Presentation Slides/Videos
Team Management
Team Spirit: Dynamics of Group Culture - Martin Sorto-Ventura 3544
How to Start a Community Based Team - Al Douglas 1229
Getting Started with FIRST Tech Challenge - Lisa Ramraj
Community Building for Team Sustainability - William Neil
Mechanical Design
Design in the Modern Era - Tyler Holtzman 2056
Programming
2056 Ways to Code - Tyler Holtzman & Eric Morse 2056
Strategy/Scouting
Strategy 101 - Nikhita & Nathan 3683
Scouting and Strategy: Playing the Cards You're Dealt - Hassan & Caleb 2056
Navigating Match Planning Discussions - Brennan & Taegen 4476
Building Modern Day Scouting App - Rishi & Julian 1241
4476's 2025 Scouting System Overview - Brennan Bibic 4476
Electrical
Electrical and Wiring - Stephan Z 2056
Impact/Outreach
So, You Want to Present for Impact. - Angela, Crystal, Kieren, Jessica 4039
Sponsorship Outreach: Cold Emails and Calls - Selena N 2056
Building Partnerships and Growing Success - Thomas Steele 9062
Other
Internet of Things - 2025 Update - Michael J Martin
MK5n Module Unboxing, Initial Impressions, and Assembly - Tyler Holtzman 2056
Team Management
Strategies for Fostering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in a FIRST Team - Edmund Kim 5719
Evaluating team resources - Al Douglas 4903
FRC Team Best Practices - Thomas Steele 5406, 9062
Mechanical Design
The Celt-X Superpit, design, experience and lessons learned - Brendan Simons 5406
FRC Design in the Modern Era - Tyler Holtzman 2056
Programming
2056 Ways to Code - Eric & Tyler 2056
FTC SIM: Web Based Coding Simulator - Lisa Ramraj
FIRST Robotics Competition Simulator - William Neal
Awards
How to Make the Most of your FRC Experience? - Emily Forster 2056
From Pit to Public: How to Manage External and Internal Relations - Alice & Craig 3161
Elementary Robotics
Teaching Gifted Students Math through Programming - Enzo Ciardelli
Strategy/Scouting
Strategy 101 - Nathan & Nikhita 3683
How to Scout an FRC Event - Hassan & Caleb 2056
Mastering Drive Coaching in FRC: Training, Strategy, and Avoiding Pitfalls - Rishi & Shahroze 1241
Punching Above Your Weight: Using Strategy to Maximize on Field Performance - Brennan & Taegen 4476
2056 Related
Maximizing your On-Field Performance - Tyler Holtzman 2056
2024 Robot demo and Q&A - Balraj, Irush, Stephan, Chayanth 2056
Other
The Importance of RF Communication in Robotics - Michael J Martin
Volunteering in FIRST - FIRST Canada Youth Council
Parent panel, what to expect as a robotics parents. - Jeff Beattie
Team Management
Opportunities in FIRST - Vanshika Bhatia
Ontario as a Team - William Neal FIRST Canada
Effective Rookie Strategies - Thomas Steele 3739
Starting an FTC Team - Stanley Hunter
Mechanical Design
Rapid Prototype to Win - How to Make Better Robot Parts Faster - Brendan Simons 5406
Programming
Introduction to Autonomous Path Following - 5406
Awards
How to make the most of your FRC Experience - Emily Forster
Elementary Robotics
Getting Robots Going again in HWDSB - Stanley Hunter
Elementary STEM Showcase - Enzo Ciardelli
Upgrading EV3 to Spike Prime FLL - Derek Murphy
Strategy
Designing a Tablet Scouting System - 5406
Data Visualization - Michael Martin
Pick List Shenanigans - Shankar Manoharan & Oliver Mao
2056 Related
2056 ways to Maximize Your on Field Performance - Tyler Holtzman
Feature Presentation
Artificial Intelligence Primer - Michael J Martin
FIRST related
FRC Update 2021 - John Hobbins
Start a FIRST Tech Challenge Team - Derek Murphy
About The Dean's List Award - Param Upadhyay
Strategy
2056 Ways to Maximize Your on Field Performance - Tyler Holtzman
Making the Perfect FRC Pick - Shankar Manoharan and Oliver Mao
FRC Scouting App Development - Caleb Mech
Movements
First Youth Council 2020-2021
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in FIRST - FIRST ED&I Youth Advisory Council
Lend-a-Hand - Team 4039
Other
Parent Panel - What to expect in Year 1 of Robotics
Team Management
FRC - How to prepare for a competition - Stan Hunter 2056
