Join the VEX PD+ Community: Introduce Yourself

The VEX Professional Development Plus (PD+) Professional Learning Community is a place to learn from and with fellow educators and VEX experts who are teaching with VEX around the world. To learn more about the features of the Community and ways to access it, see this article.

This article walks you through creating your first post to introduce yourself to the PD+ Community.


Introduce yourself in the Community

Get started in the PD+ Community by introducing yourself in the VEX Robotics Community Introductions thread.

VEX PD+ Community page showing the Community Introductions pinned post in the list of posts.

Select the VEX Robotics Community Introductions post pinned at the top of the Latest Topics section.

A post within the Community Introductions thread, with the Reply button highlighted.

Select Reply on the first message in the thread.

The Composition Window showing a post being written in the editor on the left, with a preview of the post on the right.

The Composition Window opens at the bottom of the page.

Write your introduction in the editor.

Tell the community a little about yourself, such as:

  • Where are you from?
  • What are you most excited about in teaching STEM? What is your teaching background?
  • How will you be implementing VEX?
  • What is something that you are hoping to learn in the PLC?

The Composition Window with the Reply button in the lower left corner highlighted.

Select Reply to post your introduction. 

The PD+ Community thread showing the newly posted introduction.

Your introduction now appears in the VEX PD+ Professional Learning Community.


Deleting a Post

You can also discard your post before it is published.

The Composition Window with the Discard button in the lower left corner highlighted.

Select Discard in the Composition Window.

A dialog box with two options, Discard and Cancel, highlighted.

Select one of the two options:

  • Discard – Deletes your post.
  • Cancel – Returns you to the Composition Window.

For more information, help, and tips, check out the many resources at VEX Professional Development Plus

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