an overview of the first lego league program at new braunfels public library
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FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE @ NBPL
An Overview of Participant History
in the New Braunfels Public Library’s
FIRST® Robotics Program
New Braunfels, TX
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FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE – YEAR 12011-2012
LIBRARY SPONSORED
TEAMS2
Capacity(16 members)
Open
Filled 80% Male
Female
100%
4 Volunteer Coaches
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FIRST ® LEGO® LEAGUE – YEAR 22012-2013
Capacity(25 members)
Open
Filled 83%
4 Volunteer Coaches
LIBRARY SPONSORED
TEAMS3
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Male
Female88%
12%
FIRST ® LEGO® LEAGUE – YEAR 32013-2014
Capacity(57 members)
Open
Filled 95%
LIBRARY SPONSORED
TEAMS69 Volunteer
Coaches
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Male
Female84%
16%
FLL 2014-15 SEASON REPORT
A summary of participant information and feedback about the 2014-15 season of FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics at the New Braunfels Public Library.
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FLL 2014-15 SEASON REPORT
6LIBRARY SPONSORED1
1+ TEAMSINDEPENDENT
15 Volunteer Coaches
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1 “Library sponsored” means the library paid for team registration and supplies. “Independent” teams are self-funded.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Gender
Male Female
11%
4
1011
12
98
2
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Age
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89%
Capacity
Open Filled
(562 members)
80%
2 Five(5) team members discontinued the program early on and were not included in those surveyed.
FEEDBACK
86%ON A SCALE OF 1-10
ENJOYMENT
ENJOYMENT AT 8 OR
ABOVE
RANKED OVERALL
SURVEY DATA512 TEAM MEMBERS AND PARENTS SURVEYED VIA
CUSTOMIZED SURVEYMONKEY SURVEY.
45 TEAM MEMBERS / PARENTS RESPONDED.
See Resources (last slide) for additional information.
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2 Five(5) team members discontinued the program early on and were not included in those surveyed.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Interest in STEM
Ability to work with others
Confidence in problem solving
Communication Skills
Research skills
Critical thinking skills
percent of respondents
SKILLS GAINED
Definitely Increased Slightly Increased No Change
FEEDBACK
3
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3 See Resources (last side) to see how these skills and benefits align with the 40 Developmental Assets for youth.
FEEDBACK
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Improved planning and / or decision making
abilities75%
Increased interest / engagement in learning new skills
75%
Positive relationships with adult role models
70%
Conflict resolution skills59%
Improved understanding of personal feelings and how to handle them
57%
Chance to positively impact their community
43%
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3 See Resources (last side) to see how these skills and benefits align with the 40 Developmental Assets for youth.
FEEDBACKTIME OF PRACTICE DAY OF PRACTICE FACILITY SAFETY
STAFF SERVICE COACH SERVICE
EASE OF REGISTRATION
N/A EXCELLENTSATISFACTORYPOOR
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LOOKING FORWARD
4LIBRARY SPONSORED
TEAMS
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1INDEPENDENT
+ TEAMMeeting off-site
Increase ratio of female : male team members
Bring in 50% new team members
Assist teams in becoming more self-sufficient
2015-16 GOALS
LOOKING FORWARD
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50%
13%
24%
13%
2015-16 PREDICTIONS
Returning
Progressing to FTC
Unsure/Unknown
Not returning
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4 FIRST Tech Challenge is the next level in the progression of programs, for high school students ages 14-18.
FIRST ® Impact Study
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RESOURCES
How FIRST ® programs fulfill the
40 Developmental Assets® for Youth
Copy of the SurveyMonkey Survey used to collect data
Analysis of Educational Standards of FIRST ®
WWW.USFIRST.ORG
Data collection and infographic design by Megan Clark, Youth Services Library Technician.
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