RM BEST Teacher / Mentor Newsletter 2
2020 INCISION DECISION Game
May 2020
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BEST Robotics season options being worked with more information expected late June
- Please FORWARD this newsletter to others that might be interested. They may use this email address (RM.BEST.INFO.REQUEST@bestinc.org) to request to be added to the 2020 Distribution List.
- Please REPLY if you do NOT want to be on our 2020 Distribution List
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Rocky Mountain BEST Robotics Fall Competition
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Rocky Mountain BEST hub volunteers are brainstorming alternatives about how our events could potentially be held this year, including remote learning / participation, and various other options as we learn more from BEST Robotics, Inc., government guidance, and school system plans.
BEST Robotics, Inc. is working on options and expects to provide a fall season update internally t
o BEST Hub Directors and volunteers on 24 June 2020.
We are working with MSU-Denver on our summer training plans. We hope to know more in early June.
We will keep you updated on our summer training and fall season plans via email.
- Please reply to this email with your summer contact information so we can continue to reach you.
- Please reply to this email if you might be interested in participating in our summer training.
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SUMMER TRAINING - additional details below
- Denver Teacher/Mentor Institute (TMI) Workshop (Adults Only) - 14, 15 & 16 July @ MSU Denver
- BEST Robotics Inc. Electronics Workshop (Adults and Students) - 17 July @ MSU Denver
- BEST of TEXAS Teacher Training (22-26 JUNE & 20-24 JULY)
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2020 INCISION DECISION FALL
COMPETITION
- Kickoff - 12 September @ STRIVE Prep - RISE
- Practice Day - 17 October @ STRIVE Prep - RISE
- Game Day - 24 October @ MSU Denver Auraria Event Center
DENVER BEST Regional Championship
12-13 December @ Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
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2020 Competition Registration
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2020 Registered Rocky Mountain BEST Hub Team List
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1302 Abraham Lincoln HS
1304 Aurora Frontier P-8
1305 Aurora Quest
1307 Broomfield HS
1309 DMLK Early College
1310 DSST: Byers
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1311 Gateway HS
1312 Good Shepherd School
1315 Most Precious Blood School
1316 Mrachek MS
1318 Our Lady of Fatima School
1319 Pinnacle Charter HS
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1322 Skyline HS
1324 St Therese School
1326 STRIVE Prep - RISE
1328 Valley HS
1330 Flagstaff Academy Charter School
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If NOT registered but interested in bringing a team to our Fall Competition, please follow these instructions to register your school:
Step 1 - Login or Create Account
- Lead Teacher and other teachers and mentors use this
Account Video Link
for Creating Account instructions(~4 Minutes).
- Introduces how to associate as a secondary teacher to this team.
- Describes an approval to compete email sent to the teacher which includes instructions to send to parents to register their students.
If your plans change after registering, you may cancel your registration. Please reply to this email if you have questions or need help.
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2020 INCISION DECISION Game
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INCISION DECISION Game Teaser Video
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Please share this 1 minute game teaser video with your students to increase interest in competing this fall. Game details will be revealed at our September Kickoff event.
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bESTology 2.0 - the study of engineering, science and technology
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First 7 Weekly Online Postings NOW Available
Teachers:
We encourage you to incorporate bESTology into your curriculum, summer camps, enrichment activities and more. All videos have been previewed and embedded to ensure child safety.
Students:
Knowledge is Power! bESTology will teach you the skill sets to be successful in the workplace and in life. We challenge you to become a bESTologist
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bESTology Link
Available Weekly Postings
- Journey Through the Human Body
- So just how powerful is our Central Nervous System?
- Our cardiovascular system is amazing!
- Breath in…Breath out…
- Digestive System
- Skeletal System
- Muscular System
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Willing to Mentor Rookie Teachers / Mentors?
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We are investigating if there is sufficient interest by veteran BEST teachers / mentors to volunteer to provide their contact information to a rookie BEST teacher / mentor to answer their questions and provide advice.
Please REPLY if you might be interested in volunteering as a rookie mentor in 2020.
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Trinidad State Junior College STEM & Robotics Scholarships
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Trinidad State Junior College (TSJC) has announced several new scholarships, two of which are focused on STEM and Robotics.
A major incentive with these scholarships is they include residence hall.
These scholarships are open to students who have graduated high school but may have attended concurrent/dual credit enrollment with TSJC and are beginning their first year of post-secondary education.
