SUPERPOWERED℠ Guided Mission Update
All Challenge Partners
As some of you may have noticed already, the SUPERPOWERED℠ Guided Mission is now showing up correctly in the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ App. Please make sure to update the Competitions Ready Unit inside the app to load the correct lesson. Thank you all for making us aware of the issue, and for your patience and understanding while we solved it.
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Next Partner Call
All Partners
Our next Partner call will be Thursday, October 20 at 4:00 pm ET. We are working on the agenda now. If there is anything you would like to see covered, please let us know by emailing Dan Maggio. Call information can be found here.
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Meeting Recordings Posted
All Partners
LEGO Education hosted two calls on September 14 for our partners outside the U.S. and Canada on "Working with Sponsors and Donors".
FIRST and LEGO Education hosted a partner call on September 21 on "Judging Brainstorm and Feedback for the 2023-24 Season".
The recordings for these meetings can be found here on SharePoint.
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FLL Challenge Partner Toolkit
All Challenge Partners
A new section has been posted in the FLL Challenge Partner Toolkit on Tournament Preparation. A reminder that we are Beta testing this toolkit concept for SUPERPOWERED so everything is not going to be perfect the first time. But you can help!
To gather feedback from the partner community, three calls have been scheduled. Feel free to drop in and share your feedback and suggestions. These sessions are optional and will not be recorded.
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FIRST Event Hub User Guides
All Partners
Two user guides have been posted on SharePoint here for the FIRST Event Hub. One guide for partners/event administrators and one guide for coaches.
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SharePoint Resource Update
All Partners
New resources have been posted on SharePoint and with this, all SUPERPOWERED resources are now available.
For Explore in Event Resources, you will now find
- Award Ceremony Slideshow Template
- Team and Volunteer Information Packet Templates
For Challenge in Event Resources, you will now find
- Award Ceremony Script and Slideshow Templates
- Team and Volunteer Information Packet Templates
For Challenge in the Referee Toolkit, you will now find
- Official Scoring Calculator link in Scoring Material
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Sports Awards Update
U.S./Canada Partners
Updated Sports Awards Challenge and Explore product flyers are now available on the Partner Management Resources page on SharePoint.
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New Partner Corner
All Partners
The "New Partner Corner" is a new feature aimed at supporting our newer partners as they prepare for their season. Look for tips, best practices, and reminders in this weekly addition to the partner blast.
Challenge Partners:
- If you have not done so already, this is a good time to update and review your region's website - are information, branding and logos up to date?
- For the tournaments in your region, the partner and the Regional Head Referee should identify the Robot Game scoring process that will be used. Will training be required? Will there be any technical requirements? See Scoring Material in the Referee Toolkit.
- For each tournament in your region, there should be a tournament director who should identify individuals for their tournament lead roles -- a Judge Advisor, Head Referee and Volunteer Coordinator, and other roles as determined by the partner.
- Especially for regions with qualifiers, have you scheduled tournament director calls yet? These help provide vital training for Tournament Directors and help ensure adherence to standards.
- (US/CAN) It is recommended that partners place their orders with Sports Awards six weeks in advance. Don’t forget to factor in build time for the LEGO trophies.
Explore Partners:
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Did you know there is a Festival Manual on SharePoint to help your Festival Coordinators prepare for their event?
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If you have not done so already, this is a good time to update and review your region's website - are information, branding and logos up to date?
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Important Dates
- September 30 (U.S./Canada Challenge) -- Deadline to order partner Challenge Sets
- October 1 (U.S./Canada) -- Preferred target date for entry of official event information into the Partner Portal
- October 7 (U.S./Canada) - Sports Awards orders for November events should be submitted about six weeks in advance.
- October 21 (U.S./Canada) - Sports Awards orders for December events should be submitted about six weeks in advance.
- October 26 (FIRST Tableau users) - Tableau training session #6.
- November 25 (U.S./Canada) - Sports Awards orders for January events should be submitted about six weeks in advance.
- November 30 (FIRST Tableau users) - Tableau training session #7
- December 14 (FIRST Tableau users) - Tableau training session #8
