Engaging Girls in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (GUIC) through Constructivist Learning Environment

NSF Funded ITEST Project

  
Mentor Training Workshop

The mentor training workshop aims to train twenty mentors with new technologies in ubiquitous intelligence, robotics, and mentoring skills as well as promote the development of real-world open problems and projects. The 2023 Mentor Training Workshop will be held in person from Mar. 13 to 17, 2023 with lunch covered. The kickoff meeting will be held online on Saturday, Mar. 11, 2023. Tentative Agenda (subject to change) is listed below. Mentors, please review the Sample Engineering Projects and pick the project category you are interested in working on.

· Mar. 11 (online)
  9:00am-12:00pm: Overview of workshop; Information on mentor responsibility; Introduction of Arduino programming;
· Mar. 13 (in-person)
  9:00am-12:00pm: Arduino programming and hands-on labs;
  1:00-4:00pm: Arduino programming and hands-on labs; Mentoring skills;
· Mar. 14 (in-person)
 9:00am-12:00pm: Sensors and hands-on labs;
 1:00-4:00pm: Sensors and hands-on labs; Demo of engineering projects;
· Mar. 15 (in-person):
 9:00am-12:00pm: Communication interfaces and hands-on labs;
 1:00-4:00pm: Communication interfaces and hands-on labs; Demo of group activities;
· Mar. 16 (in-person):
 9:00am-12:00pm: Vex V5 and labs;
 1:00-4:00pm: Vex V5 and labs;
· Mar. 17 (in-person):
 9:00am-12:00pm: Teamwork on engineering project design;
 1:00-4:00pm: Presentation on engineering projects; Review of GUIC Summer Camp Activities; Workshop survey.



Mentor Responsibilities and Benefits

Each mentor needs attend the one-week mentor training workshop, co-mentor one GUIC summer camp project team. They are also encouraged to attend the Fall STEM Competition Workshop. Each mentor will be supported with stipend.

Mentor Eligibility and Application

All CCSD STEM teachers and college students in STEM majors are eligible to be mentors. Ten teacher mentors and ten undergraduate mentors will be recruited. Teachers from Title 1 schools and unrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

We are now accepting applications for mentors for 2023 GUIC program. For application, please click the following link.

· Application Form for CCSD Teachers: Please fill the application form and submit your CV by Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
· Application Form for UNLV Students: Please fill the application form, submit your CV, and your transcript by Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
If you have any question, please contact Dr. Mei Yang, Email: Mei.Yang@unlv.edu (preferred), Phone: (702) 895-2364, or Dr. Shaoan Zhang at Shaoan.Zhang@unlv.edu.
UNLV | College of Engineering | ECE Department |Website Contact: Mei.Yang@unlv.edu