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IEEE Teacher In-Service Program (TISP) Training Workshop
Hotel Cosmos 100
Salón Sol
Bogotá, Colombia
31 July – 1 August 2015
Friday, 31 July
16:00 – 16:30
Welcome and Registration
16:30 – 17:00
Understanding IEEE and IEEE’s Interest in Pre-University Education
Presenter: S.K. Ramesh, Chair, IEEE Pre-University Education
Coordinating Committee
17:00 – 17:30
IEEE Pre-University Programs and IEEE Teacher In-Service Program
Presenter: S.K. Ramesh, Chair, IEEE Pre-University Education
Coordinating Committee
Salón Sol
17:30 – 19:00
Move That Lighthouse! Hands-on Activity
Presenter: Christopher Lester, TISP Champion
 Overview
 Activity and Testing
 Debrief
19:00 – 19:45
Foyer Soles
19:45
Torre de Oro
Networking Reception
Dinner
Saturday, 1 August
8:00 – 9:00
Primavera
Restaurant
Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome
Speakers:
 Lorena Garcia, Chair, IEEE Colombia Section
 Antonio Garcia, Vice Chair, IEEE Colombia Section
 Carlos Lozano-Garzon, Chair, IEEE Colombia Section Educational
Activities
9:15 – 9:45
Alignment with Education Standards
Presenter: Piedad Caballero, Education Secretary of Cundinamarca
9:45 – 10:15
Salón Sol
How to Begin – Organizing TISP in your Local Section
Presenter: Christopher Lester, TISP Champion
10:15 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30
Build Your Own Robot Arm Hands-on Activity
Presenter: Christopher Lester, TISP Champion
 Overview
 Activity and Testing
 Debrief
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12:30 – 13:30
Pegasus
Lunch
Developing a Partnership with Pre-University Schools and
School Systems – Panel Discussion
13:30 – 14:30
Moderator: Antonio Garcia, Vice Chair, IEEE Colombia Section
Panelists:
o Piedad Caballero, Education Secretary of Cundinamarca
o Juan Jose Cubillos, Principal, Escuela Normal Superior de Ubate
o Ana Maria Ospina, Ruta N
o Farid Salgado, Colegio Hacienda Los Alcaparros
14:30 – 14:45
Coffee Break
14:45 – 15:45
Breakout Groups – Developing an Action Plan for Next Steps
Moderator: Carlos Lozano-Garzon, Chair, IEEE Colombia Section
Educational Activities
Salón Sol
 Identify a planning team of at least 2-4 volunteers
 Discuss opportunities to work with the school system
 Seek guidance from educators on what professional
development areas they need
 Discuss desired roles for the team
 Set goals – Number of presentations, number of teachers to
impact each year
 Establish regular meetings that include action items with
target dates
15:45 – 16:00
16:00
Summary & Housekeeping
Presenter: Lynn Bowlby, IEEE Educational Activities
Adjourn
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