FRC Team Load-In for the 2016 FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO is only 19 days away!
Apr 08, 2016 Written by Krista Pratt.Important information about shipping FIRST Robotics Competition robots home from the FIRST Championship.
A Fantastic Record and Championship Volunteers Needed
Apr 06, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.Congratulations to FRC Team 2056, OP Robotics, on an incredible record numbers of consecutive Regional wins! We are also looking for more volunteers for FIRST Championship. See below for more information.
Urvi Shah
Urvi Shah is an experienced educator and lifelong learner. She is the CEO and founder of Strategic EdTech LLC and currently the Director of Educational Technology and Innovation at a private K-12 school in the Washington, DC area. Her company, Strategic EdTech, provides services, guidance, and leadership for educational institutions and districts to develop educational technology and innovation within best practices of teaching and learning.
She has worked previously as a Technology Teaching and Learning Coordinator and middle school teacher. She is passionate about edtech, robotics, andragogy, and learning through constructionism. Her work alongside teachers, staff, administrators, and students of all ages in education and educational technology has guided her career of building cultures of innovation among schools in multiple countries.
Building a Culture of Inquiry from the Ground Up
Apr 05, 2016 By Urvi Shah, Director of Educational Technology and Innovation, Independent Girls School, Maryland
How do we encourage innovation and innovative thinking in the classroom? Warren Berger’s book, A More Beautiful Question, explains that innovation is defining a problem and borrowing ideas/inspiration from what’s already been done in order to create new combinations of thoughts and ideas to address that problem.
The Best Device in the Classroom
Mar 29, 2016 by Krissy Venosdale, Innovation Coordinator, The Kinkaid School
Our world is filled with technology and our students are growing up with access to information on a 24 hour a day, seven day a week basis. They can find an app to identify a leaf, listen to a podcast, or even watch a live video of history happening. They can text, take selfies, and find sports scores in split seconds.
NAC and Robozone
Mar 29, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.Join the National Advocacy Conference with Team RUSH and don't forget to check out Robozone!
One Principal’s view: Education at its best
Mar 22, 2016 By Bjorn Paige, Principal, San Dieguito High School Academy
Attending a robotics competition is like stepping into another world. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to watch San Dieguito High School Academy’s Robotics team, “Team Paradox,” participate in the FIRST® Robotics Competition Tournament at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It was astounding.
Rogue Robots
Mar 10, 2016 Written by Kate Pilotte, Kit of Parts Manager.Keeping safety with robots our #1 priority.
Numbers We Have and Numbers We Don't (But Will Next Week)
Mar 10, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.District Points explanation. The number of events this weekend. The number of different field combinations used. And more!