Training for Mentor and Coach 19 May 2012
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College of Science, Engineering & Technology
Community Engagement
I-SETInspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology
I-SET Robotics Coach and Mentor Training 19 May 2012
What is a team? Issues and reality
Outline
• What is a team?• What does a team look like?• Requirements of an FLL team.• Requirements of a WRO team.• How to start a team?• How to build a team?• Reality check
What is a team?
• A collection of learners.
• Working and learning together.
• From a school, community, family …
• Diverse talents, skills and passions.
• Different ages, genders, race, background.
What does a team look like?
• No fixed recipe!• Age, gender, size, IQ …. Shoe size!• Sense of humour ...
Teams 2012
Drama – how not to ...
Presentation/Training
Singing?
Strategy!!
Prizes!
Fun competition
And the team needs
• A coach (hands on teaching, technical)
Hints for the coach
• You do not need to be an engineer to be a coach.
• Your team must define team rules.
• Tell parents – especially that kids do the work!
• Keep asking questions – what of, why, how?
More hints for the coach
• Do not do it alone!
• Figure out funding.
• Committed to meeting schedule.
• Parents need roles too!
• Good time management.
• Keep it FUN Fun Fun.
And the team needs
• Mentor(s) (motivator, guidance).
• Any person that works with the team in an area of expertise.
• Engineer, student, graphic artist, programmer, marketing expert, drama teacher, carpenter ….
And the team needs
• Managers.
• Administration - registration, attendance
• Photography, sponsorship, media, transport, catering ….
• Website – design and read …
And the team needs
• PARENTS that support
• Especially in weeks around competition!!!
• Treats appreciated!
Where is the team?
Other team issues ...
• Team name.
• Team logo.
• Team roles and responsibilities - research, build, program, present, strategy, time keeper, marketing, documents ... .
Requirements of a FLL team
• Must work together from begin September to end October (at least).
• Max 10 learners. Aged 10 -16 years.• Must program and build robot to complete FLL
challenge missions.• Must research challenge, identify a problem,
suggest solution and present research.• Will be judged on TEAM WORK!
FLL - Gracious professionalism
• We are a team.
• We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
• We honour the spirit of friendly competition
• What we discover is more important than what we win.
FLL - Gracious professionalism
• We share our experiences with others.
• We display Gracious ProfessionalismTM in everything we
do.
• We have fun.
Requirements of a WRO team
• 2 or 3 learners working together.• Challenge according to age group (elementary,
juniour high school, seniour high school, and open
• Many long hours and patience needed to practise, test and try designs for challenge.
• On competition day, work together to build robot in 2 hours!
How to start a team?
• Start with a group (6 to 10) of learners.
• Divide session into team building, robot building, programming and ‘free’ time.
• Encourage participation in all activities!
• Assign different roles and combinations.
2009 Team techno π
2010 Team Work Nationals
How to build a team?
• Read the manual.
• Link to manual ....
Quotes from the manual
• It requires no special expertise, just patience, dedication and a willingness to learn ALONGSIDE the team.
• You are never in this by yourself or for yourself.
How to build a team?
• Good to start with team building activity.
• Talk about team work.
• Talk ‘nicely’ to each other – it takes practice.
• Take lots and lots of photos of the teams and the robots
Team building activities
• Google ...
My team secret!
• Condensed milk!
Reality?
• The learners grow up and mature ….
• Life happens – and other things interfere!
• Teamwork does not happen naturally.
• Every one has a “bad hair day”.
• Not everyone on the team wants to build or program. The team needs researchers, speakers and artists too.
More reality …
• It’s the learners who are learning … let them do and try and think!
• Allow learners make mistakes – again and again!
• Guide do not dictate!
• There needs to be fun, laughter, and learning!
Africa Reality
Africa team reality
Good news
• Robotics in Africa
• Posted by Vu Nguyen on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | 1 Comment
• We came across an article about a great initiative that’s happening in Africa. A program called AFRON, or the African Robotics Network, is “aiming to mobilize a community of institutions and individuals working on robotics-related areas, strengthening communication and collaboration among them.”
• You can read more about AFRON by clicking on the following link:
• http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/african-robotics-network
• …read more.
•
Thank you
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