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Rocky Mtn BEST Teacher / Mentor Newsletter 3
April 2023

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DU FREE Middle School Girl STEM Event
DU Girls with Gadgets
GIRLS with GADGETS
Saturday, 6 May
10AM-2PM
University of Denver Society of Women Engineers is hosting "Girls with Gadgets" at the University's Engineering and Computer Science Building.
This is a community outreach event where we invite middle school girls to come and gain experience with engineering.
The attendees will have the opportunity to complete multiple engineering projects alongside our own DU engineering students, alumni, and industry professionals.
2023 Rocky Mtn BEST Season
We are excited to provide you an early look at our Spring, Summer and Fall plans to bring our STEM Education Program to your students.

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Incision Decision Game Teaser Video
We are excited to have you and your students participate in our 2023 BEST Robotics Season.
Incision Decision Game Season
2023 SEASON

FALL 2023

Rocky Mountain BEST Hub - 8-week in-person competition with teams provided a robot kit to build a physical robot.
We continue to pursue venue options including Auraria Campus for Game Day. Tentative schedule in red below that shares Englewood HS with Front Range BEST.
  • 9 September Season Kickoff and Training
  • 14 October week Critical Design Review Online Presentation
  • 21 October Practice Day with BEST Award Marketing Presentation and team Engineering Notebook delivery due
  • 4 November Game Day / Award Ceremony

DENVER BEST Regional Championship - planning to host qualifying teams from 9 BEST Hubs across 6 states- December Schedule and Venue TBD
Fall Robotics Competition Registration NOW Open

  • Step 1 - Primary Teacher (aka teacher or mentor that registers School) uses their National BEST Registry account to register your school. Use the Registry graphic link below to log into your account OR to create an account if you do not have one. If a new account, select Rocky Mountain BEST as your hub.
  • Step 2 - Primary Teacher completes this step using Teacher Registration Instructions Link. Select the blue Register a School button on the "Schools" page. Select Rocky Mountain BEST as your hub. Find your prior School Profile by selecting your school from the popup list of prior schools. OR If you are registering a new school, CREATE NEW School with button at bottom of the list.
  • You’ll receive an email when your School Registration is approved.
  • Additional Teachers are associated with the registered school as Secondary or Assistant Teachers using Assistant Teacher Registry Instructions Link.
  • Mentors may sign up to be associated with the registered school by accessing your registry account or creating an account using the link below and then using Mentor Registration Instructions Link and Managing your Mentorship Instructions Link
  • PLEASE REPLY to this email with any questions or issues.
SPRING/SUMMER 2023

bESTology - 15-weekly Incision Decision game theme web postings to help your students prepare for the fall competition especially the required Engineering Notebook Research Paper.
  1. Week 1 - Journey Through the Human Body
  2. Week 2 - So just how powerful is our Central Nervous System?
  3. Week 3 - Our cardiovascular system is amazing! 
  4. Week 4 - Breath In ... Breath Out ...
  5. Week 5 - Digestive System
  6. Week 6 - Skeletal System
  7. Week 7 - Muscular System
  8. Week 8 - Homeostasis
  9. Week 9 - Medical Terminology
  10. Weeks 10-15 - one new topic posted each week.

Training

  • Use this ONLINE Training LIST Link (Select TEAMS tab) for the available 2023 ONLINE Training Class schedule. Additional MathWorks Summer Workshop details below with other summer training TBA.

BEST Alumni Network for Students - Calling all BEST Seniors...
  • Alumni - BEST Robotics Link -
  • Would you like to stay connected with BEST Robotics after graduation?
  • Volunteer, Mentor, or just keep up with what is going on with your school and the program?
  • You need to join the BEST Alumni Network today!
  • Join and how to stay in touch with BEST Robotics!
MathWorks MATLAB/SIMULINK 6-Week Summer Workshop - REGISTRATION LINK

Starting 24 May at 4 PM MDT, learn how to program mobile robots for BEST Robotics using MATLAB and Simulink through this series of six ~60-minute online classes held weekly. Brought to you by the BEST partner, MathWorks.

Each class will add on to the previous week's lesson, so it is recommended to attend all 6 classes. Time will be provided at the each of each class for Q&A. All are welcome to attend.
  • Although no experience with MATLAB or Simulink is required, the 6-classes are fast-paced and can be challenging especially if unfamiliar with programming, MATLAB, and/or SIMULINK.
  • We recommend using the MathWorks BEST Robotics Getting Started Guide page 2, 3-Software Ramp Up links prior to the workshop.
  • Also on page 2 of the guide is a link to obtain the MathWorks complimentary software. If your team is participating in this competition, fill out the software request form.
  • Make this request at least a week prior to the workshop to allow time for request processing plus WINDOWS software upload and installation if not using online version.

FREE Summer Teacher / Mentor Institute - REGISTRATION LINK
  • 3-day BEST Teacher and Mentor Training (11-13 July St Mary's Catholic Church, Littleton) + recommended ~20 hours pre-class online preparation (available 4 June-7 July)
  • Highly recommended for rookie BEST teachers/mentors or a great refresher for those with BEST experience.
  • Register NLT 30 June
2019 TMI Participants Robots