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| | 2 | Season Activities: |
| | 3 | * Late Spring: |
| | 4 | * Select new lead mentors for team and for each sub-team |
| | 5 | * current lead mentor must invite replacement in [http://my.firstinspires.org/Teams/Wizard/TeamContacts FIRST] |
| | 6 | * current lead mentor should grant new lead admin privilege in the various IT tools: |
| | 7 | * Google domain: team2537.com new lead should be configured as a SuperAdmin |
| | 8 | * Wiki: wiki.raidtech.net new lead should have TracAdmin privilege |
| | 9 | * !TeamSnap: new lead role should be configured as a Manager |
| | 10 | * Hold Lessons-Learned (post-mortem) meeting of full team - gather feedback, ideas for next year |
| | 11 | * Hold elections for student leaders for next year - graduating seniors should not vote. |
| | 12 | * Plan meeting schedule for next year |
| | 13 | * try to avoid conflict with Band so students can participate in both |
| | 14 | * coordinate with faculty advisor and school administration ([mailto:Joann_Hutchens@hcpss.org Principal], [mailto:Jean_Fregeau@hcpss.org Tech Ed Team Lead]) |
| | 15 | * consult HCPSS calendar: http://www.hcpss.org/calendar/ |
| | 16 | * make custom robotics calendar: calendar creator: http://www.timeanddate.com |
| | 17 | * reserve practice spaces (Aux Gym, Cafeteria, etc.) with [mailto:Elizabeth_DeFrances@hcpss.org Athletics & Activities Manager] |
| | 18 | * If holding summer meetings (e.g. at Hackground or STEMAction), move materials needed from storage to summer facility |
| | 19 | * Summer: |
| | 20 | * Develop summer agenda (e.g. robot enhancements for Fall off-season competitions, training, outreach) |
| | 21 | * Discuss access to Hackground with [mailto:pppprasad@gmail.com Prasad Karunakaran] |
| | 22 | * Discuss access to STEMAction with [mailto:wduncanfirst@gmail.com Bill Duncan] |
| | 23 | * Outreach events (should be coordinated by Ops !Mentor/Students): |
| | 24 | * [https://stemulatingminds.wordpress.com/home/hoco-stem-festival/ HoCo STEM Festival] |
| | 25 | * [http://www.maplelawnfestivals.com/the-street-festival.html Maple Lawn Street Festival - Hackground] |
| | 26 | * Fall: |
| | 27 | * AHS event: New Student Orientation - recruit new students (coordinate with Ops) |
| | 28 | * AHS event: Robotics Team Orientation (team/club signups) - sign-up students (coordinate with Tech Boosters) |
| | 29 | * 2 separate meetings in cafeteria: new student signup, returning student signup (and recruit parent mentors) |
| | 30 | * AHS event: Back to School Night - recruit new parent mentors |
| | 31 | * Pay Season's Team [https://my.firstinspires.org/Dashboard/ FIRST registration] and get reimbursed from HCPSS using IFAS form(see team treasurer) |
| | 32 | * Build Mentor Team |
| | 33 | * Register mentors in [https://my.firstinspires.org/Dashboard/ FIRST TIMS] and |
| | 34 | * Send invitation for background screening (all mentors should be required to complete this) - reimburse mentors for the cost |
| | 35 | * Schedule [http://www.firstinspires.org/youth-protection Mentor YPP training], check photo-IDs, and collect YPC forms |
| | 36 | * All mentors must complete HCPSS [http://www.hcpss.org/parents/volunteer-information/ Parent Volunteer Training] and collect certificates |
| | 37 | * Provide a list of all mentors to AHS principal, vice-principal |
| | 38 | * Reconcile IT lists (remove old mentors, add new mentors): |
| | 39 | * !TeamSnap - add mentors and students and get updated phone/text/email info (may be handled by a Tech Boosters volunteer) |
| | 40 | * team2537.com - add mentors to appropriate groups via [https://admin.google.com] |
| | 41 | * wiki accounts - add mentors and students to appropriate groups |
| | 42 | * google drive access |
| | 43 | * Add students to school's shop safety training/testing program in [https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas Canvas] |
| | 44 | * username: AHSspaceraiders@gmail.com get password from prior lead mentor or Tech Ed faculty |
| | 45 | * First meetings: |
| | 46 | * Team building exercises - help kids get to know each other, learn the [https://www.teachengineering.org/k12engineering/designprocess engineering design process], learn to work as a team by completing a few quick prototyping exercises; choose from: |
| | 47 | * Spaghetti Tower [http://kats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Spag_towers_instructions.pdf instructions] |
| | 48 | * Robot Arm [http://tryengineering.org/lesson-plans/build-your-own-robot-arm lesson plan] [https://www.ieee.org/documents/Build_Your_Own_Robot_Arm_Lesson_Plan.pdf instructions] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuKG_dwlRZ4 video] |
| | 49 | * Spaghetti Bridge [http://engineering.jhu.edu/ei/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2014/01/Spaghetti-Bridge-Construction-Hints.pdf instructions] [http://pages.jh.edu/~virtlab/spaghetti-bridge/ rules] |
| | 50 | * Mousetrap Car |
| | 51 | * Another [http://marshmallowchallenge.com/Instructions_files/TED2010_Tom_Wujec_Marshmallow_Challenge_Web_Version.pdf marshmallow challenge] |
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