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Welcome Lego League Coaches!. August 28, 2013 1:00-4:00pm. Introductions. ~Coaches New and Returning Elementary and Middle School ~SPPS Support ~High Tech Kids ~3M ~Additional Support. CORRECTION. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome Lego League Coaches!
August 28, 20131:00-4:00pm
Introductions~CoachesNew and ReturningElementary and Middle School
~SPPS Support~High Tech Kids~3M~Additional Support
CORRECTIONOn Pg. 3 of the yellow Logistics and Resources hand-
out please fix the last digit of Dan’s phone number.
It should read:Dan Carlson651-442-6207
(Please text if it is before 4:30pm M-Fr)
You will thank yourself for making this update!
Agenda•Large Group Meeting
▫Season overview▫Housekeeping and logistics▫Budget▫What does it mean to coach FLL?
•Break Out – New or Returning▫Differentiated Programming Sessions▫Q & A with the experts!▫Evaluation
•Materials Distribution
Get to know each otherWrite the number of years you have
coached FLL on your name tag. (first year = 1, Etc.)
Find someone with a DIFFERENT number than yours:~Introduce yourselves~Share your experience with Lego
League~Exchange contact information
Support each other this year– we have a VAST amount of expertise in this group!
What is First Lego League (FLL)?•Elements of the competition
▫Core Values▫Robot Game▫Research
•New theme each year•What is the role of FIRST? Lego? HTK?
Housekeeping•Participation Agreement for Coaches•Calendar
•Contacts•Resources•Budget•Etc.
THANKS
Mark Your Calendars!Our next meeting for coaches is HERE on
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 4:30-6:30pm
ALL SPPS 3M-funded LEGO LEAGUE TEAMS will be competing in the REGIONAL FLL TOURNAMENT on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 ALL DAY.
EDL starts on the week of Oct. 7. If you can meet before then with your team, or a subset, go for it!
Budget InfoItem Amount per TeamSnacks and Supplies $225Storage Bin $30 (new teams only)Table Provided to new teamsRegistration – National and Regional
Covered
Materials – Challenge Kit CoveredRobot and Accessories New teams onlyT-shirts 10 student and 1 coach shirt per
team**SAVE YOUR ORIGINAL RECEIPTS!**
Coaching stipend for SPPS employees and transportation to regional tournament is also covered. If you make it to State…
we’ll talk!
$$$$$$$$$$
Software•Mindstorms NXT 2.1.6•When you shut down your computer and
log in again with your Active Directory ▫eXXXXXX and password
•You should have the software automatically installed.
•If you have recently decided to coach – you may not have access yet. You will soon!
PLEASE TAKE YOUR TEAM’S MATERIALS WITH YOU WHEN YOU
LEAVE TODAY! Important notes:1. Please sign out your materials on the back table.
Since they are grant funded, we need records showing who has them and when they were received.
2. It’s HOT out there! Robots should not be left in hot cars for long periods of time.
3.Legos are valuable! Please be thoughtful about leaving these items in your car and in other potentially vulnerable places.
See you on September 25 at 4:30 for our next meeting!
This Year’s FLL Challenge