ReturnCompetition STEM-Based Program is HOT Engagement for Students
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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 34
Participate and share: Poster 
Trips and ToursPresenters
Session description
Purpose & objective
Purpose:
Students will share with participants their experience in the BEST STEM-Based competition program and how this program positively engaged their critical thinking and learning in STEM.
Objectives:
Participants will learn from students about BEST Robotics Competition
Participants engage with students to share their thinking and experiences using the Engineering Process and creating a Marketing Presentation for their robot
Participants will receive information to access the BEST resources and competition information
Outline
For the Poster Format and Playground Session:
Participants will be able to view a slide show showing students at the Free BEST competitions, Building Process, and Notebooks showing students thinking.
The following posters will be viewable on the bulletin board:
QR code for BEST resources including the bESTology web-based lessons on the annual game theme. and Website
Participants will be able to talk with students, a Teacher Coach, and Volunteer Mentor that have participated in this Program and Competition and learn about their experiences in the BEST Competition
Snapshot Session:
Participants will view a presentation narrated by students sharing their experience in the Free BEST Competition program
Resource links via QR codes and links will be shared with participants of the BEST website's materials and resources for teachers and the competition
Supporting research
Do educational robotics competitions impact students' learning? https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1810/1/012045
Why Are Robotics Competitions Important For Education?
https://riders.ai/en-blog/why-are-robotics-competitions-important-for-education
More than Robots’: Reviewing the Impact of the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge Robotics Competition on School Students’ STEM Attitudes, Learning, and Twenty-First Century Skill Development-https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41979-022-00078-2#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20research%20literature,complex%2C%20real%2Dworld%20problems%2C
The Role of Competitive Robotics in Providing Context to Classroom Learning and Technical Skill Development in School Age Students—A Survey of Current Avenues, Assessment, and Path Forward with Systematic Implementation-https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1293553.pdf
Session specifications
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Facilitator
- Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
Computational Thinker
- Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
- Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.