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PK - 12 Career Exploration using Drones in Education & Esports

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 30

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Scott Buell
Founder and CEO
Dynamic Learning Experiences
@LegendsByScott
@wearedronelegends
After more than two decades in the corporate sector, I left to found Latitude 360 at 53, diving into tech entrepreneurship. My true passion emerged when teaching drone technology to 5th graders, inspiring me to create Dynamic Learning Experiences. Our flagship brand, Drone Legends™, combines fun and learning, targeting students from kindergarten to high school with courses like Little Legends™, FPV Initiator, and STEM Fundamentals™. My goal? To spark a lifelong love for learning in children, making education a thrilling journey. Join us in shaping future innovators.
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Chris Fuge
Fresno Unified School District
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Julie Mavrogeorge
Owner/President
Jdogmav Consulting / CA Esports Assoc.
@jdogmav
@jdogmav
Julie is an international speaker and presenter, serves on esports advisory boards, is the President of the CA Esports Association, the 2022 NAECAD Esports Director of the Year, a 2023 Managerial Excellence in Education - Finalist, and the 2024 the*gameHERs Guardian of the Year. Julie's passion is helping districts across the US create esports programs that fit their student populations. She has written diverse and inclusive esports curriculum aligned with CTE pathways, is a Women in Games and Women in Games International Mentor, and is the Esports League Director for Cleverlike Studios, Inc., and Ambassador for Gameplan and Drone Legends.

Session description

Learn from the first United States district to launch a comprehensive Pre-K to 12th-grade drone program. We'll share how to introduce drones to your youngest learners, through interactive drone simulations and teach you how to launch a drone program through esports and leverage drones in a CTE Pathway.

Purpose & objective

As a result of attending this session, participants will be given a full overview of utilizing drones for STEM/STEAM education from PreK - 12 grade and using drones for afterschool clubs and competitions. We will overview the curricula for each age group, assess the safety features of each type of drone, and provide a copy of the FUSD drone policy. We'll discuss current and future careers and college opportunities for drone and aerial photography pilots, review the costs of implementation, and debunk the perceived barriers to entry into drones for education.
I'll share Fresno Unified School District's success with our PreK-12 drone program in educating students and teachers about its uses for careers and preparation for our soon-to-open Aviation School and CTE Pathway. Over 70 of our 109 schools have participated in the drone program, and we'll be rolling our FPV Crone Racing as an esports to all 8 of our comprehensive high schools this fall. I'll have details on that rollout and it's success in providing career-ready skills at the time of the conference.

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Outline

Drones in Education
Overview of all three levels of drones in education
- Little Legends - PreK-2 (30 mins)
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Curriculum Overview
- Snapshots from the app simulator
- Drone Legends Fundamentals 3 - 8 (60 minutes)
- Overview of all ten lessons - National, State, and ISTE Standard Aligned (15 minutes)
- Completion of one lesson (20 minutes)
- Time flying the Tello Drone for understanding and curriculum connection (25 minutes)
- FPV Iniator - Drone Racing 9 - 12 (30 minutes)
- Curriculum Overview
- Snapshots of VR and App Simulator

Participants will complete the hands-on activity chosen and fly the Tello drone as a team of three to fully grasp how interactive, engaging, and fun it is to learn about math, science, and tech. This is an extremely interactive, collaborative, and innovative workshop.

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Supporting research

As this is the first of its kind program in the United States, I am the expert in the field of drones in education and its subsequent implementation in schools creating a comprehensive competitive, and classroom educational program.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Esports
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Principals/head teachers, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Participants will want to download the Tello App to fly the Tello drones. The download for both IOS and Android can be found here:
https://www.frandroid.com/telecharger/apps/tello
Subject area:
Career and technical education, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
Facilitator
  • Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
For Students:
Empowered Learner
  • Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
Global Collaborator
  • Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.
Disclosure:
The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

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