Robotics Grants Open Now!

Robotics Start-Up Grants are available to Elementary, Middle, and High Schools and Non Profits that do not already have a VEX team.  Recruitment grants are available to any returning VEX Robotics team that has recruited a new school to apply for the Robotics Start-up Grant.  Click below for more information and to apply.  Check out this video of students sharing why robotics matters to them.

Back to School Robotics Presentation

Robotics coaches, are you are preparing to start up your robotics season and struggling to organize all the information you need to share with students? Feel free to use the above template to easily kick-off your season with your team(s).  The presentation template covers everything your students need to know to have a successful season.  Copy it, then edit it to make it your own!

Robotics coaches, if you missed our Advanced Robotics Coaches Training check out this playlist of 10 different topic videos as well as a recording of our Coaches Conference where we had various coaches answering all your questions.  

Invent it. Build it. (IIBI) is an experience designed to encourage middle school and high school girls to choose a career in engineering. Students participate in a hands-on engineering experience with members of SWE (Society of Women Engineers). While the girls are having fun building and inventing, parents and educators learn about engineering careers, scholarships, college admission, and resources. All attendees learn about engineering clubs, camps, after-school programs and competitions at the Invent it. Build it. EXPO. Cost is $7.00 for girls and $5.00 for parents and educators.  Lunch is included.

Coaches, could you use some extra help at your robotics practices?  Could you benefit from a STEM professional assisting your students to troubleshoot mechanical and programming issues?  We are excited to announce we are expanding our STEM Partners program to include Robotics Mentors. If you are interested please complete the below interest form.  Questions?  Contact Andy Fulton at andy@techpointyouth.org

Check Out These Technology Resources! 

Wakelet can be compared to an educational Pinterest!  Educators and students can both utilize Wakelet to store and organize ideas, collaborate with others, develop a project, lesson plan, or unit or search a library of existing content.

Check out this new take on Trivia and Review with Blooket

Blooket is a FREE, fun and engaging review tool for the classroom.  Teachers can create their own question sets or search the content library for existing questions sets to save time.  Once the question set it selected, the teacher selects from several different game modes to add a friendly competition component.  Play live in the classroom or assign a blooket for homework.

9/11

20th Anniversary 

Join students and teachers from around the world to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 by registering for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum's free Anniversary in the Schools program.  Watch the trailer for this year's Anniversary in the Schools webinar HERE.  The 30 minute program will be available on-demand beginning Friday, Sep. 10.  On that day, Education staff will answer student questions through an exclusive live chat.  Teaching guides will be available in advance of the program.  Register for the Anniversary in the Schools webinar below.

Additional 9/11 Classroom Resources

Virtual Field Trips - Take your class on live, interactive tours of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum led by Education staff via Zoom with time for questions throughout.

Webinar Stories - Search a collection of first-person accounts of the attacks and their aftermath.  Each video includes discussion questions to use while viewing.

Do you have resources on your list that you just haven’t had a chance to explore.  Send them my way and I will be glad to look into them for you and review to make sure they're worth your time.  In the meantime, contact me with any questions or concerns at:         

                                                                                               jamie@techpointyouth.org

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