FIRST LEGO League Coaches Connect Workshop 2015
Date and time
Location
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
100 Bigelow St Holyoke, MA 01040Description
FIRST LEGO League Coaches Connect Workshop
Thursday, July 16, 2015
8:45 am - 2:30 pm
Workshop leader:
Karen Sullivan, FIRST consultant
Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
100 Bigelow Street, Holyoke MA
Join educators, parents, and leaders of youth-serving organizations who want to organize and coach teams for FIRST LEGO League, a robotics program for 9-14 year olds.
What is FIRST LEGO League?
FIRST LEGO League is a robotics program for 9 to 14 year olds, designed to get children excited about science and technology -- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. FLL can be used in a classroom setting but is not solely designed for this purpose. Teams, composed of up to ten children with at least one adult coach, can also be associated with a pre-existing club or organization, homeschooled, or just be a group of friends who wish to do something awesome.
Contrary to popular belief, our coaches DO NOT need any technical experience. In FLL, the children do the work! And the work is programming an autonomous robot (using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot set) to score points on a thematic playing surface, create an innovative solution to a problem as part of their project, all while guided by the FLL Core Values. These three elements - the Robot Game, Project, and FLL Core Values - make up what we call our yearly Challenge. Like any other organized “sport”, teams also fundraise, create a team identity, and go on field trips.
What will be covered during the workshop?
- Robot building
- What is FLL and how to start a team
- Programming and game intro
- Lunch and discussion
- Teams program robots, test on playing field
- Show off robots
- Discuss specifics
Who should attend?
Parents, educators, leaders of youth groups, college students--anyone who is interested in coaching an FLL team now or in the future, or using FLL with youth. This workshop is not intended for students or those who attended a Coach training last year.
Space is limited. Advance Registration Required by July 10.
Should we not meet the minimum number of participants, the workshop will be canceled no later than two weeks before the workshop date.
Cost:
$30, with lunch and refreshments provided. Note on your registration form if you require a certificate of completion.
Laptops that support LEGO Mindstorms EV3, robot kits, will be provided for the day.
Free onsite parking available.
More about FIRST LEGO League:
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
We are not able to provide hotel accommodations or travel reimbursement for this workshop. If you need lodging, D. Hotel or Homewood Suites are about a 15 minute drive to the workshop site. There are also many lodging options in Northampton, which would also make for
Organized by
FIRST
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