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Try-Math-A-Lon

Competition Overview Your Name Here 2009-2010 Region XX AE PCI Chairperson/TMAL Coordinator. Try-Math-A-Lon. History. 1995 Region VI Spring Conference National Competition in 1996 Enhances Math Skills Problem Solving Skills Quick Thinking

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Try-Math-A-Lon

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  1. Competition Overview Your Name Here 2009-2010 Region XX AE PCI Chairperson/TMAL Coordinator Try-Math-A-Lon

  2. History • 1995 Region VI Spring Conference • National Competition in 1996 • Enhances • Math Skills • Problem Solving Skills • Quick Thinking • Higher Standardized College Admissions Test Scores NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  3. What is TMAL? • Created to help groom High School students for: • success on the ACT, SAT and other standardized tests • success in college freshman math/science courses. • Reinforces knowledge of Black history and inventors. • Two sections • tutorial sessions • competitions. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  4. TMAL Tutorial Component • The most important component of the program • Alumni and collegiate volunteers work with PCI students to develop math and science skills and to expand knowledge of Black inventors • Sessions continue throughout the NSBE year whether the students win in the competitions or not NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  5. TMAL Tutorial Component • Black inventors           • Problem Solving • Algebra and Functions • Geometry and Measurements • Numbers and Operations • Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  6. TMAL Tutorial Component • Study Materials • SAT and ACT study materials • Internet • Contact Regional Coordinator for help with additional materials NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  7. TMAL Competition Component • Progress Assessment Test (PAT) • Engineering Contest (TEC) • Quiz Bowl NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  8. TMAL Competition Component • Competition Tracks • TMAL World • Competition Levels • Local • Regional • National • TMAL USA • Alternate National competition • Teams that missed Regional competition deadlines • Teams that didn’t win Regional competitions • To ensure that tutoring continues year round for all students NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  9. Pre-Assessment Test • All students participating in the program must complete a Pre-Assessment test • Used to track student progress • See the TMAL toolkit for a copy of this test NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  10. Progress Assessment Test • 10 problem individual tests given to each member of each team (30 minutes) • Initiated at the beginning of each competition to monitor the progress of the students • Used to gauge how successful the training sessions were prior to the competition • Regional TMAL Coordinator will grade the PAT tests NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  11. Engineering Contest • Engineering problem based on a real-life situation (60 minutes) • Tests the teams’ ability to work together and use mathematics/science to solve a real-world problem NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  12. Quiz Bowl Competition • Jeopardy-style competition (2 hours) • Teams compete against each other to answer questions in the following subjects: • Black inventors           •  Problem Solving • Algebra and Functions • Geometry and Measurements • Numbers and Operations • Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  13. Pieces of the Puzzle Regional Zone Coordinators NSBE Jr. Advisors Zone/Local Try-Math-A-Lon Competitions Regional Collegiate PCI Chair Regional AE PCI/TMAL Chair NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  14. Timeline - 2008 Event Deadline Fill in Date Here Summer Camping Conference Demo & Sign Up July - September Sign-up and tutor teams September 25, 2009 (for team sign-up) September – October   Local/Zone Competitions Fill in deadline for region Fill in Date Here FRC-Regional Competition Fill in Location Here Notification of zone/local winners due 2 weeks before FRC March ? – March ?, 2008 National Conference Toronto, CA Competition Schedule NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  15. Region X Goals for 2009-2010 • Fill in Goals Here For Chapter NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  16. Contact Information Region XAlumni PCI Chairperson/TMAL Coordinator ?@board.nsbe.org National Alumni PCI Chair Carolyn Boyd pci@nsbe-ae.org National TMAL Coordinator Yanika Patterson Yanika.burrell@gmail.com Region X PCI Chair r?@board.nsbe.org NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  17. Study Tips for Teams 1.   Practice Makes Perfect even straight "A" students need to practice 2.   Work Together as a Team help each other when practicing 3.   Learn about Black Scientists and Inventors 4.   Time yourself and your team 5.   Practice, Practice, and More Practice 6.   Have Fun!! NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

  18. Study Materials The follow materials may be helpful in coaching students for the TMAL: • For the PAT/Quizbowl: • Kaplan SAT Math Workbook • SAT Math Workout (Princeton Review) • For the Engineering Test: •         Cracking the SAT II Physics (Princeton Review) NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

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