Teacher/Mentor Institute

SoCo BEST @Trinidad State 2015 Season and Demographics

Jenn SwansonJune 2, 2015

2015 Event Schedule

Kickoff Saturday, September 12 Trinidad State Junior

College Deadline to register for

optional BEST Award Friday, September 25 RSVP to

Jenn.Swanson@trinidadstate.edu

Practice Day Saturday, October

17 Trinidad State Junior

College Game Day

Saturday, October 24

Trinidad State Junior College

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Kickoff Details

Saturday, September 12 12:00 (Noon) until 4:00 p.m. Trinidad State Junior College Scott Gym or Sullivan Center

Plan to have food available for sale – more details to come Receive one Memory Stick per team with 2015 Kickoff

Files! A treasure chest of information Also available on our website

Game will be revealed – PAY DIRT Take lots of photos

See Game field and prototype robot demo 8 Breakout Sessions

Goal - Send 1-2 team members to each of the breakout sessions Receive your software licenses and keys – don’t lose them! Pick-up your Robot Kit (consumable & returnable) Page 3

Bring to Kickoff

Students/Mentors – enough to attend all breakout sessions

Food Bring snacks / water

Forms to turn in at registration table: Returnable Kit Agreement Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (if needed) Signed Consent and Release forms for

teachers, mentors and students Reference SoCo BEST Consent and Release Policy

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PAY DIRT 2015

PAY DIRT 2015 Robot is working in a mine Enjoy the poster of this year’s mascot Grab this logo picture

Coming soon the 2015 Logo

Kickoff Breakout Sessions

Project Engineering Notebooks Robot Design & Construction Tips Programming easyC Kits and Rules Control Systems The Rest of the BEST Award BEST Award Marketing Presentation Teacher & Mentor Tips

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Practice Day Details

Saturday, October 17 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Trinidad State Junior College

Scott Gym, Trinidad, CO 81082 Use the east entrance (look for balloons) Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side

10:00a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check REQUIRED to submit Project Engineering Notebook at registration Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up REQUIRED to submit Team Demographic Form and Robot

compliance inspection in pit area Open practice AND a dry run of the competition – multiple matches

Food Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the event If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner too!

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Bring to Practice Day

Robot (whether it’s working or not) and Team members

Project Engineering Notebook 2014 Team Demographics Form Tools & safety goggles for Pit Area Forms to submit:

Consent & Release Forms for additional teachers, mentors and students

Student Roster – list of ALL team members for program

Mentor Roster – list of ALL mentors for program Teacher Roster – list of ALL teachers for program Driver list for the day’s competition Page 8

Team Demographics Form

Team Demographics Form MUST be submitted to Compete Information Completed by Teacher

1. School Description2. Team / Student Descriptions3. Mentor, Curriculum, Software Information

PLEASE make them complete and correct! A template spreadsheet will be available at

Kickoff so you can track your student demographics

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Game Day

Saturday, October 24 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Scott Gym, Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, CO Enter via the east doors look for balloons Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side

10:30 a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up Robot inspection for compliance in pit area Have Team Photo with robot taken Set-up BEST Award Team Exhibit

Food Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the

event If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner

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Game Day DetailsCurrent Draft

10:30 Check in, robot compliance, team photos, team exhibit setup

11:30 Team Exhibits Open 12:30 Opening Ceremony 12:45 Seeding Matches Begin 3:00 Wildcard Match 3:30 Semi Final Matches 4:00 Final Matches 4:30 Award Ceremony & photos of winning teams & robots 5:00 Conclusion of Game Day activities 5:10 Winning teams meet regarding Regional Championship Teams turn in Returnable kits or sign kit loan form

Invite parents, friends, band, cheerleaders & mascot Page 11

Game Day

Forms to submit: Driver list – before the competitions Sportsmanship voting sheet – during the

competitions We’ll have Teacher and Student Feedback

forms – before you leave Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (unless you

return the kit) We return Project Engineering Notebooks

with Judges’ comments and scoring (after the awards ceremony)

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After Game Day

We will send to you: Your Team Photo Project Engineering Notebooks not

returned on Game Day Score sheets not returned on Game Day

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BEST Regionals

Who gets invited to attend Top teams in BEST Award Top teams in Robot Competition Exact number of teams TBD Dates – December 4 & 5, 2015 Location – University of Arkansas

Ft. Smith, Arkansas

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BEST Websites

The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website contains all the information you will need to understand the overall program, how the competition works, links to other resources (e.g., VEX, easyC), an FAQ section, and many resources

The SoCo BEST @Trinidad State website is our local website and it contains local information (e.g., Calendar of events, local contact information, etc.) and link to BRI’s website

BEST Robotics Inc. Website

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Map

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SoCo BEST @Trinidad State Website

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Summary of Web Resources

SoCo BEST@TrinidadState: http://www.trinidadstate.edu/programs/soco-best

BEST Robotics, Inc.: http://bestinc.org/

bESTology: http://www.friendsofbest.org/blog/category/bestology/

easyC V4 Programming Software: http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/

Vex Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/

Eventbright (Team Registration): http://socobest.eventbrite.com

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