Tag: Outreach

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2005 Chairman's Video by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: FRC 67 H.O.T.

The video made of 2005 Championship Chairman's Award Winners, Team 67, The Heroes of Tomorrow.

Attracting and Retaining Diverse Student Populations by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Authors: Nancy McIntyre, Donald Dukes and Bruce Rajswasser

2005 presentation outlining steps teams can take to reach out to women and minority groups for recruitment.

Building High Tech Homes For Poor Families by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Authors: Pirelli, Roehl

Members of the Deerfield High FIRST team built the prototype Arial Home in one day. The goal is to obtain funding from major Foundations for the cost of the materials, at $10,000 per house. FIRST teams will raise money for their travel expenses to Indian reservations, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, or anywhere the need exists. Students will provide the expertise and labor to assemble the homes.

Building Rural FLL Programs Through Partnerships by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Presentation given by Toni Wilcox and Jan Derdowskias part of the 2009 FIRST Robotics Conference sponsored by Rolls-Royce and WPI.

Careers in Fluid Power by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Fluid power is a great industry for young people interested in building a career around science and technology.

Charting a Political Course by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: FRC 839 Rosie Robotics

From the 2008 Resource Workshops, this presentation covers how political action can benefit your team and raise community awareness.

College FIRST by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: Matthew Lesse

2005 presentation on the involvement opportunities available to college students.

FIRST Robotics and its Relationship to Students' Attitudes Towar by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: Anita Lundy

As a teacher in an inner city public high school, I listened to students express distain for science and engineering careers while at the same time desiring high paying, high profile jobs, such as professional athletes or entertainers. Students said they did not want to attend college for the eight or more years required to become medical doctors or research scientists. During my third year teaching at the high school, I helped organize a FIRST Robotics team. Eighteen students joined the first year and while the challenges of building a robot were at times insurmountable, many of the students seemed to enjoy the process. Their attitudes in science and math classes appeared to improve and their grades began to increase.

FIRST Robotics: A Model for Problem-Based Learning by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: Donald Sanford Griffith, Jr.

Many people believe that FIRST participants go on to pursue careers in technical areas. The study presented compares the college plans of a group of students that participated in FIRST to a control group.

Forming A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit For A Robotics Team by Arthur Dutra III
This document outlines the work Gus Robotics Team, Inc. has gone through to obtain 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation status. It is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal or tax advice.

NEMO-Hints for Contacting Your Elected Officials by Jenny Beatty
This paper was written for NEMO to help teams when inviting their elected officials to competitions.

Promoting STEM Education Through After-School LEGO Programs by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Presentation given by James Lynch, Jenny Filipi, Ian Thompson, Leigh Johnson, and Devin McKinnon as part of the 2009 FIRST Robotics Conference sponsored by Rolls-Royce and WPI.

The Baltimore Area Alliance: A Model for FIRST by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: Paul Harris

2008 Presentation on formation and mission of the Baltimore Area Alliance

Turning Your Digital Photos into FIRST-rate Productions by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Author: Hitchcock

One of the most important parts of outreach is showing constituents what you are accomplishing, this can be made much easier by taking and distributing pictures. This presentation explains how teams can go about choosing a camera and coping the pictures that were taken.

Using LEGO Robotics to Promote Math and Science by Robotics Resource Center (WPI)
Presentation given by Bill Johnson as part of the 2009 FIRST Robotics Conference sponsored by Rolls-Royce and WPI.

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