4
students)– LEGO NXT $300 plus software (1 kit per 3-4 students)– LEGO/Pitsco Tetrix $600 plus software from CMU Robotics
Academy RobotC or VEX kits plus some software• Game fields
– Plywood and 2x4 for LEGO camp– 12 x 12 foot field plus soft tiles for larger robots $1,000
Elementary Camp 2011
Middle School Camp 2012
Did you know there are currently 4,000 robots serving in the US Military, including reconnaissance Talon bots that scout for roadside bombs in Iraq and PackBots that unsuccessfully poked around for Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Afghanistan.
www.dailygalaxy.com
Interesting Trivia
Fun Trivia QuestionWhat country is planning to open the first
major theme park based on robots?A. JapanB. South KoreaC. United States
Answer: South KoreaRobot Land (Incheon, South Korea)• Costs more than $680 million USD to build on 100 acres• Expected to go live in May 2012• Will feature robot cashiers, robot performances, a massive aquarium full of
robot fish that you control, robot battle stadium, a roller coaster that plunges into the water….
• Expect 2.8 million visitors per year
Thank You!FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
Andrew Schuetze(210) 486-4430
Tivy Whitlock(210) 486-5386