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ROBOTICS EDUCATION & COMPETITION (REC) AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION (RADC) - AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH FOR THE WIN (FTW) ROBOTICS & THE AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION (RAD), RADC DRONE COMPETITIONS ARE USED TO EDUCATE & EXCITE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERS & PILOTS.VEX ROBOTICS - VEX ROBOTICS IS AN EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS DEVELOPER THAT AIMS TO CREATE HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. THIS PLATFORM HAS BOTH A CURRICULAR & COMPETITIVE COMPONENT.AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM - THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH FTW ROBOTICS TO CREATE AN AGRICULTURE & WORKFORCE EDUCATION PROJECT THAT NOT ONLY PROMOTES STEM EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, BUT WILL ALSO HELP FARMERS IN RURAL PA.EDUCATOR & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD)CREATING & PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN & EMPOWER TEACHERS COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 55% OF THE INSTITUTE'S ACTIVITIES & RECEIVES 55% OF THE INSTITUTE'S OVERALL BUDGET. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE'S STAFF AND BY THE EFFORTS OF POSTSECONDARY & INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:THE ROBOT DOCTOR (5% OF OVERALL TIME ALLOCATION / 5% OF OVERALL BUDGET ALLOCATION)THE ROBOT DOCTOR IS AN EIGHT-PART MINISERIES CREATED BY PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS) AFFILIATE WQED, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (DR. MAX LICKACHEV & ROBOTWITS & THE INSTITUTE (PENNSYLVANIA (PA) RURAL ROBOTICS PROJECT).CSINPA BUILD | FLY | CODE (50% OF OVERALL TIME ALLOCATION)DEVELOPED FOR PA GOVERNOR TOM WOLF'S PASMART INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PA TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK (PATTAN), PARTICIPANTS BUILD DRONES FROM THE GROUND UP, EARN THEIR PILOT WINGS THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF FLIGHT, & UTILIZE BLOCK-BASED CODING TO MANIPULATE THE DRONE'S FLIGHT. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP THEIR COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS, DESIGN & IMPLEMENT CS LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH DRONES IN THEIR CLASSES, & EXPLORE WAYS TO EXPAND CS OPPOR. PARTICIPANTS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO DRONE CLASS-PACKS, WHICH ALLOW FOR 1:1 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.AMBASSADORS SERVE AS LEADERS OF THEIR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY (LEA) TEAM & AS PEER MENTORS FOR ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. DRAWING ON THEIR OWN EFFORTS & EXPERIENCE WITH THE BUILD | FLY | CODE CURRICULUM, AMBASSADORS OFFER INSIGHT, ENCOURAGEMENT, & ASSISTANCE.EACH PART OF THE CURRICULUM IS MULTI-MODAL & CAN BE TAUGHT THROUGH IN-CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION & REMOTE/DISTANCE LEARNING. THE CURRICULUM IS ALSO ALIGNED WITH PERTINENT STANDARDS, UNIVERSALLY DESIGNED, & CULTURALLY RELEVANT.