SWE-HA Outreach News and Volunteer Opportunities
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SWE-HA Outreach Volunteer Opportunity - Invention Convention needs SWE's help!
Thank you to the many volunteers who participated in our past outreach events this year. With the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, many of our volunteer opportunities were cancelled starting in early March. At this time, we have one last in person volunteer opportunity on the calendar for May; however, this may be canceled as well. I will follow up accordingly.
We do have a virtual opportunity for you to volunteer from the comforts of your home.
Invention Convention Worldwide - Call for online judges!
Invention Convention Worldwide introduces students to a world in which they can solve their own problems, gaining the confidence and 21st-century skills to invent their own future through hands-on, real-world, project-based learning activities and exciting events at school, state, and national levels.
Thank you to the many volunteers who participated in our past outreach events this year. With the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, many of our volunteer opportunities were cancelled starting in early March. At this time, we have one last in person volunteer opportunity on the calendar for May; however, this may be canceled as well. I will follow up accordingly.
We do have a virtual opportunity for you to volunteer from the comforts of your home.
Invention Convention Worldwide - Call for online judges!
Invention Convention Worldwide introduces students to a world in which they can solve their own problems, gaining the confidence and 21st-century skills to invent their own future through hands-on, real-world, project-based learning activities and exciting events at school, state, and national levels.
- Invention Convention needs SWE's help! All of their judging has moved online for this year's U.S. Nationals competition. They need ~1000 judges.
- 58% of their young inventors are girls and they want to excite them towards taking part in SWENext programs. So there is a lot to be said for SWE members engaging locally as well as nationally. Invention Convention's existing partnership info with SWE can be found here: https://inventionconvention.org/swe
- Their website for info and signing up is here: https://inventionconvention.org/us_nationals/judging/
- The time commitment is ~2 hours of judging and a 90 minute required training session before judging begins. There are 4 choices of training sessions from May 4th to May 30th.
- All judges will be asked to judge a minimum of eight inventions between June 3rd and June 14th which equates to approximately 2 hours or less of a time commitment. You may choose to judge more than 8 inventions if you have more time available.
- Want to see Invention Convention in action? Check out their 2019 U.S. Nationals video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCVkdKXsfI8
- Contact: Mary T. Zeis FY20 Chair, SWE's Student Programs (SWENext) Committee, MaryZeis@gmail.com
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