FRC 2020 - What Lies Ahead - Open Talk - John Hobbins
Are you a Rookie FTC Team? Here's how to start your season right - Derek Murphy Studica
Coming Soon
Electrical
FRC - Electronics and wiring - Nipun Chheda 1241
Mechanical Design
FRC Strategic Design - How to decide your Robot Design - Malavya Shah & Shaqeeb Momen 1241
Awards
The road to submitting your Chairman's application - Joel and Olivia Pink 2056
Elementary Robotics
Running a VEX IQ Robotics Club in Elementary School - Paul Menicanin
An Introduction to Vex Robotics in HWDSB - David Weir, Dan Siertsema, Jeff Adema
Coming Soon
Elementary STEM Showcase - Enzo Ciardelli HWDSB
Coming Soon
How to integrate Robotics and coding into the classroom - Ramy Ghattas LOGICS
Coming Soon
Strategy
2056's Electronic Scouting System - Caleb Mech 2056
Bag day is gone, what now? - Bilal Qadar 1325
Managing Luck: Using Continuous Improvement and other High Performance Processes to improve your FRC odds - Pinto & Simons 5406
Strategy - More than meets the eye - Shahroze Rao & Anna VanDuzer 1241/2056
2056 Related
A look inside the competition season of team 2056 - Tyler Holtzman 2056
Other
FRC Parents Panel - 2056 Parents
Part 1:
Part 2:
Autonomous Mining - Michael J Martin
Fundamentals of Coaching in FRC - Rishi Jotsinghani 1310
Team Management
How to start an FRC team that lasts - Brendan Simons 5406
Keeping it Real on Our Team! - Maureen Brown FIRST Canada
Mechanical Design
Competition Season: A Guide to Robot Development - Bilal Qadar 1325
FRC Strategic Design - How to decide your Robot Design - Malavya Shah & Shaqeeb Momen
Programming
Programming a 2056 Robot - Ethan Elliot
Building a Scouting Application with Electron - Ethan Elliot
Awards
So You Want to Submit for Chairman's... - Matt Alderson, Angela Tollis, Monica Alderson 4039
Elementary Robotics
Running a Robotics Club in Elementary School - Paul Menicanin
From Clubs Classrooms. Starting Your Robotics Journey - David Weir, Dan Siertsema, Jeff Adema
2056 Related
How to win 23 Consecutive Regionals - Tyler Holtzman
Mexico City and FIRST Global Challange - Stan Hunter
Team Management
FRC Sustainable Practices - Will Alex
Electrical
What's Amateur Radio and How can it help? - Rod Hardman & Emma Hardman
Incorporating Amateur Radio skills into Robotics - Rod Hardman & Emma Hardman
FRC Electronics - Heather Young & Kayleigh Marshall
Mechanical Design
FRC Strategic Design - How to decide your robot design - Malavya Shah & Max Guan 1241/1285
Programming
Programming a 2056 Robot - Ethan Elliot
Awards
FRC Judging Best Practices - Rhona Bredner
Elementary Robotics
Arduino in Elementary - Enzo Ciardeli
Robotics in Secondary - Dave Weir & Jeff ADema HWDSB
Starting and Running a Robotics Club in Elementary - Paul Menicanin
Strategy
The Perfect Pick List - Shankar and Oliver 2056
Effective First Strategies - Karthik
2056 Related
2056 Ways to Raise Money – Joe Muchynski
Some tips and tricks for raising funds for your robotics team.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2056-Ways-to-Raise-Money.compressed.pdf
How to win 23 Consecutive Regionals - Tyler Holtzman
What are we actually learning at Robotics? - Stan Hunter
FRC Esentials - Stan Hunter
Team Management
Sustainable Practices – Zac Young
Successful FIRST programs are built upon sustainable foundations, including mentorship and fundraising. This session will explore best practices towards building a sustainable FIRST robotics team.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sustainable-Practices.pdf
Ontario’s District Model Transition – Shawn Lim
I will do a talk describing the District Model, and the expected changes, and will also touch upon the volunteer positions and process as part of it.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ontario’s-District-Model-Transition.pdf
Mechanical Design
Introduction to Mechanical Design - Richard Li & Jonathan Parsons
Introduction to DC motors and pneumatic actuators, methods of power transmission, common linkages, basic mechanics and statics.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Introduction-to-Mechanical-Design.pdf
