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MESA's annual MARK event is a comprehensive professional development workshop for our MESA advisors and official kick MESA kick-off event for the upcoming academic year. The event offers a series of workshops that support, stimulation and provide networking opportunities with universities, industry representatives and MESA advisors from around Colorado. Advisors have the opportunity to learn how to integrate hands on, STEM related projects into their MESA programs. In addition, advisors will receive continuing education credit from the Colorado School of Mines for attending the professional development workshop. Please note that this year's MARK event is a divided into two (2) one day sessions as follows:
Day 1 – Friday, September 11, 2009
Recommended for New MESA Advisors
University of Colorado Boulder
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
1045 Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309
The New Advisor Information Workshop will provide MESA Advisors an opportunity to meet one-on-one with MESA staff, seasoned advisors and MESA partners to discuss the MESA program requirements and answer any questions about the program. Session topics include how to actively recruit target students, data collection, parent and community involvement and much more….. The Workshop is designed for both new MESA Advisors and Advisor who may need a refresher course on the program logistics
Day 2 -
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Recommended for ALL MESA Advisors
University of Colorado Boulder
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences
1045 Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309
The 2009-10 MESA MARK workshop sessions are focused on providing advisors with all the tools needed to successfully teach, build and participate in the 2009-10 Wind Energy MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition for our High School and Middle School Programs. A elementary track will be available for our K-5 MESA programs. Workshop sessions are divided into 4 major components:
- Curriculum Overview
In this workshop, trained educators and experts in wind energy will outline the core math and science principals behind wind energy. In addition, workshop presenters will teach creative methods on introducing wind energy concepts through simple hands on projects that lead up to the MESA USA Wind Energy Challenge.
- Performance Components
A one hour session dedicated to each of the performance components will outline the logistics behind successfully testing and building each task including Mechanical Power (MS/HS), Wind to Vehicle Transfer (MS/HS) and Electric Power and Wind Direction Response as outlined in the 2008-09 Wind Energy Challenge Rules.
- Resource Exhibitor Session (Open to All)
The exhibitor session is open to all MESA advisors and is a forum for organizations from around the metropolitan area to highlight their programs and outline their availability to visit your MESA program this coming academic year. Exhibitor tables provide Advisors an opportunity to quickly and easily become acquainted with local resources including networking, scheduling field trips, site visits and much more. MESA advisors will rotate through the Resource Exhibitor Fair in three sessions based on grade level; high school, middle school, and elementary school. Advisors may also use part of the lunch hour to attend the Fair. During the exhibitor session, you will have the opportunity to plan and schedule your MESA program, so come prepared with your calendars!
- Elementary Workshops
Several Elementary focused workshops will be available to all K-5 advisors on both Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th. The exact workshop details are being developed. The workshops will be an opportunity for elementary school advisors to receive hands on grade approperiate STEM based projects to implement in their MESA programs.
Also, we are looking for exemplary elementary models to use as templates. Please let us know if you have a great project, curriculum, etc that you use in your elementary MESA program.
For more information or questions, please email us at ColoradoMESA@ucdenver.edu or by phone at 303.352.3869.