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Robotics Scholarship
- Amount: $1200 + double room residence hall scholarship per semester
- Faculty Contact:Cynthia Clements
- Number Available: 2
- Duration: Up to two semesters based on academic performance.
- Criteria: Scholarships available to new incoming students who are enrolled in Ms. Clements’ program. Students must enroll in at least 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. Cumulative GPA will be used for continuing eligibility.
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STEM Scholarship
- Amount: $1200 + double room residence hall scholarship per semester
- Faculty Contact: David Dominguez
- Number Available: 4 each campus (Trinidad, Alamosa), total of 8.
- Duration: Up to two semesters based on academic performance.
- Criteria: Scholarships available to new incoming students who are enrolled in a STEM program. Students must enroll in at least 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. Cumulative GPA will be used for continuing eligibility.
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15 Part Free STEM Webinar Series for Middle & High School Students
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Although we have not previewed these webinars, we are providing information on this resource as their goals align directly with our goals. The goals and graphic (click graphic to get to registration page) are from the Space Foundation 14 May 2020 Email.
The Space Foundation, with the support of Lockheed Martin, is offering a 15-series webinar event full of space-inspired STEM activities and career pathway discussions geared toward middle and high school students, while engaging parents and teachers.
Our Goal
- Inspire students to become lifelong STEM learners.
- Strengthen economic development, support our communities and help grow our organic workforce.
- Provide students a fun educational learning experience through virtual hands-on activities and lesson plans.
- Hear from a former NASA astronaut about the career pathway students can take during three sessions of our Audience With an Astronaut® program.
Click the graphic at right to to registration page where you provide your contact information.
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Looking Back at 2019 Competitions
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Our 5 1/2 minute video highlights the 2019 OFF THE GRID Game at Rocky Mountain BEST Hub and Denver BEST Regional Championship competitions.
Please share with your students, mentors and parents.
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Save the Dates for SUMMER Training
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Denver BEST Teacher / Mentor Training
14-16 July @ MSU Denver
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We continue to explore how we may provide this summer training.
Currently,
a 3-day Teacher / Mentor Institute
14-16 July
at MSU Denver.
Additional detail and registration instructions to be provided in a future email.
- This training is intended for Teachers, coaches, and mentors of BEST Robotics teams. Participants will build and compete with a mini-BEST robot.
- In addition to classroom participation, coursework includes ~ 10 hours pre-classroom reading, testing, scoresheet judging.
- While geared towards new(er) BEST teachers, even veterans will gain tips and valuable experience. You must be at least 18 years of age to attend this workshop.
- The Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) has generously offered to host this workshop on their campus in downtown Denver.
- Tuition: Possible low nominal food cost. CEU: We are working to establish ~3 hours of Colorado Continuing Education Units.
We are looking for experienced BEST teachers/mentors to participate on a short Teacher / Mentor panel during one of the days. We also will have a short BEST student panel. Please REPLY if you or one of your students might be interested in supporting these panels.
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BEST Robotics Inc Electronics Workshop
17 July @ MSU Denver - AM Class
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We continue to explore how we may provide this summer training.
In conjunction with the BEST Robotics IR Sensor Kit part and autonomous challenges, our Electronics Workshop will be repeated again this year.
Additional detail and registration instructions to be provided in future email.
The Workshop purpose is to introduce the
IR Sensor Kit
, teach electrical soldering and to assemble and test IR sensors for the Hubs’ teams.
Electrical design content specific to the IR sensor includes:
- Introduction to Soldering (including practice time)
- Introduction to BEST IR Sensor (how it works, how it can be used)
- BEST IR sensor assembly (by students)
- Testing the sensor operation (no software required)
We are looking for Teachers/Mentors/Students who are able to help teach this workshop. Please reply to this email if interested in learning more.
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BEST of TEXAS Teacher Training
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Registration is currently open for the BEST Robotics Teacher and Mentor Workshop 22-26 J
UNE & 20-24 JULY, hosted by BEST of Texas Robotic
s.
- This training is intended for Teachers, coaches, and mentors of BEST Robotics teams.
- While geared towards new(er) BEST teachers, even veterans will gain tips and valuable experience. You must be at least 18 years of age to attend this workshop.
- The University of Texas at Dallas has graciously offered to host this workshop on their campus in Richardson, Texas.
- Tuition $1000 and TBD Housing. 32 hours of Continuing Education Units
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