Dear Friends,

The Saint Louis Science Center will be offering a Vex Robotics Camp this summer during the weeks of July 9-13 and August 6-10.  This camp will be open to students entering 6th through 12th grade. During this camp students will learn how to design, build and program their own robot using the Vex robotics Kit. The week's excitement will include a filed trip to a robotics research lab and end with a real FIRST robotics style competition. I am hoping that with this camp we will be able to spark local interest in the Vex Robotics program and the FIRST Vex Challenge.

I have attached a flyer with information about the camp which can be
handed out to students, parents, or teachers interested in robotics.

(See attached file: Robotics_Summer_Camp.doc)

If you have any questions about the camp please feel free to contact me.

Paul Freiling
FIRST Robotics Coordinator
Saint Louis Science Center
5050 Oakland Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110

Phone: 314-286-4628
Fax: 314-533-8769

September 19, 2006

TEAM
Fall Conference

When: October 7th                                                                                          

Where: CMSU, Warrensburg

Time: 8:00 to 3:00

Cost:                   Pre-Registration $15; At the door $20

Registration:      Email marnold@thayer.k12.mo.us for early registration

Schedule:)

Fall Round Up
October 7th
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg
Grinstead Bldg.
Pre-Registration $15.00 or $20.00 at the door
8:00 - 8:30 A.M
"The Gathering" Register & Refresh
(coffee, juice, and coffee cake provided)
8:30 - 8:50
Opening remarks, & Workshop updates.
(Grinstead 223)
TEAM Professional Development Workshops
1st Breakout Session
9:00 am-10:00:am
Pod Casting:
Dick Kahoe; UCM
Pay $10.00 receive Software CD and Microphone.
This is a double session
(Grinstead 236)
Video Editing on the Cheap w/Movie Maker:  Mitch Comer Camdenton High School
(Grinstead 208)
Recruiting those Future Tech Ed Teachers
to follow in your footsteps.
Ryan Todd and Nathan Flam
UCM Students
(Grinstead 223)
"SolidWorks" & 3d Modeling  
Joe Wilkie from SolidWorks
(Grinstead 016)
Super Mileage Contest
 Carter Fawkes; Marshall Sr. High
(Grinstead 227)
2nd Breakout Session
10:15 to 11:15
PLTW Training;
an ITE Teacher’s Perspective
Bob Willis; Liberty High School and
Mark Sharp (Oak Park High School-N KC)
(Grinstead 223)

Developing IC3 computer skills
John Petsch; St Louis Public Schools
(Grinstead 206)
"SolidWorks" & 3d Modeling  
Joe Wilkie from SolidWorks
 (Grinstead 016)
State Contest Revision Round Table
Kara Paris; William Chrisman High School
and Jim Mikulin; Ozark High School
 (Grinstead 211)

11:30 to 12: 30
Lunch Provided

3rd Breakout Session
12:45 to 1:45
Pod Casting:
Dick Kahoe; UCM
Pay $10.00 receive Software CD and Microphone.
This is a double session
(Grinstead 236)
Super High Mileage Contest
Carter Fawkes; Marshall Sr. High
(Grinstead 227)
Developing IC3 computer skills
John Petsch; St Louis Public Schools
(Grinstead 206)
Recruiting those Future Tech Ed Teachers
to follow in your footsteps.
Ryan Todd and Nathan Flam
UCM Students
(Grinstead 223)
"SolidWorks" & 3d Modeling  
Joe Wilkie from SolidWorks
 (Grinstead 016)
4th Breakout Session
2:00 to 3:00
Video Editing on the Cheap w/Movie Maker:  Mitch Comer Camdenton High School
(Grinstead 208)
PLTW Training;
an ITE Teacher’s Perspective
Bob Willis; Liberty High School and
Mark Sharp; Oak Park High School
 (Grinstead 223)
Expo Events Revision Round Table
Jim Mikulin; Ozark High School and
Kara Paris; William Chrisman High School
(Grinstead 211)
"SolidWorks" & 3d Modeling  
Joe Wilkie from SolidWorks
 (Grinstead 016)

The
St Louis Community College
Mobile Tech-Van
will be demonstrating
Solid-modeling and Bridge-building
Throught-out the day during each breakout session in the parking lot.

     Technology Education Association of Missouri and the University of Central Missouri; College of Applied Sciences & Technology would like to extend this invitation to all teachers to attend the Annual Fall Round up.  We feel our professional development workshops will meet the needs of Indutrial Technology, Project Lead the Way, Math, Science and Pre Engineering Technology Teachers.  Join Us.

4:30 – 6:30         TEAM EXECUTIVE BOARD MTG.

Dear Fellow Teachers

We as an organization have made great improvements in our workshops the past two years.  Last year’s fall conference was one of the best we have had in several years.

