Transcript PowerPoint presentation from family orientation.

Camper and Family Orientation
Summer 2015
Year I and Year II
TexPREP at UTA
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Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program – TexPREP
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Started at The University of Texas at Arlington in 1995
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Located in the Mathematics Department in the College of Science
In Summer 2014
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Moved to the Dean of Science office
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Directed by Dr. Minerva Cordero and Alice Lubbe
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Partnered with Arlington ISD
In Summer 2015
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Moved to the College of Engineering
TexPREP Staff
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Site Director -
, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
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Asst. Director –
, Assistant Director for Recruiting and
Outreach, College of Engineering
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Coordinator –
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Instructors – Michael Wyant, Edwin Vidler, Joseph Teague, Emily Neufeld
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Student staff – Gilberto Olvera, Luis Puga, Michael Perrino, Ziad Bakhaya,
Roland Aldape, Maritsa Guerrero, Sumitha Nagarikanti, Nagashree Nagaraj
, assisted by Bibiana Ruiz and Sujan Shrestha
TexPREP Mission
The Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) provides a challenging
academic program designed to motivate and prepare middle and high
school students for success in advanced studies leading to careers in
science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields.
PREP-USA is a national program with an emphasis on increasing the
number of women and underrepresented minorities in these fields.
Schedule of TexPREP camp
June - July
Sun.
Monday
Tuesday
Wed.
Thursday
Friday
Sat.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
June 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
July 22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
TexPrep UTA
2015 schedule
will be five days a
week, Monday
through Friday,
starting Wed.,
June 10 and
ending Wed., July
22 with a two day
break on
Thursday and
Friday, July 2 - 3.
Sample TexPREP day
DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE FOR: Sample Student
Orange Group Leader: UTA Student Staff O
Start
8:30am
8:45am
10:00am
10:10am
11:05am
12:20pm
1:05pm
2:20pm
2:30pm
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End
8:40am
9:55am
10:09am
11:00am
12:15pm
1:00pm
2:15pm
2:29pm
3:45pm
Activity
Roll Call
ENGINEERING
Snack / Bathroom break
Career Awareness
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Lunch
LOGIC
Bathroom break
JOURNAL / STUDY
Primary
Assisted by
UTA Staff W
Mr. Wyant
UTA Staff W
Mr. Teague
UTA Staff T
Mr. Vidler
UTA Staff V
UTA Staff O
UTA Staff all
Transportation for AISD students
Campus
Approximate
Morning Pick-Up
Time
Bailey Junior High
7:45
Barnett Junior High
Carter Junior High
Gunn Junior High
Nichols Junior High
Ousley Junior High
Shackelford Jr High
Workman Junior High
7:30
7:45
7:45
7:30
7:45
7:45
7:30
Young Junior High
7:30
Pick-Up Location At
Campus
Flag Pole/Bowen Road
Driveway
Flag Pole
Flag Pole
North side parking lot
Flag Pole
Flag Pole
Flag Pole
Back parking lot off
Center Street
Flag Pole
Approximate
Afternoon Pick-Up
Time
4:45
4:30
4:30
4:45
4:30
4:45
4:45
4:30
4:30
*Each bus will have a UTA TexPREP sign. Bus numbers may not be the same each day.
Curriculum
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Year I curriculum
 Logic
 Intro to Engineering
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Year II curriculum
 Algebraic Structures
 Intro to Physics
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All years
 Problem Solving
 Career Awareness
 Reseach and Study:
 Journaling, Reports,
and other writing
 Engineering Projects
 Field Trips
Grading and Credit
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Students must maintain a
75 average or better during
the program.
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Final grade reported to student’s
school upon permission from the
student and parent to release.
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Attendance is mandatory and poor
attendance can cause dismissal from
the program.
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Students will have homework.
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Participating school
districts award up to one
elective credit per TexPREP
year towards high school
graduation
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TexPREP is approved as
Career and Technology
Education (CTE) credit
TexPREP Participant Expectations
Be Respectful
 Ask Questions
 Listen and Take Notes
 Participate and Learn
 Have Fun!
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TexPREP Rules
Unsafe or inappropriate behavior is immediate
grounds for dismissal from PREP. We have zero
tolerance for it.
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Dress code
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Student IDs
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Cell phones and other electronic devices
TexPREP Camp Rules
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Promptly follow all instructions given by any Instructor, any
camp staff member, or the Program Director Dr. Tiernan
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Do not leave any place without your assigned group.
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Always get permission from your Instructor or group leader to
go anywhere (including the bathroom) and inform the group
leader of your return.
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Always consult your Instructor or group leader immediately if
you have any problem.
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Always follow the classroom rules for your instructors.
Camp Health Rules
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Cover your mouth and nose if you cough or sneeze.
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Wash your hands and/or use hand sanitizer after eating,
coughing, sneezing, or visiting the restroom.
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Inform your group leader immediately if you do not feel well.
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Before the start of camp, please inform the Camp Coordinator if
you take any regularly scheduled medication. Camp staff
members cannot give medication but they can assist in
reminding students if scheduled medications are needed.
Camp Lunch
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All students will receive lunch and a snack daily.
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Students are free to bring their own lunches.
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A menu for the summer will be provided to students on the first
day of camp.
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On designated days, students may purchase lunch from the
University Center. Families will be notified of these days.
Field Trips
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Permission slips must be returned for students to participate in
field trips. Permission slips will be provided.
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Transportation will be provided by AISD for all field trips.
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Lunch will be provided
Next summer TexPREP 2016 at UTA
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Invitations to participate in the following year of TexPREP will
automatically be mailed out to those qualifying Year I and Year
II TexPREP students.
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UTA Engineering will host Years I, II, and III of TexPREP in 2016.
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Notify the UTA Engineering TexPREP Camp Coordinator if you
have a change in address or telephone number or if you do not
receive a following year application by March
Reminders
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If you have any uncompleted paperwork, please turn it in
immediately to the TexPREP Camp Coordinator.
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If your student is not riding the bus to camp, please be sure to
drop them off and pick them up in accordance with TexPREP
hours. Students who do not arrive on the buses will need to be
checked in and out of camp each day. Talk to the Camp
Coordinator about where to park for drop off and pick up.
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Every day, encourage your child to complete their homework
during research and study time to avoid excessive homework at
night.
Emergency Contact
Camp Coordinator Ariel Pankratz will be the emergency contact
for the TexPREP camp. Her phone is always answered during the
camp day.
Phone number: 817–272–1295
E-mail: [email protected]
Questions?