Taking off with TSA

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Taking off with TSA

• Learning to live in a technical world.

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TSAs Mission Statement
The Technology Student Association fosters
personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in
technology, innovation, design, and engineering.
Members apply and integrate science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts
through co-curricular activities, competitive
events and related programs.
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Who We Are

• The Technology Student Association provides a
  rigorous and relevant program to middle and high
  school students who have a common interest in
  technology, innovation, design and engineering.

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What TSA Offers
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TSA and STEM

• TSA competitions provide a hands-on venue for
  learning about science, technology, engineering
  and mathematics (STEM).
• TSA competitions align
• with national criteria
• for science, technology,
• engineering, and
• mathematics (STEM).

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Career Clusters
TSA competitions support learning in identified
Career Clusters
Architectural Model CAD Architecture w/
Animation Career Prep Challenging Tech
Issues Construction Systems Environmental
Focus Go Green Manufacturing Leadership
Strategies Problem Solving Structural
Engineering System Control Technology Technical
Sketching w/ App. Technology Problem Solving
Animatronics CAD Architecture w/Animation CAD
Engineering w/Animation Career Prep Challenging
Tech Issues Communication Challenge Digital
Photography Desktop Publishing Electronic Game
Design Essays on Technology Film Imaging
Technology Inventions Innovations Lights,
Camera, Action
Agriculture Biotechnology Design Career
Prep Challenging Tech Issues Environmental
Focus Go Green Manufacturing Leadership Strategies
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Career Clusters
Multimedia Production Music Production On-Demand
Video Prepared Speech Promotional Graphics Robot
TOBOR SciViz Technical Sketching
Applications Techno Talk Website Design Write
Now! Technical Writing ZAP IT! Electrical
Applications
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Chapter
Team Environment Focus Go Green
Manufacturing Inventions Innovations Leadership
Strategies Write Now! Technical Writing
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Environmental
Focus Future Technology Teacher Go Green
Manufacturing Leadership Strategies Prepared
Speech Tech Bowl Techno Talk
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Career Clusters
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Chapter
Team Environmental Focus Leadership
Strategies Write Now! Technical Writing
Agriculture Biotech Issues Career
Prep Challenging Tech Issues Environmental
Focus Leadership Strategies Medical
Technology Problem Solving
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Environmental
Focus Leadership Strategies
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Career Clusters
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Cyberspace
Pursuit Desktop Publishing Environmental
Focus Electronic Game Design Film Flight Go Green
Manufacturing Leadership Strategies Lights,
Camera, Action Multimedia Production SciViz TSA
Cup Marine Design
Challenging Tech Issues Chapter
Team Communication Challenge Engineering
Structure Environmental Focus Flight Leadership
Strategies Prepared Speech System Control
Technology Write Now! Technical Writing
Animatronics Career Prep Challenging Tech
Issues CAD Engineering w/Animation Construc
tion Challenge Dragster Design Electronic Res.
Exper. Engineering Design Environmental
Focus Flight Endurance Global Manufacturing Go
Green Manufacturing Inventions Innovations
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Career Clusters
Agriculture Biotech Issues Animatronics CAD
Engineering w/ Animation Career Prep Challenging
Tech Issues Chapter Team Electronic Research
Exper. Digital Photography Dragster
Design Electronic Gaming Engineering
Design Environmental Focus Flight
Endurance Global Manufacturing Go Green
Manufacturing Inventions Innovations Leadership
Strategies
Leadership Strategies Manufacturing
Prototype Problem Solving Radio Controlled
Transportation Robot TOBOR System Control
Technology Technical Sketching
Applications Transportation Challenge TSA Cup
Marine Design ZAP IT! Electrical
Applications
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Communication
Challenge Global Manufacturing Graphic
Design Inventions Innovations Leadership
Strategies Multimedia Production Write Now!
Technical Writing
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Career Clusters
Lights, Camera, Action Manufacturing
Prototype Medical Technology Issues Multimedia
Production Problem Solving Radio Controlled
Transportation Robot TOBOR Structural
Engineering System Control Technology Tech
Bowl Technical Sketching App. Techno
Talk Technology Dare Technology Problem
Solving Transportation Modeling TSA Cup Marine
Design Website Design
Career Prep Challenging Tech Issues Dragster Engin
eering Structure Environmental Focus Flight Global
Manufacturing Leadership Strategies System
Control Technology Transportation Challenge TSA
Cup Marine Design
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Chartered/Active State Delegations
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TSAs Primary Benefit OPPORTUNITY

• TSA gives students the opportunity to.

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TSA Competition Samples
Engineering Design
Transportation Challenge
Structural Engineering
F1 in Schools Challenge
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TSA Leadership Skills

• TSA competitions teach vital leadership skills
  including
• Teamwork
• Organization
• Communication
• Goal Setting
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking

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Suggested Chapter Activities

• Chapters participate in a variety of activities
  that
• fulfill their program of work during the year.
• These might include
• ?attending the TSA state or national conference
• ?visiting technology companies and hosting guest
  speakers
• ?electing chapter officers
• ?producing a chapter newsletter and/or website
• ?participating in community service projects
• ?planning social events like cookouts, picnics,
  etc.

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Timeline For Your Chapter

• Course Information
• Elect officers
• Determine objectives
• Establish TSA purposes

Course Management and Learning Activities Follow
class meeting procedures Establish
committees Promote safety rules Integrate TSA
programs and activities Promote TSA
Week Prepare for competitive events Coordinate
service project Explore career opportunities
State and National Opportunities Attend
state/reg. conferences Participate in natl.
TSA conference
Leadership Development Newly-elected officers may
attend state leadership events
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Factors For Success

• Organizing a local TSA chapter in a technology
• education program at your school involves many
  factors.
• An interested instructor
• Interested and motivated
• students
• A good working team of
• chapter officers
• The cooperation of the
• school administration

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Membership Dues
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TSA Website
Competition overviews
Leadership activities
National conference
Opinion poll
Featured member
TSA store
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For more information
National TSA 1914 Association Drive Reston, VA
20191-1540 Phone [phone] Toll free
888/860-9010 www.tsaweb.org