Please attend this year’s fall conference and encourage other teachers in your department to attend.  ALSO, we all know other teachers in other schools so lets us contact them and encourage them to attend.  Improving your communication with fellow teachers only aids your program and gives you someone else in the profession to talk too.  Several of us teach in schools where we are the only one in the department, so it is nice to have fellow teachers to communicate with.

So let us set a record for TEAM Fall Conference attendance.  Contact other teachers in your area and even car pool to the conference.  What fun you can have fellowshipping with other teachers on the way to the conference and on the way home.

***Please check the TEAM website (www.moteam.org) for current information about the conference.  We are trying to set up a couple extra workshops clear till the week before the conference so there will be plenty of workshops to choose from.

*****Please note that the TEAM Executive Board voted this summer that TEAM dues will be due by November 1, 2006.   If your students want to participate in any TEAM contest or activity your dues must be paid by November 1st (any questions about this can be directed to Mark Rathert, TEAM President).

******Dues are also now combined with MOACTE dues.  You must join MOACTE and TEAM together ($38 total).  TEAM is a division of MOACTE so we must pay both dues.

We as TEAM need ALL:  Industrial Arts, Industrial Technology, Technology Education, and PLTW teachers in the state to join TEAM.  As we increase our membership the more and better workshops we can have and the more support we can get from DESE.

Be a professional and join TEAM today and get others to join as well.  Email Mark Arnold, TEAM Treasurer, to register for the conference and send Mark your TEAM dues today (marnold@thayer.k12.mo.us).

Thanks, and see you at the conference in Warrensburg on October 7th.  Register today and save $5.  Early registration is only $15 and at the door it is $20.

Steve Goodman
TEAM Past President
Lafayette County C-1 School District
Higginsville, MO
School: 660-584-6075
Home: 660-584-3704
Email: goodmans@huskers.k12.mo.us

WORKSHOPS
(Keep checking Website for updates)

Video Editing on the Cheap

3D Modeling/Animation on a Tight Budget

POD Casting

Super Mileage Contest

State Contest Reorganization

PLTW Presentation & Training

Lab (shop) Maintenance Forum

Career Clusters

Recruiting Tech Ed Teachers

Others?

January 21, 2006

The T.E.A.M. visit to the State/Federal Surplus Depot was a wonderful success. The visit was spearheaded and organized by Steve Goodman, current T.E.A.M. president. Those teachers that attended walked away with some great deals.

T.E.A.M. gives a special thanks to the kind and helpful employee's of the Surplus Depot for giving up their Saturday to accomodate us.

(posted January 14th, 2006)

ATTENTION ALL T.E.A.M. MEMBERS AND TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING IN THE T.E.A.M. STATE CONTEST.
You must be a paid T.E.A.M. member as of February 1st, 2006 to participate in the T.E.A.M. State contest. Failure to comply will result in your student's being ineligible to participate or advance to the State contest level. T.E.A.M. will no longer accept last minute membership applications just to meet contest eligibility.

Join T.E.A.M. now before it is too late for you and your students.

January 10, 2006

Greetings SW Districts Ind.Tech Teachers!

The SW District Contest Committee would like to extend this invitation to participate in the 2006 SW District TEAM Industrial Technology Contest & Exposition.

The 2006 Southwest District Contest and Expo will again be hosted by Ozark Technical Community College in Springfield. The date of the SW District Contest will be Thursday evening, April 27th and Friday, April 28th, 2006

The TEAM State Contest and expo will be held May 13th 2006 at Lodge of the 4 Seasons, Lake Ozarks, MO
For any TEAM Expo or Contest rules or guidelines go to: www.moteam.org and click "State Contest Info"

SW District Expo events:
1.) Missouri 500, 2.) Missouri 500 "Alternative Materials",
3.) Engineering Model; Tennis Ball Tower 4.)CAD Shoot-Out,
5.) Problem Solving Through Design, 6.)Balloon Vehicle "Tractor Pull",
7.) SW District Tech Knowledge Challenge

For additional information contact Steve McNaught at smcnau@cassville.k12.mo.us

November 24, 2005

Career Clusters Workshop Begins its final weekend for the Fall Semester.

The first Exploring Career Clusters Workshop wrapped up November 19th at Higginsville (Lafayette County) High School. This workshop is offered to any educator throughout the state of Missouri interested in implementing Career Clusters into their curriculums. Technology Education teachers, Counselors, and School Administrators are encouraged to attend.

The workshop is facilitated by Mr. Ben Yates, T.E.A.M’s Past President and professor at Central Missouri State University. Mr. Yates also developed the curriculum and coarse materials for teaching Career Clusters in Missouri.

The Exploring Career Clusters workshop is being offered in several locations throughout Missouri both in the fall and spring semesters to make attendance convenient for everyone. The workshop also offers 2 or 3 hours of optional graduate credit through CMSU(80 dollars per credit hour), reimbursement of travel mileage, free lunches, a huge binder full of Career Clusters curriculum, and of course Mr. Yates’ expertise.

