Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Developing and Nurturing Student Leadership Presenter: Tom Pospeshil, Frog Force 503 Developing and Nurturing Student Leadership Leadership is an important skill for your FIRST Robotics Competition team, and for your students. Learn why student leadership is important...
Marketing, Other, Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
FUNdraising Through Cardboard Boats! Presenter: Kyle Hughes, Clarkston Schools Team RUSH 27 Kyle will take you through the RUSH Regatta, which is a unique cardboard and duct tape boat race held annually in Clarkston, Michigan, organized by high school students,...
Other, Presentation, Roundtable, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Being Kenough – Finding success on an average team Presenters: Danny Blau, So Extra, LLC Danny Blau has spent the last twenty years mentoring across the various FIRST programs. Taking average to above average is his speciality, working with teams from Minnesota,...
Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Agile in FRC: How to do twice the work in half the time Presenters: Blake Bourque, Luis Teixeira, FRC Team 4909 Billerica Bionics Teams are challenged to innovate, iterate, and compete with tight deadlines. Agile/Lean methodologies, inspired by Toyota, offer...
ED&I, Roundtable, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Engaging female students as teammates and leaders in FIRST Robotics Presenters: Emily McKaskle and Joyce Witowski, FRC 2468 Many FRC teams struggle with getting girls to join; once girls join, teams struggle with keeping them engaged and motivating them to take...
Other, Presentation, Roundtable, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Networking and Strengthening Your Local FRC Community Presenter: Andrew Hartnett, Pearadox FRC 5414 Improving your team and local FRC community hinges on building a strong local network of mentors. Activities like mentor workshops, geographically-based Slack groups,...
Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
I Got 99 Problems and Space is Definitely One Presenter: Grace Johnson, Team 5924 Is your team stuck in a small area? Do you feel like it’s always a mess? Same. Follow Team 5924’s journey in optimizing lab space when your space is less than ideal size. We’ll...
Presentation, Project Management, Roundtable, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
From last place to Einstein: Lessons Learned as an FRC Mentor and Coach Presenter: Anupam Goli, FRC Team 9477 In my seventeen years of doing FRC, I have been a student, a student leader, a mentor and a head coach. Join me as I have a conversation with the audience...
Awards, Other, Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
How to win the Impact Award: Building an Outreach Mission Presenters: Isriah Keila and Meghan Ho, from RoboLancers Team 321 The FIRST Impact Award recognizes a team that demonstrates the greatest measurable progress toward achieving FIRST’s mission of transforming...
Other, Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Preserving FIRST Culture and Ethics Presenters: Kyle Hughes, FRC 27 Team RUSH Championship WFA winner Kyle Hughes will provide a history of FIRST’s culture and ethics, along with a preservation plan. Kyle has competed in the FIRST community since 1997....
Awards, Panel, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Championship WFA winners discuss role of mentors in FIRST Panel includes: Kyle Hughes (27), Allen Gregory (3487), Eric Stokely, Norman Morgan (2468), and others attending This is a panel discussion of WFA winners with a host and interviewer (name tbd). The panel will...
Marketing, Presentation, Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Team Organization
Driving Success: The Power of Escudería PrepaTec Presenter: Francisco Guerra (Paco War), PrepaTec In this workshop I’ll share strategies for managing 31 FRC and 25 FTC teams at PrepaTec. Our approach, branded as “Escudería PrepaTec,” unifies these...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Integrating First-Year Mentors into a Veteran FRC Team Presenter: Firat Taxpulat and Patrick Brophy, Team 5012: Gryffingear Join us as we explore the integration of first-year mentors into a veteran FRC team. This presentation offers insights from dual perspectives....
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Building Strong Student Leaders Presenter: Dr. Sohini Stone, Fremont High Robotics (Sunnyvale) Regardless of whether a team is “student-run” or “mentor-run”, it is universally true that student leadership in FIRST represents an important...
Presentation, Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Team Organization
A Student-Empowering FRC Team Structure called “Pods” Presenter: Jesse Knight, FRC 8592 Follow Newton’s journey through the proposal of, planning for, and execution of “Pods” as a way to organize students and new mentors on our FRC team....
Panel, Presentation, Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
FIRST Tech Challenge – More than just an outreach opportunity Presenter: Rachel Moore, Allison Kneisler, FIRST Come learn about upcoming changes to the FIRST Tech Challenge(FTC) program and why you should consider using FTC as part of your FIRST program. Content...
Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Team Infrastructure, Workspace & Inventory Enhancement Presenter: Ben Martin, Team 2481, Roboteers Building capability and having an efficient build space are useful tools for having a successful FRC season. This session will be a significant modification on team...
Awards, Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Strategic Planning for FIRST Robotics: Cultivating Strong Team Cultures Presenter: Elise Cronin-Hurley, 4-H Exploding Bacon, Team 1902 Why does strategic planning contribute building team cultures? Because in the process of working together to decide what you are...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization
Future-Proof Your Team: Strategies for Building Resilient and Adaptable FIRST Robotics Teams Presenter: Elise Cronin-Hurley, 4-H Exploding Bacon, Team 1902 How is your team going to thrive when you are not there to answer the emails? As mentors, preparing for the...
Other, Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Engineers Don’t Just Build Robots Presenter: Michael Leicht, Team 1403 Cougar Robotics This Workshop/Presentation is about the iterative improvement in mentoring styles from when I was a student on an FRC team to how I currently mentor. From my transition from...
