Season Activities: * Late Spring: * Select new lead mentors for team and for each sub-team * current lead mentor must invite replacement in [http://my.firstinspires.org/Teams/Wizard/TeamContacts FIRST] * current lead mentor should grant new lead admin privilege in the various IT tools: * Google domain: team2537.com new lead should be configured as a SuperAdmin * Wiki: wiki.raidtech.net new lead should have TracAdmin privilege * !TeamSnap: new lead role should be configured as a Manager * Hold Lessons-Learned (post-mortem) meeting of full team - gather feedback, ideas for next year * Hold elections for student leaders for next year - graduating seniors should not vote. * Plan meeting schedule for next year * try to avoid conflict with Band so students can participate in both * coordinate with faculty advisor and school administration ([mailto:Joann_Hutchens@hcpss.org Principal], [mailto:Jean_Fregeau@hcpss.org Tech Ed Team Lead]) * consult HCPSS calendar: http://www.hcpss.org/calendar/ * make custom robotics calendar: calendar creator: http://www.timeanddate.com * reserve practice spaces (Aux Gym, Cafeteria, etc.) with [mailto:Elizabeth_DeFrances@hcpss.org Athletics & Activities Manager] * If holding summer meetings (e.g. at Hackground or STEMAction), move materials needed from storage to summer facility * Summer: * Develop summer agenda (e.g. robot enhancements for Fall off-season competitions, training, outreach) * Discuss access to Hackground with [mailto:pppprasad@gmail.com Prasad Karunakaran] * Discuss access to STEMAction with [mailto:wduncanfirst@gmail.com Bill Duncan] * Outreach events (should be coordinated by Ops !Mentor/Students): * [https://stemulatingminds.wordpress.com/home/hoco-stem-festival/ HoCo STEM Festival] * [http://www.maplelawnfestivals.com/the-street-festival.html Maple Lawn Street Festival - Hackground] * Fall: * AHS event: New Student Orientation - recruit new students (coordinate with Ops) * AHS event: Robotics Team Orientation (team/club signups) - sign-up students (coordinate with Tech Boosters) * 2 separate meetings in cafeteria: new student signup, returning student signup (and recruit parent mentors) * AHS event: Back to School Night - recruit new parent mentors * Register mentors in [https://my.firstinspires.org/Dashboard/ FIRST TIMS] and send invitation for background screening (all mentors should complete) * Pay Season's Team [https://my.firstinspires.org/Dashboard/ FIRST registration] and get reimbursed from HCPSS using IFAS form(see team treasurer) * Reconcile IT lists (remove old mentors, add new mentors): * !TeamSnap - add mentors and students and get updated phone/text/email info (may be handled by a Tech Boosters volunteer) * team2537.com - add mentors to appropriate groups via [https://admin.google.com] * wiki accounts - add mentors and students to appropriate groups * google drive access * Schedule [http://www.firstinspires.org/youth-protection Mentor YPP training] * Add students to school's shop safety training/testing program in [https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas Canvas] * username: AHSspaceraiders@gmail.com get password from prior lead mentor or Tech Ed faculty * First meetings: * Team building exercises - help kids get to know each other, learn the engineering design process, learn to work as a team by completing several quick prototyping exercises: * Spaghetti Tower [http://kats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Spag_towers_instructions.pdf instructions] * 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]