Sessions
Judging/Presentation Preparation
No matter the level of FIRST, your students will be talking with judges. This session will lay out some season long ideas on how to best prepare your students for the presentation room, the pit in...
26 Sep 14:00–14:50 209
Chris Osborne
Creating a Mindstorms Culture
A quick survey of some fundamental work in education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to help you think about and improve the culture on your team.
26 Sep 11:00–11:50 203
Brad Thompson
Developing your Program Pipeline
So you've got a high school team up and running... how do you start building teams in the elementary & middle levels to help grow & sustain your work without spreading yourself too thin?
26 Sep 14:00–14:50 203
Brad Thompson
Get Together with GatherPack
Tired of running your operation off of spreadsheets & sticky notes? Come learn about the mindset, strategy, and open source tool created by Westside Robotics to help fix that.
26 Sep 13:00–13:50 203
Brad Thompson
Introducing Java in FTC
Learn how & why we've developed a programming guidebook for our FTC teams & how to implement it or something similar for your teams.
26 Sep 10:00–10:50 203
Brad Thompson
Strategic Outreach - How to Connect the Dots
This session will help teams develop a strategy, set goals and objectives for outreach. We will also go through how to prepare your students and mentors in order to make impact, not just inspire.
26 Sep 11:00–11:50 202
Chris Osborne
Business Blitz Day
Come learn how Hatchet Robotics organizes to get local scholarships in our area.
26 Sep 10:00–10:50 209
Matt Riney
Hatchet Robotics Certification System
Learn about the Hatchet Robotics student certification system and how it can help your team, as well as lead to VU Dual Credit.
26 Sep 11:00–11:50 209
Matt Riney
Building a Team That Outlasts You: Succession Planning for FIRST Teams
FIRST teams are constantly changing. Students graduate, mentors and coaches come and go, and leadership changes from year to year. Without intentional planning, years of knowledge, relationships, a...
26 Sep 13:00–13:50 202
Sabrina Winters
Loitering to leadership
From loitering to leadership… what a journey. One year, you’re just the parent hanging around in the background, watching students grow, helping when needed, and slowly becoming part of the FRC fa...
26 Sep 14:00–14:50 202
Rachel & Eean Sarikie
FIRST Dashboard for FRC Lead Coaches
Chris will walk you through event preferencing, tote opt out, kickoff selection, and more.
26 Sep 13:00–13:50 209
Chris Osborne
Robotics Careers and Pathways To Get There
Vincennes University CARA staff talk about the different career paths available to students in robotics.
26 Sep 10:00–10:50 144
Karlie Pummel