{"663971":{"#nid":"663971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech volunteers sought for FIRST LEGO League State Championship\u00a0to be held in February","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (CEISMC) is looking for Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and student volunteers to help with FIRST LEGO League\u0026rsquo;s (FLL) state championship, which will be held on February 11, 2023 on campus. FLL introduces youth ages 9 to 14 to the fun and excitement of science and technology while building their self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills.\u202f Although\u0026nbsp;the program involves LEGO robotics, FLL goes a step further, with teams examining real-life problems and developing innovative solutions. During this year\u0026rsquo;s tournament, student teams will be tackling the issue of sustainable energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2003, Georgia Tech has been an Affiliate Partner for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fll.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFIRST LEGO League\u003C\/a\u003E. CEISMC, as a Program Delivery Partner, facilitates the initiative\u0026nbsp;for the Georgia region and hosts the state championship. \u0026ldquo;FIRST LEGO\u0026nbsp;League Challenge is a way to encourage students at an early age to explore various aspects of technology, identify and research actual technical problems and develop solutions. It also exposes them to the possibility of Georgia Tech as\u0026nbsp;being part of their future.\u0026rdquo; said Bob Kraushaar, educational outreach manager at CEISMC.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the volunteer positions needed are judges, judge assistants, referees, scorekeepers, and floaters. For more information about volunteering at FIRST LEGO League\u0026rsquo;s Georgia State Championship, please contact Kraushaar at \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW94278149 BCX2\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:rkraushaar6@gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erkraushaar6@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or access the volunteer site at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/ways-to-help\/volunteer\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/ways-to-help\/volunteer\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E--\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames-Addis Hill, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech volunteers sought for FIRST LEGO League State Championship to be held in February."}],"uid":"34907","created_gmt":"2022-12-19 14:41:26","changed_gmt":"2022-12-19 18:42:10","author":"James-Addis Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663970":{"id":"663970","type":"image","title":"Students at FIRST LEGO League Tournament","body":null,"created":"1671460809","gmt_created":"2022-12-19 14:40:09","changed":"1671460809","gmt_changed":"2022-12-19 14:40:09","alt":"Students at FIRST LEGO League Tournament","file":{"fid":"251325","name":"GTS_4488.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GTS_4488.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GTS_4488.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1341545,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GTS_4488.JPG?itok=KvGgRtSS"}}},"media_ids":["663970","663970"],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"445881","name":"Georgia FIRST LEGO League"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5537","name":"First LEGO League"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"186127","name":"K12 Education"},{"id":"186565","name":"K12 STEM Education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBob Kraushaar,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW94278149 BCX2\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:rkraushaar6@gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Erkraushaar6@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rkraushaar6@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}