Mechanical Systems – Malavya Shah
This workshop will cover the basics of mechanical systems used in FRC. These include linkage systems, elevators, and intakes. Students will also learn how to effectively determine the required gear ratio for different FRC scenarios such as drivetrains and arms while learning how to create a basic gearbox.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mechanical-Systems.pdf
Introduction to SolidWorks – Bilal Qadar & Matthew Loconte
This workshop will cover the basics of designing in SolidWorks and the advantages of using computer-aided design (CAD) to improve robot planning and execution.We will be discussing the pros and cons of SolidWorks vs other CAD software and be showing examples of it in use.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Introduction-to-Mechanical-Design.pdf
Electrical
Wiring a 2056 Robot Including some great Sensors – Heather Young
Hands on wiring skills that go into every 2056 Robot. See the myriad of sensors available and how to utilize them.
Slides coming soon…
Programming
Programming a 2056 Robot - Ethan Elliott
Look at the details of coding for success. Camera Code and Autonomous Examples.
Slides coming soon…
Chairman's Outreach
Chairmans Video – Jacob Morris
How to make your Chairman’s Video Submission quick and effective.
Slides coming soon…
The Chairman’s Award – Karthik Kanagasabapathy
Hall of Fame experience for those applying for the Chairman’s award.
Slides coming soon…
FLL/Elementary Robotics
Coding and STEM in Elementary – J/I – Enzo Ciardelli & Kassandra Contant
Presenting curriculum links and student samples to demonstrate a lead into high school
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Coding-and-STEM-.pdf
VEX IQ For Teachers and Parents – Max Guan
Giving teachers and parents a chance to understand how the VEX IQ system works. It would introduce them to the fundamentals of robotics to be able to pass on to younger students.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/VEX-IQ-For-Teachers-and-Parents.pdf
Hands-on STEM Learning for Elementary – Zoe Branigan Pipe
Makey Makey, mBot and Dash, Sphero, Thymio, and Ozobot to name a few.
Slides coming soon…
“A MakeShift Roadmap to a Successful FLL Season” – Matt Alderson
How to develop and execute a successful season of FLL.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MakeShift-FLL-information-session-Sept-2016.pdf
Running a Robotics Club in your Elementary School – Paul Menicanin
How to get started and continue an effective Elementary Robotics Club using Lego or VEXIQ.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Running-a-Robotics-Club-in-your-Elementary-School.pdf
Strategy
Effective FIRST Strategies – Karthik Kanagasabapathy
Strategic Design, Scouting, Match Strategy.
Slides coming soon…
Three-6-Stacks: How to Make the Perfect Pick – Shankar Manoharan & Oliver Mao
Understanding all of the elements that go into compiling the best pick list possible.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Three-6-Stacks-How-to-Make-the-Perfect-Pick.pdf
2056 Related
Rookie Teams FYI @ FAQ – Stan Hunter
What every rookie or pre-rookie team needs to know to be successful.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Rookies-FYI-FAQ.pdf
Connecting Curriculum to Robotics – Stan Hunter
How to connect your curriculum to FRC and VEX robotics and vice versa.
Slides coming soon…
How to win 23 Consecutive Regionals – Tyler Holtzman
A look inside, the season of Team 2056 covering our build schedule, decision making, design methodology, fabrication methods, techniques and assembly practices.
Slides coming soon…
Starting a VEX Team – Neal Shaw
Practical techniques to start and maintain a VEX Robotics Team
Slides coming soon…
2056 Ways to Raise Money – Joe Muchynski
Some tips and tricks for raising funds for your robotics team.
http://2056.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2056-Ways-to-Raise-Money.compressed.pdf