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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 3 months ago

When we started the very first team from Fremont in FIRST LEGO League as coaches back in 2002, the qualifier that we had to compete in was in Richmond. By our second year as coaches, we had encouraged/supported 18 […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 4 months ago

This is a work in progress – but given how many questions we have received asking about Early Bird Registration, I wanted to share our current thinking plan.

Same as previous years, there are requirements t […]

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jill added the event FOAMfest San Jose 8 years, 4 months ago

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 4 months ago

Again for the 2016 season, we are using jotform.com to capture team information. Before starting on the form, please review and collect the information and forms to upload that you will need. Note if the jo […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago

FIRST has a database that people can enter their email address to express interest to form a new FLL team. Over half of the current California listing are for people looking in NorCal!

If your team is able t […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago

For the past several years, FIRST has organized the Global Innovation Award, presented by XPRIZE (GIA) and offers each FIRST LEGO League region an opportunity to nominate one or more Regional Nominees based on a […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago

This is a common question from rookie coaches – particularly those from a non-technical background… How to help the kids learn basic building/programming skills?

As discussed on the FIRST forum under the […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago

Playing at Learning has changes in progress on several fronts.

Refresh of all websites – including norcalfll.org, playingatlearning.org. Take a look and provide feedback!
Adding staff! We have 2 open p […]

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jill wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago

We are recruiting for an AmeriCorps VISTA to work with Playing At Learning in San Jose / SF Bay Area.

Learn more at http://www.playingatlearning.org/vista/

FIRST HQ is recruiting VISTA Members to dedicate t […]

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Theresa posted an update in the group Sacramento area 8 years, 6 months ago

I have an FLL table in Folsom. If anyone needs a table, please let me know. (theresa.holliday@gmail.com)

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Theresa joined the group Sacramento area 8 years, 6 months ago

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Theresa posted an update 8 years, 6 months ago

I have an FLL table in Folsom that we no longer need. If there is a team out there that needs a table, please let me know.

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Devin Jackson added the event Scrimmage, Sunday, May 15 9:00am – 1:00pm. Referees needed!! 8 years, 8 months ago

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Rathish Jayabharathi added the event Scrimmage in Roseville 9 years, 1 month ago

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago

We have informal scrimmages today at The Play Space in San Jose – come on by. If your team wants to run a few practice matches on the FLL challenge field, you are welcome. We will be here between 9am and 3pm.

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jill added the event Rookie Team Scrimmage 9 years, 1 month ago

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago

If your team missed the deadlines and didn’t complete (or correct) the pre-reqs, I don’t know if your team is interested in competing or not if you don’t contact me. In addition, the situation is a bit dy […]

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Rathish Jayabharathi added the event FLL Coaches Meetup in Folsom 9 years, 2 months ago

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 2 months ago

Since there were quite a few coaches that waited until nearly the 11th hour to review their team status and realize that they needed to fix something, I am still working through the backlog of emails and then […]

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Devin Jackson posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago

Hello everyone,
My name is Devin Jackson. I am a 6th grade Science and Engineering Teacher at Foothill Middle School in Walnut Creek, CA. I am the Head Coach of three FIRST LEGO League teams. The teams are 5983: Mechanical Masters – Rookie year 2014; 20975: Mechanical Masters Robotics – Rookie year 2015; and 21610: Mechanical Masters Robo Stars -…[Read more]

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 2 months ago

Teams that completed their pre-reqs after September 30th are now my focus. I will review teams’ entries based on the latter of the payment or jotform submitted. I will update in the comment section of this a […]

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 2 months ago

NorCal teams,

Mark, using the FIRST TIMS system, sent every NorCal FLL team a very short, quick survey link to fill out a few weeks ago. The survey itself takes just a few minutes to fill out but does req […]

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jill added the event Nov1st Scrimmage – For diverse, experienced teams 9 years, 2 months ago

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jill wrote a new post 9 years, 2 months ago

Coaches, Please understand a couple of things:

I am just one person managing all of FLL in Northern California as a volunteer
I work full time at a demanding job (I am a senior technical program manager) […]

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Melanie Miner added the event FLL Scrimmage 9 years, 2 months ago

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Steven Zhang replied 2 years, 2 months ago

From the hosts: Currently, this event is full. And the waiting list is full too. Thank you so much for your interest!
Note: Due to the room size limit, we can not accommodate the walk-in teams and spectators. Sorry for that!
If you have any questions, please email zhangzhi@gmail.com

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