Transcript CoachesWorkshopCS_2014

FLL Coaches Workshop 2014
Carey Smith
Objective: Help you be a successful coach
Topics
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Coaches Resources
Calendar/Schedule Recommendations
Core Values
Project Tips
Robot Building & Programming meetings
Programming Workshops
T-Shirts
Ask Questions
FLL Coaches Resources
• Helpful links at FLL national
website
– http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challe
nge/teamresources
– http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challe
nge/teamresources#Preparation
• Coaches Handbook
• Wood table instructions
• Folding foam-bard table
instructions
You can also put 2x4’s on the ground.
Recommended Book:
• “Winning Designs!”, James
Trobaugh
Calendar/Schedule Recommendations
• You determine how often and how
long to meet. My teams:
– Robot programming once per week
for 1.5 hours
– Project research & presentation
once per week for 1.5 hours
– Many teams more often
• Consider multiple ideas for the
robot, depending on the missions
you choose. Don’t settle on 1
design in the first 2 weeks.
• Consider multiple ideas for the
project.
• July
– Team members attend basic or
advanced robot programming
workshops, depending on their
experience
• August:
– Put together the “Field Set-Up” kit
(Mission models)
– Try to guess what some of the
missions will be
– Start project research
• September & October
– Challenge rules released
• Encourage team to think of
more than one way to do each
mission they are considering
– Serious programming
– Serious work on the project
Core Values are the Cornerstones
of the FLL Program
• Friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and
that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.
• ▲ We are a team
– I have the kids work in pairs on each mission
– Can have snacks or traditions to build teamwork
• ▲ We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches
and mentors
– The kids make the decisions
– The kids do the programming
• Encourage every kid to help program a mission
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The kids write their presentation
The coach can teach building techniques (Can share the book)
The coach can show how the sensors work
The coach can encourage think of multiple ways of doing a mission
The coach can help them find resources for their project
FLL Core Values, Page 2
• ▲ We know our coaches and mentors don’t have all the
answers; we learn together
• ▲ We honor the spirit of friendly competition
• ▲ What we discover is more important than what we win
– The goal is to learn science & programming, not to win
– Less than half the teams win awards, so don’t measure success by
woinning an award. But enjoy it if you do win.
• ▲ We share our experiences with others
– Find a way to present your project solution to others
FLL Core Values, Page 3
• ▲ We display Gracious Professionalism® and
Coopertition® in everything we do
– Gracious Professionalism: Treat everyone with respect
• Teammates, Competitors, FLL officials
• Remember, everyone is a volunteer
• Being overly focused on winning or arguing with the referees can
disqualify your team
– Coopertition: Help other teams when you can
• Get together for a friendly competition with others teams
• At a tournament, help another team, if it is struggling or needs a part.
• ▲ We have FUN!
Core Values, Page 3
FLL Tournaments
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Robot competition: 1 practice round + 3 official rounds
Robot design judging: right after one of the 1st two rounds
Project Presentation Judging
Core Values Judging
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Attend a practice tournament
– PVEF Camarillo, Oct. 25
– Mesa Union, Nov. 2
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Attend a qualifying tournament
– PVEF Camarillo, Nov. 15
– La Reina (T.O.), Nov. 23
2014 FLL Project Theme:
WORLD CLASS Challenge
• What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League
teams will find the answers.
• In the 2014 FLL WORLD CLASS℠ Challenge, over
230,000 children ages 9 to 16* from over 70 countries
will redesign how we gather knowledge and skills in the
21st century.
• Teams will teach adults about the ways that kids need
and want to learn.
• Details Coming August 26, 2014
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2014fllworldclass
Project Research Ideas
• Each year, the teams
research a topic
• Then, the come up with an
innovative solution
• Talk to an expert
– Do a field trip
• Ideas on presentation styles:
“Inventioneers Video”
• Background: Research education
ideas that are already in use
• Can consider how to teach a
particular subject, such as math or
science
• Or consider a school wide
approach
– Traditional schools
– Alternative (magnet schools)
– Charter schools
– Private schools
• Or consider how to use technology
– As a teaching supplement
– Hybrid class (part-online)
– Flipped class
• Kids need to come up with their
own ideas.
Tips for Running Robot
Building/Programming
• Work in groups of 2 or 3
• Judges want to know your strategy
– Take time in Sept. to talk about the missions.
– Decide on your top priorities
– Discuss multiple ways of doing each mission, before choosing one
• When some missions are polished, consider adding a 2nd
mission to an already accomplished mission
• You won’t be able to do all the missions
• Encourage everyone to help program some mission
– Don’t let 1or 2 do all the programming
– “What we learn is more important…”
• Encourage your most experience to try a difficult mission
• Use a sensor in at least one mission
• Discuss a core value at each meeting
Programming Workshops
• The 1st workshop covers installing the software and programming
the robot to move forward, backward, turn, and how to use a
motorized arm.
• The 2nd workshop covers how to use the sensors and some
common strategies.
• Both are primarily hands on, so bring a robot & a laptop with the
software, if possible.
Coaches: June 3 & 10, 7:00-845 pm
Carey Smith’s House, 388-3865
5234 Meadowridge Ct., 93012
Kids: July 19 & 26. Details are TBD.
Need to register & have adult supervision for each team.
I could use several coaches and/or mentors to help individuals.
Links to Build Basic Robots
Domabot:
• http://www.damienkee.com/home/2
011/8/20/domabot-classroomrobot-design.html
Tribot—Sometimes requested for the
advanced day camp, but not a
design you would use in
competition.
• http://penfieldrobotics.com/fll/FLLR
esources.php
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r
S2MOB4VQq8
You Can Download the EV3 Software
• For NXT robots, you can use the NXT software or the EV3
software
• For the EV3 robots, you need to use the EV3 software
• Can be downloaded for free at:
• http://www.lego.com/enus/mindstorms/downloads/software/ddsoftwaredownload/
T-Shirt Designs Are Due Sept. 12
Good designs are simple and made using vector graphics.
Use one or 2 images, if possible.
Good designs
Unacceptable Designs:
Bit-maps. No individual names.
You can decorated them later with
fabric markers, etc.