Building Robots for Fun and Learning,
Fires In The Mind
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422327029&v=wFiYN8MWUh0&x-yt-cl=84838260#t=65
Our 4-H program works on these concepts with young people, specifically on developing mastery. Fires In The Mind can help our 4-H professionals, parents, and volunteers work with youth on “deliberate practice”, to work through the challenges positively. The Deus Ex Machina 4-H First Tech Challenge (FTC) Club formed in late spring of 2014 and faced multiple challenges. First Tech Challenge is a higher level of robotics for youth who are at least fourteen years of age. Deus Ex Machina 4-H Club is led by our head coach Kathleen Gascon who strives to work with youth on the concept of “deliberate practice” and in the creative management of helping youth learn through the challenges they encounter. As a first year club the youth did extremely well on the FTC circuit perhaps because of a few of the key elements that Cushman refers to in Fires In The Mind;“deliberate practice” certainly helped our young people learn the skills necessary to assist with the challenges that an FTC Competition required. Having the opportunity to watch our 4-H youth learn skills through mastery is what is most enjoyable and finding resources that link our 4-H program to the field of Youth Development is a treasure.
Building Robots for Fun and Learning, Fires In The Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFiYN8MWUh0#t=19
Spotlight for March and April: Do you ever wonder what gets and keeps our young people interested in a new project, sport, subject at school, or job?