{"665224":{"#nid":"665224","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Judges needed for K-12 InVenture Prize competition ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\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 serve as judges for the K-12 InVenture Prize Competition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EK-12 InVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E is an invention and entrepreneurship program that challenges students to identify real-world problems and design novel solutions through analysis, creativity, and the engineering design process. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJudges provide critical feedback to student teams as they compete amongst their peers and qualify for a spot at State Finals. The next upcoming qualifying event is the Online Qualifier, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, February 15.\u0026nbsp; That is followed by in-person state finals at Georgia Tech on March 15. Judges are needed for both events.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We count on our volunteer judges to give feedback and encouragement to our young inventors and entrepreneurs,\u0026rdquo; said Senior Research Engineer Roxanne Moore who serves as the K-12 InVenture Prize director. \u0026ldquo;We are creating the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs, and we make it easy to volunteer to judge. Online qualifiers can be done online on your mobile device, and it usually takes less than an hour. The in-person event is about a 2\u0026ndash;3-hour commitment and will brighten your entire year.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo volunteer as a K-12 InVenture Prize judge, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bddncwp9\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bddncwp9\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\/current-competition\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\/current-competition.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E--Randy Trammell\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech volunteers sought as judges for K-12 InVenture Prize competition."}],"uid":"36247","created_gmt":"2023-01-30 13:12:35","changed_gmt":"2023-03-10 20:12:43","author":"jwalls37","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665226":{"id":"665226","type":"image","title":"K-12 InVenture Prize students from Sope Creek Elementary School work together in their classroom in Cobb County.","body":null,"created":"1675084740","gmt_created":"2023-01-30 13:19:00","changed":"1678479889","gmt_changed":"2023-03-10 20:24:49","alt":"K-12 InVenture Prize students from Sope Creek Elementary School work together in their classroom in Cobb County.","file":{"fid":"251599","name":"K-12InventurePrize-2023judges.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/K-12InventurePrize-2023judges.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/K-12InventurePrize-2023judges.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":668879,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/K-12InventurePrize-2023judges.jpg?itok=eitmQsnj"}}},"media_ids":["665226","665226"],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"598218","name":"K-12 Connection"},{"id":"592706","name":"K-12 InVenture Challenge"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"177613","name":"K-12 InVenture Prize"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"3472","name":"entrepreneurship"},{"id":"186565","name":"K12 STEM Education"},{"id":"192008","name":"inventiveness"},{"id":"75261","name":"Youth"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"168455","name":"K-12 Inventure Challenge"},{"id":"172091","name":"Georgia Tech\u0027s K-12 InVenture Challenge"},{"id":"176787","name":"K-12 InVenture Prize @ Georgia Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo volunteer as a K-12 InVenture Prize judge, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bddncwp9\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bddncwp9\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}