If you need to visit us in person, we are located at:
Industry Partnerships, Oregon University System
ORTOP
2125 SW 4th Ave., Suite 505
Portland, OR 97201

Chase Bank occupies the lower level of the building.

ORTOP FIRST LEGO League Workshops for Adults

OPEN TO ADULTS ONLY, no team members. Workshops are open to adults wanting to be FLL coaches or mentors. Additionally, workshops are open to teens 16 - 18 that want to train to be technical mentors. Under FLL rules, FLL coaches must be at least 18 years of age to be a FLL Coach. These workshops are not for coaches in the Junior FLL program.

These workshops are NOT for Junior FIRST LEGO League coaches.

Three 3-hour workshops are offered in a series; held on consecutive weeks.
(I) Introductory Workshop,
(II)Coaching and Mentoring Workshop and
(III)Robotics Techniques.

And a seperate workshop dedicated to additional programming techniques suited for veteran teams.
Programming
You can also take the different workshops at mixed locations to fit your schedule or take Workshops I,II & III - all in one day at a OneDay Workshop.

Most workshops are held from 6:00 - 9:00 PM on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights. Most 2012 workshops are located at ORTOP, 2125 SW 4th Ave. Suite 503, Portland, OR Click link for map and parking details.
Series E - will be held at the Intel Aloha Fab Campus
OneDay Workshops will be held in various locations around the state.

Workshops are offered starting in June and running through September.

Workshops are taught by volunteers who are engineers. Some are also former FLL coaches and mentors.

The ORTOP FLL Workshop Committee. Each have dedicated countless hours devloping curriculum and teaching our workshops.
---Roger Swanson, ORTOP FLL Workshop Chair/ FLL Qualifying Tournament Co-Chair, retired engineer, co-founder Sequent, Inc.
---Jim Ryan, FLL Qualifying Tournament Co-Chair, former FLL Coach, currently an engineer at Intel.
---Dale Jordan, ORTOP FTC Field Technical Advisor, former Judge Advisor for FIRST Tech Challenge, FLL World Festival Judge, former FLL and FTC coach, retired engineer for Motorola.
---Ken Cone, ORTOP FLL Tournament Judge, retired engineer for IBM, currently on staff for Industry Partnerships, Oregon University System leading the Get Real and eChamp programs.
---Terry Hamm, ORTOP FLL Championship Head Judge- Robot Design, FLL World Festival Judge Robot Design, retired engineer.

Where is the workshop calendar?

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WORKSHOP CALENDAR

• SERIES WORKSHOPS - 3 Tuesdays or 3 Thursdays of individual workshops
• PROGRAMMING WORKSHOPS -
  "REQUIREMENTS: All attendees are expected to have previously attended ORTOP Workshops I and II or to have had equivalent coaching or mentoring experience before attending the Programming Workshop."
  
• OneDayWorkshop - Workshop I, II, & III all in one day!

WHERE DO I REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS?

The online registration link is on the workshop calendar. Click here to see it.

ORTOP FLL WORKSHOP CALENDAR - REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND Please register online at least 24 hours before each workshop!

2012 - WORKSHOPS FOR FIRST LEGO League Coaches and Mentors
Time is 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for all Series (weekday) workshops / OneDayWorkshops held 8:30 - 5:00 pm on Saturdays

ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT ORTOP - 2125 SW 4th Ave - Suite 503 with the exception of Series E.

ONE DAY WORKSHOPS WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE AS THEY ARE CONFIRMED. Most will take place outside of Portland.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR ANY WORKSHOP SERIES or INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS

Workshop Calendar published below

Series A

"REQUIREMENTS: All attendees are expected to have previously attended ORTOP Workshops I and II or to have had equivalent coaching or mentoring experience before attending the Programming Workshop."

Series B

FLL Workshop Descriptions

ORTOP FLL WORKSHOP MATERIALS

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• our motivations for the program
• what we hope to achieve
• why young people in the 9-14 year old age group have so much fun and reap so many benefits
• the roles of both FLL (FIRST Lego League) and ORTOP
• describe the tournaments that ORTOP puts on around the state, which provide our youngsters with the opportunity to show off what they have learned.
  
• Our goal is to have you want to get involved in some form, perhaps putting together a new team, helping us staff our tournaments, or even providing financial support.
• After about an hour discussion, we break into teams to build a basic LEGO robot. We introduce you to programming your robot with the NXT software, which is a very simple way to direct your robot to complete a few illustrative tasks. Workshop I Materials

WORKSHOP I - Introduction to FIRST LEGO League and the NXT Robot - Description of Workshop

Workshop I - PowerPoint Slides I

Workshop I - Additional PowerPoint Slide Handout

Workshop I - NXT Exercises - Introduction to NXT Basics
Workshop I - Additional Handouts
Coach and Mentor Honor Code

• This workshop helps these new coaches and mentors understand how to succeed with their teams.
• We address forming a team
• registering a team
• outfitting a team
• managing a team.
• After a discussion that lasts about an hour, we break into teams for some hands on exercises. We use robots built in the Introductory Workshop and focus on the next level of programming using the NXT software.
  WORKSHOP II Materials

