FTC Mentor Workshops for Mentors

• SuperQuest: FTC MENTOR WORKSHOP ARE HAPPENING!!! 
• Thank you all for your response to our interest survey about FTC Mentor Workshops.  We are happy to announce SuperQuest: FTC Mentor Workshops for Summer 2019. SuperQuest is a program of the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association.  
• FTC Mentor WORKSHOP AGENDA: Informed by last year's workshop topic survey, the FTC Mentor Workshops will focus on Hardware and design concepts, Programming - Blocks and Java and Electronics- wiring and debugging the phones. For rookies - an overview of basic FTC program elements will be provided. 
• The 3-day workshops provide instruction and in SQ tradition, strive to "meet each participant where they are and provide what they need to go further".  Lots of hands-on time.  Both Veteran and Rookie Mentors encouraged to sign-up. 
• Terry Alexander, HIllsboro HS Technology Teacher/FTC Mentor veteran will instruct the FTC Mentor Workshops. 
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• WHO CAN ATTEND: SuperQuest: FTC Mentor Workshop is open to adults; teachers and non-teachers, who are or will be mentoring FIRST Tech Challenge teams in the classroom or in an after-school setting in Fall 2019. 
• Three days  --  9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Continental breakfast and a delicious lunch included!
• You’ll earn 21 hours of Professional Development credit (for teachers), and some classes will also offer graduate credit.
• And it’s all free (except for a fully refundable $50 deposit)! Show up and you get your $50 back. 
• Clackamas Community College - Wilsonville Campus - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
• NEXT WEEK!!! June 25 - 27 (Tuesday - Thursday) 
• Newport Middle School - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 
• July 9 - 11 (Tuesday - Thursday) 
• SQ:Pop-up Beaverton @ ORTOP office - Registration link to be posted  
•  July 31 - Aug 2  (Wednesday - Friday) 

Workshops, Activities and Camps! 
We've been adding LOTS of activities to our Summer Activities page. Check it out .

Special Request for FTC Team Member Volunteers 

• Cathy Swider at ORTOP office in Beaverton is looking for a two FTC team member volunteers to help me at the ORTOP office to  prepare for an AAUW STEM Girls Camp in Bend. Needed June 24 or 25. 
• And I am looking for Central Oregon FTC Team members with driver skills to assist at the Camp at OSU Cascades Campus on Friday, June 28th afternoon noon - 4 pm.  
• Email cathy-swider(at)ortop(dot)org 

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• Click here and enter your email address to let us know your status - opt in or opt out for e-mail lists for the 2019-2020 season. 
• As a side note: Lead Mentors of nationally registered/paid teams will be added to the opt in list automatically per FIRST communication policy as registered mentors.