We need a laptop and an ethernet switch to run our robots.
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Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Sheila, Audrey, Matthew, John, and Kenneth are all part of our high school's robotic team. They are eager to run their robot to teach students and parents about the significance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) during our Rookie Training Day presentations.
With an interest in spreading the word about the school's robotics team, students developed 3-hour Saturday sessions known as Rookie Training Days. We invite 4th through 8th grade students and their parents to learn about STEM.
To introduce the exciting world of robotics to the crowd, our students display previously built robots and run them using an older computer notebook, known as the "driver station."
My students want to make sure the presentation is flawless and that our older technology doesn't malfunction during the exhibition. There is nothing more frustrating than technology not cooperating in front of an audience. Their solution? A new notebook and ethernet switch to make sure robots are receiving clear instructions.
STEM provides education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, but it also fosters a creative learning environment that allows students to be more active. Whenever that happens, students are engaged in their own learning. The result is that students remember what they have learned better when they are engaged in the process, and not passive by-standers.
In simple terms, they become experts in the field, experts who are able to share their knowledge and practice becoming better communicators for their own futures in college and their careers. As a group, they must also learn to work together and problem-solve to plan successful Rookie Training Days. These are additional, invaluable social-emotional skills that will be developed with your generous donation to this project.
In Their Own Words
This year, our Robotics team won the 2015 Chezy Champs Competition and we are ready to win it again! Just like a football team, after high school seniors graduate, we have to rebuild the team.
Without enough team players and support, we are at risk of losing our robotics program. So, in order to build interest in students before they start high school, we came up with Rookie Training Days, which are 3-hour Saturday sessions for middle school students and their parents.
With a new notebook and ethernet switch, we will be able to showcase our previously built robots! We want to be able to show how exciting robotics is, and be able to present this without having any embarrassing hiccups.
We feel that, by having the right tools, we will have the valuable opportunity to be leaders during the Rookie Training Days without needing technical assistance from our teachers and mentors. We can make it a training day that is truly ours.
We're always looking for creative ways to find partnerships with local businesses for support. We also want parents to realize how vital our program is to future high school students.
It might seem unfair, but we will often be judged on how we can deliver a presentation. They will tend to remember the extremes - really bad or really good. We want to be remembered as being extremely good!
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