Denver teacher / Mentor t raining is provided jointly with Front Range BEST hub AND the NEW Pikes Peak BEST hub.

• Thursday & Friday 20 - 21 July FREE Teacher / Mentor Institute (TMI): 2-day teacher / mentor introductory training including introduction to BEST competition and easyC and participants work in teams to design and build their mini-robots and then compete.
• NEW for 2017: Thursday, 20 July FREE Advanced Training Sessions: 4 sessions for experienced BEST teachers and mentors.  (Advanced easyC, Intro to RobotC, Intro to SolidWorks, and Advanced Engineering Notebooks) 

We are working with BEST Robotics, Inc. and MathWorks (National Partner) to plan a 2-day instructor-led hands-on training workshop in Denver on 13-14 July as part of the BEST Robotics Simulink Workshop program. The program targets BEST students (with teachers and mentors also eligible to attend) who wish to learn more about robot programming and simulation using the MathWorks' MATLAB and Simulink products.  

 

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL REQUESTING REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS :  Please identify interested participants ASAP.  COMMING SOON is the Eventbrite registration page for you to enter workshop participants from your school. The 2-day workshop cost is $20 per participant with lunch available for $5/day.

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About the workshop:

The workshop will include two-days of hands-on, instructor-led training sessions at Metro State University of Denver conducted by a trained instructor on 13-14 July. The training content will cover programming autonomous ground robots with MATLAB and Simulink. Miniature Arduino-based robot platforms, provided by BEST Robotics,Inc. will be used in the workshop along with the MATLAB and Simulink software to program them. Instructors will also cover the application of the software skills gained through this workshop to program the VEX Cortex used on the BEST robotots.  David Dominguez from Trinidad State Junior College is the instructor for this training ([email protected]).

  

NOTE: The primary focus of the material is on learning how to program robot platforms and use the skills in the actual competitions. The robots are off-the-shelf pre-assembled hardware kits, so there is no physical building of the robot covered in this workshop.

  

Who can attend?

The workshop is limited to 24 students with 2017 Colorado Hub signed up school team students, teachers, and mentors eligible to participate. A team may sign up as many as 3 team members. If we have to limit attendance to less than 3 per school team, we will notify the school team teacher or mentor.

  

What about the computers and software?

The training will be held at Metro State University of Denver where computers will be available with installed MATLAB and Simulink.  Bring a USB drive to the workshop to copy any saved work.Team software licenses will be available at Kickoff.  

BEST Robotics, Inc. is now accepting registrations for two 5-day  for BEST Teacher and Mentor Workshops on the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas. CEUs: 32 hours of continuing education units.

Please CLICK HERE for more information on workshop topics, tuition cost, lodging and dining options, and for a link to register.

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MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY - WORKSHOP TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has worked with BEST Robotics Inc. to offer a grant for BEST Teachers to cover their travel costs to attend the June or July 2017 BEST Workshop in Texas.   MDA-STEM 003 Grant www.grants.gov LINK

MDA-2017-DACV-STEM-0003: MDA STEM Outreach BEST Robotics Grant: LEA (Local Education Agency) NTPD (National Teachers Professional Development) 2017.

Excerpts from the grant RFP in www.grants.gov:  

The purpose of this announcement is to offer support for local public school systems, hereafter referred to as Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and  their experienced BEST Robotics team teachers for the opportunity to attend BEST national teacher professional development training. Teacher professional development ensures general STEM training for teachers and a successful experience during their local BEST Robotics season, advancing the awareness of and engagement in STEM with K-12 teachers and students.

Estimates for individual teacher grant amounts are limited to $2703 and requests must be compliant with the local travel, lodging and meal per diem rates.

Current closing Date for Applications 30 June 2017.

The first Denver Regional Championship   is scheduled for 16 -17 December 2017  at the Metropolitan State University of Denver at the Auraria Campus Event Center.