K-12 Activities

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Spring Planning MeetingJanuary 29, 2011 San Marcos, TX

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K-12 Activities People

Dean Schneider, K-12 Activities Chair Steve Pearson, Austin Area Activities Tom O’Brien, SA BEST Tom Grim, John Purvis, Discover

Engineering

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K-12 Activities Focus Areas

Central Texas Future City Competition IEEE Teacher In-Service Program Edison Lectures Support Discover Engineering BEST Robotics Competition Support

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

Engineering Competition for 7-8 graders Students partnered with engineering

mentor Winner advances to national Future City

Competition in Washington DC

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

Regional Competition Held at Texas State University on Jan 15, 2011

Sponsors:

• IEEE CTS • ARM • Austin-SA AEE

• Shell Oil • San Antonio ASCE

• Raba-Kister Inc

• TITE

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

Regional Coordinator: Dawn Roberson Judging Coordinator: Dean Schneider Mentor Coordinator: Andrew Hunt Volunteer Coordinator: Joules Webb TX State Coordinator: Larry Larson

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Central Texas Future City Regional Competition

1st Place

SANA

West Ridge MS

2nd Place

Freedice

Goodnight MS

3rd Place

Freedice

Goodnight MS

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Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)

MOU signed with Transformation 2013 T-STEM Support Center to support TISP marketing and registration

3 lesson plan presentations in 2010 Next TISP seminar scheduled for

25 Feb at Texas State RF Mitte Bldg CTS 2010 Support: $165

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Edison Lecture Series

Series presented by UT Austin ECE Dept

Introduces middle and high school students to the potential applications and impacts of electrical engineering on the world

CTS 2010 Support: $500

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Discover Engineering

Excite K-12 students to pursue careers in math, science and engineering In-class, hands-on engineering activities Collaborative, volunteer-driven initiatives of

the engineering and education communities Supported by CTS Members

DE Board Members: Tom Grim, John Purvis

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BEST Robotics

Support to BEST Competitions in San Antonio

Members: Tom O’Brien CTS 2010 Support: $500 budgeted

through Life Member Affinity Group

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K-12 Plans / Issues

Strengths: Wide variety of activities Weaknesses: Fractured communications between

activities Opportunities: Additional funding for TISP Activities

through IEEE Foundation and Life Members Grants Threats: Lack of Interest and volunteer responses

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QUESTIONS???

Thanks