Important COMPETITIVE Event information
Students and advisors should make sure they review the Competitive Events Guide (accessible by members only on TSA affiliation site), the national Themes and Problems, and the national Competition Updates. It is very important to review all three of these to ensure you are following the latest information posted for the events. Contest updates that effect regional and state events will be posted on the event's webpage under the Conferences and Events menu.
High School Events
Online access to PDF versions of the event guidelines will be provided to chapter advisors upon affiliation. A username and password will be required to access this portion of the website.
There is a new high school event guide for 2016-17. Please discard all high school event guidelines from the past two years. The changes to events will be reflected in the new guidelines available online upon affiliation.
Click on the link above for more information regarding the High School Competitive Event Program.
There is a new high school event guide for 2016-17. Please discard all high school event guidelines from the past two years. The changes to events will be reflected in the new guidelines available online upon affiliation.
Click on the link above for more information regarding the High School Competitive Event Program.
Middle School Events
Online access to PDF versions of the event guidelines will be provided to chapter advisors upon affiliation. A username and password will be required to access this portion of the website.
Click on the link above for more information regarding the Middle School Competitive Event Program.
Click on the link above for more information regarding the Middle School Competitive Event Program.
Important Competitive Event Updates/Clarification
Click the link above for important changes and other information from National TSA.
resources
The Beacon Technology Teacher Grant. Share your tech-focused lesson plan. Win up to $1,000 for your classroom.
Six great lesson plans will be selected that follow all submission guidelines and meet or exceed the judging criteria mentioned above. Grant amounts, to be awarded in the form of Visa gift card, are as follows: 1st & 2nd place: $1,000 each; 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th place: $500 each. Winners will be announced (and winning lesson plans will be featured!) on The Beacon. Submission deadline is no later than 11:59 PM ET on December 9, 2017.
High School Event Summaries - This is the list of high school events from the national TSA website, in the form of a printable document. These short summaries would be useful information for any high school student to get an idea of what events they may be interested in competing in, and the range of events Tennessee TSA offers.
Middle School Event Summaries - This is the list of middle school events from the national TSA website, in the form of a printable document. These short summaries would be useful information for any middle schooler to get an idea of what events they may be interested in competing in, and the range of events Tennessee TSA offers.
TEAMS Spotlight- This in-depth look at TEAMS will provide students with the opportunity to discover aspects of TSA beyond the regular competitive events. This could be used as supplement to the official event information in order to give members an additional resource to learn about new aspects of TSA.
Event Spotlight: Architectural Design - This in-depth look at the Architectural Design Event will provide new students with a better understanding of what TSA members actually do in their competitions. This could be used as a supplement to the event summaries to lend more context to introductory information about TSA competitions.
Event Spotlight: Engineering Design - This in-depth look at the Engineering Design Event will provide new students with a better understanding of what TSA members actually do in their competitions. This could be used as a supplement to the event summaries to lend more context to introductory information about TSA competitions.
Six great lesson plans will be selected that follow all submission guidelines and meet or exceed the judging criteria mentioned above. Grant amounts, to be awarded in the form of Visa gift card, are as follows: 1st & 2nd place: $1,000 each; 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th place: $500 each. Winners will be announced (and winning lesson plans will be featured!) on The Beacon. Submission deadline is no later than 11:59 PM ET on December 9, 2017.
High School Event Summaries - This is the list of high school events from the national TSA website, in the form of a printable document. These short summaries would be useful information for any high school student to get an idea of what events they may be interested in competing in, and the range of events Tennessee TSA offers.
Middle School Event Summaries - This is the list of middle school events from the national TSA website, in the form of a printable document. These short summaries would be useful information for any middle schooler to get an idea of what events they may be interested in competing in, and the range of events Tennessee TSA offers.
TEAMS Spotlight- This in-depth look at TEAMS will provide students with the opportunity to discover aspects of TSA beyond the regular competitive events. This could be used as supplement to the official event information in order to give members an additional resource to learn about new aspects of TSA.
Event Spotlight: Architectural Design - This in-depth look at the Architectural Design Event will provide new students with a better understanding of what TSA members actually do in their competitions. This could be used as a supplement to the event summaries to lend more context to introductory information about TSA competitions.
Event Spotlight: Engineering Design - This in-depth look at the Engineering Design Event will provide new students with a better understanding of what TSA members actually do in their competitions. This could be used as a supplement to the event summaries to lend more context to introductory information about TSA competitions.
