2021 VEX Robotics Indiana State Championship Update 
After weighing all options, we have made the difficult decision to make the 2021 Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship a Remote Skills Only Competition. This was not an easy decision, but our top priority is to ensure that all Indiana teams have access to compete and the opportunity to do so in a safe environment.
With this decision we hope that all students who qualify for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship will be able to participate in our Statewide event. As the Event Partner, we are committed to hosting an exceptional event that will reward Indiana students who have worked diligently to earn a chance to compete at the State Championship level. This will be an unprecedented and dynamic one-day event, with world-qualifying performance based and judged awards available. Click below for more information.
TPF4Y Student Advisory Council TPF4Y is forming our first ever Student Advisory Council to help give us valuable insight into how we can better serve students and communities. Our goal is to elevate youth voices to contribute to TPF4Y programming while providing young people with a unique opportunity to be drivers of their own ideas from conceptualization to implementation and finally evaluation. Congratulations to the following students that have been chosen for the council:
Check Out These Technology Resources! 
Do you struggle to keep instruction engaging for your students? Nearpod is a FREE tool that provides engaging media as well as formative assessment tools to keep students connected as you teach.
Upload an existing lesson, create your own lesson, or select a lesson already created by searching the content library. Use with any type of device in class or remotely during distance learning. Learn more about Nearpod by clicking the button below.
We want our teachers and coaches to have access to the best tools! We recommend AfterSchool HQ, a tool to help organize and manage your after school clubs. AfterSchool HQ is a platform that enables you to publish programs to parents who can register and pay online, making it so much easier for you to keep track of forms, permission slips, payments and so much more. Click below to check it out!
STEM Partner Spotlight - Kathleen Duell from Lessonly "While there are many things that drew me to join TechPoint Foundation for Youth's STEM Partner Program, one of the biggest was the ability to help students tie what they're learning in the classroom to real-world, practical examples of processes or professions that might interest them as they dream big!
Similarly, it's been immensely rewarding to witness and support the heart-filled, amazing work our educators are doing in and around our community to prepare our corner of the world for what's ahead. From the STEM methodology to tangible hands-on projects and experiments, I've been blown away by the creativity, thoughtfulness, and passion teachers have and students crave!" -Kathleen Duell, Lessonly Service Delivery Manager 
Our STEM Partner program allows you to get connected with STEM professionals from companies such as Roche, Lilly, IU Health, and many more. STEM Partners work one-on-one with a teacher for at least 4 hours per month to create and enrich the STEM learning environment in the classroom. If you are interested in bringing a STEM professional to your classroom click below to find out more!
Did you know we have a podcast for students? 
TechPoint Foundation for Youth board member and Chief Technology Officer of Worldwide Defense and Intelligence at Microsoft; Kate Maxwell joins Claire for episode 4. Kate speaks on the importance of cultivating young STEM-minded individuals, what she values in working in the STEM industry and shares some fun stories from her past that led her here. Check it out!
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