Re: [VADCFLL-L] It's all about the
process....
Exactly because the research presentations are behind closed
doors, a lot of the ARE video taped, and many do end up on YouTube. So
previous advice is correct: there are a wide variety of presentations
to be found, and those illustrate a wide variety of styles,
strategies, maturities and all the rest. It's an excellent plan to
take some time in the off-season to review Youtube videos of both
research presentations and robots solving missions, and have some
guided conversation about the strategies, rubrics, what worked and
didn't, etc.
Bravo, Brian, for taking your raw team to the tournament. They'll
learn a ton!!
Mike
I would like to add 2 thoughts,
Phil.
An "audience" is never allowed
for judging. Coaches and historians (camera person) are the only ones
allowed into the judging rooms with teams.
And, there is no way to know that a group
will be successful before they present.
Darlene Pantaleo
Judge Advisor
Maggie Walker
On Oct 30, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Phil Smith
III wrote:
This is a GREAT post. I'm thrilled that
you "get it", and I'm sure your team will have a great time
at your Regional!
The bad news: there likely won't be an opportunity to see a Research
presentation. Due to noise, space, etc., this just isn't usually
practical (consider how your team would do if some other team were
there, making faces at them...).
HOWEVER, there are a number of past presentations on YouTube; suggest
you look there. "FLL" is a good keyword.
--
Phil Smith III
Virginia State Judge Advisor, 2007, 2008, 2009
Judge Advisor, Northern Virginia Regional tournaments, 2007, 2008,
2009
Division 1 Judge Advisor, Virginia State tournament, 2006
Coach, The Capital Girls, Oak Hill (retired)
Team 1900 (2002)
Team 2497 (2003)
Team 2355 (2004)
Team 1945 (2005)
-----Original Message-----
From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian
Nussbaum
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 1:08 PM
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Subject: [VADCFLL-L] It's all about the process....
Hello VDACFLL,
(My thoughts with a question at the end)
I am a first-year coach with a very young team of 5th graders.
Earlier in
this listserv there was some conversation about coaches who do not
feel that
they are ready for the competition.
We have a week until our day at JMU, and I can definitely say that
ateam and
bteam from Thomas Harrison Middle School will be bringing up the rear.
It
will be quite amazing if our group is able to complete one task on
the
table, and have any sort of powerpoint with a linear thought process.
We
have not completed any of the requirements on the rubric for our
research.
HOWEVER, as coaches we are looking at the process rather than the
end
result. Learning has happened on the part of both the students and
the
coaches (for example, some of our students are learning that it is not
a
good idea to completely dismantle the robot a week before the
competition).
On the whole, it is a good example of how this particular group of
5th
graders has some significant growing to do in the thought-process
and
maturity departments.
As coaches, we have done significant scaffolding for them to try to
break
down the problem into smaller chunks, but we will just call our
students
'creative thinkers' rather than linear or result-oriented
thinkers.
But this is OK, because we have made progress, even though very little
of it
will appear on Saturday. We are trusting that this will be a
learning
experience for this very young team. At this point they don't
even realize
what they don't know. Seeing other teams will be a good
opportunity for
them to realize their potential for the future.
If we work together a few times in the spring to go back and solve a
few of
this year's tasks, and then get an earlier start next fall, we may be
more
in the middle of the pack next year (I'm thinking optimistically).
This is to assure all of you that are feeling worried--it's
OK.
Question: will there be an opportunity for my teams to watch
other groups'
research presentations? I think they never really got a full
understanding
of what we were going for on the research end of things. Seeing
a
successful group could be helpful for them.
Thanks.
--
Mr. Brian Nussbaum
Mathematics Teacher
Thomas Harrison Middle School
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