Speaking with Society of Manufacturing Engineers Members
Team Duct Tape is active in both our immediate neighborhood community,as well as our FIRST community,year round. Our outreach programs are aimed at
- Informing the general public about FIRST robotics,
- Coordinating cooperative training and practice opportunities with other area teams;
- Promoting interest and engagement in science,math and technology to area youth,and
- Encouraging business and professional community involvement in mentoring and coaching .
If you’d like to learn more about student opportunities with FIRST robotics,or about mentoring,or coaching a team,or if you’d like Team Duct Tape to come speak to your business or organization,please drop us a line at info@learningis4everyone.org
In 2012
- Jr. FLL Snack Attack Expo, MOSI,Tampa –Jan. 9
In 2011
- Great American Teach-In at Pineview Middle School presentation and demo,Land O’Lakes,November 16
- American Society of Manufacturing Engineers presentation and demo, Tampa ,November 10
- Learning 2011 Conference,representing FIRST Tech Challenge, Nov. 8
- Florida STEM Summit III FIRST outreach,MOSI –Tampa,Oct. 25
- Middleton High School Build It Day –hosted Creo workshop ,Tampa,Oct. 24
- Land O’Lakes Library Teen Night outreach,FIRST outreach,Oct. 7
- Central Florida Aerospace Academy outreach,Lakeland,Oct 7
- Knowledge Faire 2011,FIRST outreach,Sarasota, October 1
- Tempest ‘n’Tampa 2011,hosted FTC Info booth,Univ. of Tampa, September 16
- Tampa Bay Innovation Center tour &demo,Largo, August 19
- 2011 Hillsborough County Secondary Science Professional Study Day –Tampa, Aug. 17
- Moffitt Cancer Center’s Multicultural Health and Science Festival,June 11
- coolTech 2011,June 10
- Conway Middle School Reach Up! program demo and FIRST outreach,Orlando - May 27
- Green STEM Electrathon Festival ,May 21,Florida Fair Grounds
- ASME Port of Tampa tour - May12
- Plumb Elementary RobotFestival -Clearwater,May 11
- Tampa Bay Area Renaissance Fair –March 11
- Tampa Bay Engineers Week Banquet - Feb. 25
- USF Engineering EXPO – Feb. 18 &19
- IEEE-RAS Presentation - Jan 18
Outreach in 2010
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ssisting Mitchell High School,of New Port Richey,with FTC team development,November 2010 - FIRST Outreach at Bay Area Renaissance Festival
- Rockwell Automation Fair 2010 -Orange County Convention Center, November 3 &4
- TDT Primal Fear! Halloween fundraiser for UNICEF,October 30
- Rotary Club of Dunedin FIRST information outreach October 26
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers tour of Tri-Tronics,October 21
- LIFE Fest 2010 Education conference,Orlando,September 18,2010
- Robrady Design visit,Sarasota –August 20
- YMCA LEGO Engineering Camp Carrollwood YMCA,August 9-14
- TDT LEGO Engineering Summer Camp,June 28- July 2
- TRAK Microwave Demo,Tampa,June 15
- PTC/ USER World Event,Orlando,June 6-9,2010
- coolTECH 2010,Tampa,June 4
- THINK Homeschool co-op demo,Tampa –May 24
- Trinity Homeschool Center Open House,Tampa –May 10
- IEEE-Robotics and Automation Society presentation,April 20
- Breakfast Nook Benefit Dinner,March 31
- Sun Lake High School Teen Tech Week Demo &Info Session,March 31
- NBC News Channel 8 FIRST World Championship story - March 24
- IEEE-RAS (Robotics and Automation Society) visit –March 17
- FTC Demos @ FRC Regional,Orlando –March 13
- Bay Area Renaissance Festival - Enjoyed FIRST outreach at Inventors Weekend again,Feb. 20
- Lockheed Martin Engineering Week event –Feb. 17
- TEDxTampa Bay –Volunteering at the first Tampa Bay TED Talks-style Big Ideas conference,Feb. 12
Outreach in 2009
FIRST Lego League Tournament volunteering –December 12- Society of Manufacturing Engineers Presentation and Demo,October
- FIRST LEGO League team mentoring –TechnoForceand Brick Buddies
- LIFE Fest 2009 Celebration of Learning Conference, Eckerd College,Sept. 26
- Sharing CAD training opportunities with other area teams throughout May.
We hosted two low-cost FIRST LEGO League community summer camps,with plans to provide long term mentoring to teams that may arise from the camp experience. We cappped off the learning experience by hosting an FLL mini-tournament and FIRST Open House,open to the public,at a local Tampa library,receiving coverage by the Tampa Tribune and Fox 13 News.
As of July 2009,one new team comprised of students who attended our camps registered with FIRST LEGO League for the 2009-10 season:FLL Team 3519. We’re looking forward to mentoring Team 3519 through a successful rookie year!
Enjoying our clockwork demo
- Tampa Bay Area Renaissance Festival Inventor’s Weekend - March 2009
- Tampa Bay Engineering Banquet –February 2009
- Sypris Electronics Innovation Day –February 2009
- National Education Television Association Conference –January 2009
In 2008,our Rookie year,we provided outreach at:
- Tempest in Tampa –October 2008
- LIFE Fest 2008 Home and Alternative Learners Conference –September 2008
Ongoing Outreach:
- Team Duct Tape website –with News,shared FIRST teams library and Robotics Resources
- Mentoring support for sister team #5210,MISSION imPOSSIBLE and others
- On Call Outreach for FIRST and FTC in Florida
- FTC Vlogging Team
