2023 Teacher-Mentor Institute (TMI)
- Teacher – Mentor Institute Workshop Event – Registration Landing Page Link
- Registration deadline 30 June 2023
- Schedule
- 28 April – 7 July: Pre-Class Work – required for CEU Credit
- 11 July (8:15 AM – 4:30 PM): 3-Day Classroom
- 12 July (8:15 AM – 4:30 PM): 3-Day Classroom
- 13 July (8:15 AM – 4:00 PM): 3-Day Classroom
- 2023 Draft 3-Day Classroom Agenda – Link
- St Mary’s Catholic Church Littleton
- 6853 S Prince St, Littleton, CO

- Pre-Class Work
- Pre-Class Instructions File – Link
- Class Entrance Survey – Link – complete ASAP and no later than July 7 at 1 PM
- Pre-Class Preparation List of all associated files – Link
- Contents
- TMI Workshop Introduction – including BEST Robotics Competition Introduction and Safety
- BEST Robotics Competition Introduction
- Engineering and Engineering Design Process and Critical Design Review Presentation Introduction
- Software Introduction – including easyC programming
- VEX Robotics Introduction
- TMI Workshop Robot Competition Rules
- BEST Engineering Notebook and Judging Introduction – Link, PLUS EN Judging Exercise – Link – complete by July 7 at 1 PM
- Quizzes (required for CEU credit) – If possible, complete by July 7 at 1:00 PM or IF MORE TIME IS NEEDED complete BY MONDAY at 1:00
- TMI Competition Overview Quiz – Link
- TMI Rules Quiz – Link
- TMI Software Quiz – Link
- TMI Safety Quiz – Link
- TMI VEX Curriculum EN Journaling Exercise – Link
- Pre-Class REFERENCE List – Link
- Pre-Class Instructions File – Link
- TMI Participant Emails
- TMI Pre-Class Preparation Instructions Email – to be provided
- TMI Final Details Email – to be provided
- easyC Software Download – to be provided
- Lunch Order Form Links (Tuesday Lunch ORDER / Wednesday Lunch ORDER / Thursday Lunch ORDER)
- TMI In-Class Presentation Slides – to be provided
- TMI Presentation Videos – to be provided
- Exit Survey
- 3-Day Class Exit Survey – to be provided
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU) APPLICANTS
- TBD – we are working to establish Colorado CEU option. Denver BEST TMI as a 4.0 CEU course for 40 hours of work (20 hours in pre-class preparation work and 20 hours in class).
Questions: email: Linda King Linda.King@bestinc.org