TORCH 201: Implementation, Reporting and Recording

1. TORCH 201: Implementation, Reporting and Recording

2. Outline • STEM Community Training • Informal Science and Engineering • AWFE • Technical Expertise Services • Traditional Community Service • Reporting & Recording • FRC & TORCH Month • Next Steps

3. STEM Community Training Contact: TBD, STEM Community Training Coordinator nsbe.torch.stem@gmail.com

4. Basic Implementation Steps

5. Choose an Audience • Where is the need for STEM Programs? • High school students? • Adults? • Audience should determine curriculum and location

6. Selecting a Curriculum • What does your audience want to learn? • Use a pre-survey • Keep it simple & easy to follow • practice problems or do-it-yourself activities • Hands on and engaging • Be engaging • Hands on Activities in class retains students • Check the TORCH website or ask for more ideas

7. Selecting a location • Convenient for your audience • Is it easily accessed by them? • Convenient for your volunteers • Close to campus?  • Close to public transportation? • Do many members have cars? • Look into community centers and your campus resources • Free! • Community

8. Volunteer Recruiting & Training • Encourage participation • Not every volunteer has to lead a class • Aim for low student: teacher ratio • Host an orientation session • Meet on campus & travel together • CORI/SORI Checks may be necessary • Send all volunteers see syllabus & lesson plans

9. Informal Science and Engineering Contact: Mario Hulett,InformalScience and Engineering Coordinator nsbe.torch.ise@gmail.com

10. Implementation Considerations

11. Informal Science & Engineering Fair • Choose venue & date (FRC) • Work with youth program for attendees • Select activities based on age group • Can be completed quickly • Mixture of try once & take homes • Include demonstrations if possible • Recruit volunteers

12. Things to keep in mind • Reinforce activities with a handout • Explain social context with Demos • Encourage creativity • Aim for household products/toys as materials • HAVE FUN • Good resource: PBS ZOOOM

13. A Walk For Education Contact: Sarah Brown, National TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org TBD, AWFE Coordinator

14. Implementation Process Application will be available by 7/15. Calls throughout August & September for Q & A and updates

15. Funding Request Form • Chapter Info • Basic AWFE Info • Agenda • Map • Community demographics Info • TORCH Participation • Previous & planned • Expenses • Requested • Donations/chapter contributions

16. Implementation Support • Guide: • Program overview • Time line • Sample Documents • Calls: • Updates • Q& A • Best Practices

17. Post AWFE Report • Volunteer Surveys • Participant Surveys (when possible) • Coordinator Report • Media coverage if applicable • Event summary • Strengths/ weaknesses • Contributes to 2012 Implementation Guide • Pictures • Templates available by mid September

18. Technical Expertise Services Contact: Sarah Brown, National TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org Mykel Fisher, Alumni TORCH Coordinator nsbe.torch.alumni@gmail.com TBD, Technical Expertise Services Coordinator

19. Service & Training Examples:

20. Roundtables • Single lecture/panel type format • Social emphasis • Host a Presentation on a relevant technology • Cell phone radiation safety • Water filtration • Flood planning • Air Quality

21. Career Services • Resume Workshop/ Critique (for community) • Job Search Workshops • How to use monster.com • Effective use of social networks • Interviewing techniques

22. Traditional Community Service Contact: Sarah Brown, National TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org TBD, Traditional Community Service Coordinator

23. Considerations • Support a consistent community • School supply drive, passed out at TORCH center • Clean up park in AWFE neighborhood • Involve all members • No skills needed • Include NSBE Jr Chapters • REPORT HOURS • These events are TORCH too

24. Reporting & Recording Contact: Sarah Brown, National TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org TBD, Program Evaluator

25. Program Development This has been the missing link

26. TORCH Metrics

27. Hours: What to Count A Walk For Education Informal Science and Engineering STEM Community Training Technical Expertise Services Traditional Community Service • Setup on the day of (when appropriate) • Walking time (for all) • Follow up events • Clean up (when appropriate) • Time preparing, practicing content (not logistics) • Setup • Event • Clean up • Volunteer Training • Time preparing, practicing content (not logistics) • Setup • Class • Clean up • Volunteer Training • Time preparing, practicing content (not logistics) • Setup • Class • Clean up • Volunteer Training • Service • Volunteer Training • For Drives: count hours staffing a collection area, collecting, tabulating and delivering materials

28. Tools Available • Surveys: Pre, post, & for volunteers • Templates: Qualitative Descriptions of events

29. FRC & TORCH Month Contact: Sarah Brown, TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org

30. TORCH Month: October • Supported AWFE • Extra workshops/ training • Good Kick-off time for chapter level programs • Guide Coming in August

31. FRC • Requested: • TORCH 101 • Informal Science & Engineering Fair • Technical Expertise Services: Brainstorming (w/alumni) • Ideal: • TORCH 201 • Technical Expertise Services: Community Technology roundtable (w/alumni) • Traditional Community Service- joint across all demographics (including

32. Next Steps Contact: Sarah Brown, TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org

33. Toolkits • What is TORCH: to all leadership • Handbook: to programs/ torch chairs • AWFE: to programs/ torch chairs • Informal Science & Engineering: to regional

34. Address general questions to Sarah Brown, TORCH Chair torch@nsbe.org Questions?