Iron Lion's Outreach

I am going to be looking at and discussing how to improve on my own and team practice. Within this, I will be discussing why it is important to continue with my professional development and why team work is important in schools. I will also be describing why it is important to be respectful of the skills and expertise that others can bring to the team.

Throughout my time at EDGE camp I learned an extreme abundance of information. Not only was it about engineering but I also learned about teamwork, leadership skills, and myself. The two weeks that I stayed at Union was a time I won’t forget and I am so glad I decided to come.

One of the more important skills students will learn outside the classroom is teamwork. This quality can not be taught it must be learned by experience. Members will be on teams to compete in competitions. Students must learn the limits and strengths of their team member if they wish to succeed. This skill prepares students for the team work assignments which will be required in classes, as well as in everyday

In a recent program, students worked with the College of Integrated Science and Technology. Professors from four different departments created a hands-on experience for the scholars. First, scholars learned about the ethics of science and technology by creating a short story with a monster and drawing out how the story should go. In the next session, scholars put their stories to life using MIT’s Scratch program, a basic and fun introduction to coding. The goal of these programming days is to teach the scholars a new skill they can develop, as well as to introduce to them to activities, and possibly careers, which they may not have been familiar with. Each programming day ends with a free lunch provided to each of the 70

Wheelan (2013) identifies the four stages of team development and provides detailed explanation of how a group transforms itself from a stage one group of uncertainty into a successful, highly productive stage four team. This requires work and a thorough understanding of the many internal/external influences that can occur during each stage. A team member or leader who is well versed in these stages and who can evolve with each stage will be better equipped to deal with possible obstacles that can hinder group progress and implement practices to help the group successfully work through a

Thank you for your consideration for our grant proposal Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics (STEM) Improvement Project 2017. In 2016, the Juan Young Trust (JYT) helped fund Damascus Christian School (DCS) mobile computer cart with 30 chromebooks which allowed the intergration of more technology into our small school. This promoted an increase of student inquiry and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics (STEM) basics. Staff found school equipment outdated for the technology and difficult to encourage hands on interest without more relevant STEM improvements. DCS Administration would like to take the next step to further STEM education for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year, and has asked Damascus Christian Education Foundation (DCEF) to help fund a series of items aimed at meeting this goal.

Anxious and excited, the eighth graders could not wait to step off the big yellow bus onto the soccer field of Pine Lake Challenge Course in Bristol, Connecticut. Working in small groups of eleven, students were faced with many different types of challenges that required teamwork. As a team, I believe most of our challenges were completed as best as they could be. This retreat gave me a wider view of how it really is like to work together.

The four distinct steps of team building comprise forming, storming, norming, and performing. In the movie Remember the Titans, there are countless examples of the four team building steps as the players and coaches work to become an effective team. The first step forming is the start and getting acquainted as teammates. This may involve discussing the purpose of the team, creating personal relationships, learning about each other, and bonding experiences. Forming occurs in Remember the Titans video clip in the locker room scene where the team members are telling jokes and getting to know each other.

This past Saturday, The Lane Center partnered with Stratford Academy to expand STEM learning opportunities for Macon youth participating in the Lane Center's Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table Program. Ms. Leskovic's fifth grade class facilitated the day where AMKT children enjoyed STEM exercises and experienced hands on learning exercises in the classroom's technology centers. Exercises included playing with 3D coloring and design applications, creating 3D key chains and figuring out how

Having played a variety of team sports throughout my life, I saw a lot of parallels throughout the class work on team building between positive teamwork and success. Reading Five Dysfunctions of a Team and then applying what we learned from the reading into several team building exercise gave me a unique perspective on how to create and identify key team building skills.

The first Livermore Innovation Fair is a free event designed to stimulate Livermore students’ connection with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). The event’s theme of “By Earth, By Water, By Air” connects the five STEAM disciplines and will be explored through scientific displays, visual art and technology experiments. The family-friendly fair will offer hands-on experiences for all ages in rocketry, robotics, 3D printing, drones, remotely operated vehicles, wood shop, virtual reality and more.

The FIRST Iowa Regional Robotics Competition was held in the UNI Dome and McLeod Center just a few weeks ago, from March 23 through March 25. FIRST is all about combining science, technology and fun. High school students work in teams to design robots and complete complicated tasks under strict regulations in just six weeks. The competition offers a taste of real-world engineering as students are challenged to build a team and brand, enhance teamwork skills, raise funds, build and program a robot, form strategic alliances and compete against tough competition.

The science of team building is an art. The uncontrollable variables are people. Just putting a group of talented individuals together for the sole purpose of goal achievement can be met with disastrous results. It can leave individuals left feeling unfulfilled and lead to costly mistakes in the long run. While team building can be considered an art, there are some methods and approaches that can assist with successful builds. While no approach is full proof, taking time to acclimate oneself with human

Our partnership has supported the facilitation of one-day STEM innovation camps, which have provided real life technology based business challenges for the students to tackle with our employee volunteers. Over 900 students and 70 employees in Italy, Spain, South Africa, France, Sweden and the UK have all had the chance to participate in these forward-thinking innovation camps.

A theory of team working that details the stages of team development that are typical to any type of team