WORKSHOP II - Coaching and Mentoring Techniques- Description of Workshop

Workshop II - PowerPoint Slides II

Coach Honor Code and FLL Core Values

NXT Book Reviews

Programs

Stop on Black Only --- Stop on Green or Black --- Move in Square Controlled by Variable

Move in Square Controlled by Variable with Loop

The Robotics Techniques Workshop is aimed at those who have already completed the prior two workshops or are experienced coaches or mentors who may be feeling a little lost.
We focus on activities that coaches and mentors can use:

• • with their teams to help them build more rigid and robust structures
  • to help them use gears effectively
  • to help them understand the many ways in which sensors can be used to help solve the missions that their robots face.
  • As with the previous workshops, about two-thirds of the time is spent in hands-on exercises.
  • We again use the robot built in the earlier workshops and enhance both its structure and programs in a way that provides coaches and mentors with several examples that they can take back and immediately put to use with their teams.
  • Workshop III Materials

WORKSHOP III - Robotic Techniques - Description of Workshop

Workshop III - PowerPoint Slides

NXT Robot Behavior

Using a 3rd "tool" motor

Additional programming skills

Combined
Workshops I, II and III
in one day

OneDay Workshops for FLL LEGO Robotics

These workshops present the three 3-hour workshops described above in a single 1-day session. Typically these are offered OUTSIDE of the PORTLAND METRO AREA.
The OneDay format is most applicable to new coaches and mentors who have not been a part of the FLL program in the past but those with some experience should consider coming for some or all of the afternoon session. Experienced coaches and mentors will most likely be quite familiar with the material presented in the Introductory Workshop. The same is likely to be true with the Coaching/Mentoring Techniques Workshop, although coaches and mentors with limited experience in prior years may find the material helpful. The most useful material for coaches and mentors who have worked with FLL teams in prior years is found in the Robotics Techniques Workshop. The general workshop schedule is shown below. Attendees should feel free to arrive for those parts that would be most useful to them. When you register, please tell us at which point you expect to arrive.
CALENDAR OF ONE DAY WORKSHOPS

(Start time may vary for each all day workshop - check Calendar for specific start and stop times)

8:30 – 10:00        Introductory Workshop Presentation
10:00 – 12:00      Build NXTbot and practice programming
12: 00 – 12:30     Lunch break
12:30 – 2:00        Coaching/Mentoring Techniques Workshop Presentation
2:00 – 3:00          Practice programming with NXT
3:00 – 4:30         Robotic Techniques

PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

"REQUIREMENTS: All attendees are expected to have previously attended ORTOP Workshops I and II or to have had equivalent coaching or mentoring experience before attending the Programming Workshop."

Additional FIRST LEGO League Resources

INSciTE, the organization that runs FIRST LEGO League in Minnesota. They have a have a great web site.

Hi-Tech Kids (Minnesota FLL Partner) NXT Blogs

FLL Programming 101 NXT-G by INSciTE

Hi-Tech Kids (Minnesota FLL Partner) NXT Training Materials

The TechStart Education Foundation produces a professional development institute for teachers. LEGO Robotics curriculum is one of many options. The link has materials produced by teachers and other contributors. To learn more about SuperQuest contact TechStart

SuperQuest LEGO Robotics Curriculum Support Site - Lots and Lots of information, videos, Dale Yocum's RCX and NXT tutorials in English and Spanish, curriculum, other great resource links. Funded by a generous grant from the Oregon Engineering Technology Industry Council.

ORTOP / FLL Team Scholarship Introduction

• Team must hold team meetings in Oregon or SW Washington (counties adjacent to Portland Metro area, Skamania or Klickitat counties)
• Coach must have or will attend ORTOP Workshops prior to the start of the season if he/she lives within 100 miles of a training event.
• Team coach will create a user account at https://gofll.usfirst.org and associated with the team number.
• Team will have at least 6 team members and not more than 10 team members.
• Team will meet at least once a week for 90 minutes. This is bare minimum. Twice a week is preferred.
• Team will register and attend a qualifying tournament in December.
• If a robot is awarded, team must participate and attend a qualifying event two years in a row to own the robot kit and at such time it will belong to the participating school or organization.
  

ORTOP Scholarship Application Steps for 2012 for New FLL Teams (Senior Solutions)

(persons/organizations/schools that have never received an ORTOP FLL scholarship in a previous year).

Free & Reduced Lunch Reference Table

ORTOP Scholarship Application for 2012 Returning FLL Scholarship Teams.

(school/org/team participated in Food Factor)

Have coaches new to your program read "What to Expect if you are an ORTOP/FLL Scholarship Coach"
Have coaches new to your program register for ORTOP FLL Coach workshops -
You can register and attend before notification of your scholarship status.

Complete the 2011 Food Factor Scholarship online report.

One report will cover multiple teams at the same school or organization.

Free & Reduced Lunch Reference Table