Mr. Yates would like to thank everyone that has attended the workshops so far. Your dedication and hard work has made the introduction of this workshop a wonderful success. T.E.A.M would like to thank Mr. Yates for his time, dedication, and hard work to our organization helping us become better professionals and better teachers.

For more information about Career Cluster Workshops contact:

Ben Yates or

November 24, 2005

ATTENTION T.E.A.M. MEMBERS

Our President, Mr. Steve Goodman has put together a Saturday tour and purchasing day at the Missouri State Surplus Center in Jefferson City. The date and time of this mini workshop is January 21, 2006 from 8:00am to 1:00pm. The tour begins at 8:30am.

Please Note: If you wish to purchase items you must be registered and on the purchasing list with the State Surplus Office at least 2 weeks in advance. This process will have to be done through your district’s Central Office.

The State Surplus Center is Never open on Saturday so hats off to Steve and his hard work to make this a reality. Let us all make an effort to be there to show our support.

State Surplus phone number 1-880-295-7796
State Surplus Directions/Address: 117 N. Riverside Drive Jefferson City, MO 65102-1310

For more information about the tour contact: Mr. Steve Goodman (Lafayette County C-1 H.S)

October 23, 2005

Congratulations to Mark Rathert.

Mark is T.E.A.M.'s new President Elect for 2005-2006 term. He will become President of T.E.A.M next July at the MO-ACTE Summer Conference.

T.E.A.M. will be needing a new President Elect for 2006-2007 and also the office of Treasurer will be up for election. If you are interested in running for one of these offices please contact Keith Stayton, T.E.A.M. Secretary and this year's Election Committee Chairperson.

HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE WORKSHOP

Presented by KEITH ANDERSON, Mountain View, Minnesota

Keith and another presenter will be bringing vehicles for you to SEE and DRIVE.

Keith has had students build vehicles with stock 3 ½ HP engines that get 678 miles per gallon

WHEN:  December 2, 2006

WHERE: Lafayette County C-1 HS Industrial Technology Building                Higginsville,MO

TIME: 8:30 – 4:00

COST:  $10 to help cover the cost of breakfast foods and lunch.  Any surplus funds will be given to Keith as a token to him for coming to help start this in Missouri.  Keith is doing the workshop for free.

REGISTRATION:  Please register ASAP by contacting Steve Goodman                               goodmans@huskers.k12.mo.us

WORKSHOP DETAILS: Keith will be covering rules, safety, vehicle construction, vehicle design, how to host a competition, cost of building a high mileage vehicle, and will have a question and answer period.

***Missouri’s Second Annual High Mileage Vehicle Competition will be held on April 27th in Warrensburg at the Missouri Safety Center.

***This competition will be for middle school and high school students both.

***Contest is run and organized by all the teachers that enter the competition.  There is no outside body that runs the competition and the competition is free to enter.

***This workshop can be used for career ladder hours.

***Do something fun and different with your students this year.  Be an outside the box thinker.

***KEITH ANDERSON IS DOING THIS WORKSHOP FOR FREE SO LETS GIVE HIM A MISSOURI WELCOME BY HAVING A HIGH ATTENDANCE AT THE WORKSHOP.

December 1, 2006

ATTENTION INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS

The high mileage vehicle workshop in Higginsville is STILL ON for Saturday, December 2nd.

See you Saturday.

If any concerns call me at home at 660-584-3704 or at school at 660-584-6075.

The roads will be fine late today or in the morning so please come, you will be glad you did.

Steve Goodman

FREE
ShopBot Workshop
(This is a Missouri first, so take advantage of this opportunity.)

WHEN:  SATURDAY FEB. 3RD
TIME:  9 AM TILL 4 PM (WELCOME IS 8:30 TILL 9) (LUNCH IS SERVED)
LOCATION:

Lafayette County C-1 High School Ind. Tech. Building (behind high school) 807 West 31st Street Higginsville, MO

SCHEDULE:  MORNING SESSION FOR NEW SHOPBOT OWNERS AND                    THOSE INTERESTED IN OWNING A SHOPBOT AND                    THOSE NEEDING MORE BASIC TRAINING.

                   AFTERNOON SESSION FOR THOSE WANTING TO                    INCREASE THEIR CURRENT SHOPBOT SKILLS AND                    TAKE THEIR SHOPBOT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

PRESENTED BY:  DOC PALUMBO
                         SHOPBOT TRAINER
                         NEW JERSEY

COST:  Was $10 but now it is free.  ShopBot is picking up the tab for everything including lunch.

REGISTRATION:  Register by contacting:

***Some have already pre-registered but please do so again so that an accurate count can be given.

****Please note that this is a great opportunity for those wanting to purchase a ShopBot or for those that already own one.  Please make every effort to attend this special workshop.

****Please contact all the teachers that you have emails, etc on let them know about this opportunity.