2015 Georgia TSA State Conference Picks

ONLY COMPLETE SURVEY IF YOU THINK YOU WILL BE GOING TO TSA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN MARCH.
Choose your name from competitions from the following list that you want to prepare for GA TSA state competition. My homeroom students must compete in AT LEAST 4 competitions and non-homeroom students must compete in AT LEAST one, preferably 2 or more competitions to go to State conference. Read the description carefully so you have an idea of what the event is. The full specs can be found by following this link: http://goo.gl/5u3ElY (copy & paste into browser) IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST, SEE ME FOR YOUR STUDENT NUMBER ASSIGNMENT.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Who is your homeroom teacher? Last name only.*


  1. What grade are you in?  *


  1. The expected cost of State Leadership Conference is $150 plus the cost of 5 meals. Money is due on January 28, 2015. The dates are March 18, 2015 until March 21, 2015. Will you be able to pay for and attend the conference?  *


  1. Career Prep- Participants conduct research on a selected technology-related career and use the knowledge gained to prepare a resume and cover letter, complete a job application, and participate in a mock interview. 


  1. Challenging Technology Issues- Participants prepare and deliver an extemporaneous debate style presentation with team members explaining opposing views of a current technology issue that has been selected on site from a choice of three options. 


  1. Communication Challenge Participants- design and produce 1) a trifold brochure that promotes the chapter, 2) an effective sponsor support request on chapter letterhead, and 3) an 8 ½ x 11 inch glossy, two-sided postcard promoting TSA’s current national service project. Semifinalists work creatively under constraints to design a solution to an on-site problem. 


  1. Energy Sources- Participants conduct research on an energy source selected from one (1) of three areas and develop marketing pieces that will be used to help convince their local government officials and citizens to make strides to implement the energy source. 


  1. Essays on Technology- Participants conduct research on specified subtopics of a broader technological area and, using the knowledge and resources gained through that research, write a comprehensive essay on the one subtopic that is designated on site. 


  1. Go Green Manufacturing- Participants design and manufacture a product using recycled or reused materials. The chapter submits documentation of chapter activities and two product samples made during the manufacturing experience. 


  1. Inventions and Innovations- Participants (one team [with a minimum of three individuals] per chapter) investigate and determine the need for an invention or innovation of a device, system or process. Team members will 1) create a prototype or model, 2) develop a standalone multimedia presentation and 3) document work completed as they prepare to promote and demonstrate their idea for the invention or innovation. Semifinalists make an oral presentation to a panel of judges who will act as a group of venture capitalists interested in providing funding for the development of the idea. 


  1. Medical Technology Issues- Participants conduct research on a contemporary medical technology issue of their choosing, document their research and create a display. The information gathered may include student-performed research or a re-creation or simulation of research performed by the scientific community. If appropriate, a model or prototype depicting some aspect of the issue may be included in the display. 


  1. Prepared Speech- Participants develop and deliver an oral presentation that reflects the theme of the current year’s national conference. 


  1. Promotional Design- Participants create and produce a color pin design that is appropriate for trading at the national TSA conference. 


  1. Technical Design- Participants demonstrate the ability to use the technical design process to solve an engineering design problem. 


  1. Water Infrastructure- Participants conduct research on the posted topic, document their research, and develop a multimedia presentation related to the topic. 





Kim Acosta
Connection Teacher
Harris County Carver Middle School
Hamilton, GA