2012 – 13 DI Meeting for Parents, Prospective Team Members, Team Managers, and Appraisers Newark City Schools - October 23, 2012

Mission  To develop opportunities that inspire the global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st Century Skills and creativity.  The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus, and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the arts, and service learning.  Our participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process. Teams may showcase their solutions at a tournament. Vision To be the global leader in teaching the creative process on the journey from imagination to application.

A DI Team Solution Takes Shape

DI 2012 Global Finals Opening Ceremony

“Destination Imagination is an educational program where student teams solve open-ended Challenges and then present their solutions at tournaments.”

What DI Team Members say about DI

A gamer is invited to become a DI Team Member

What a DI Team Member has to say about her DI experience

Challenges

Team Members Unlock Their Creativity

How Team Members Accept One Another

What an Ohio DI Team Manager has to say about managing a team

We Need Our Team Manager For…

Our Project Outreach Story

Early in the meeting year, hopefully before the team has chosen the Challenge to which they want to apply the CPS process, have a meeting with all team parents. During that meeting, present the Interference Pyramid to them. Also, provide the parents with a copy of the Declaration of Independence the team will have to sign as part of their Tournament paperwork. Point out to the parents that if they provide ideas to the team which they eventually decide to use, in part or in total, they place the team in a situation in which they either lie and state they had no help from non-team members, or they take a deduction for the outside help they received. Appraisers are trained to spot and deduct for interference from Team Managers and parents in order to provide a level playing field for all teams. Interference and Parents

Prepare for Instant Challenge

Declaration of Independence YOUR TEAM MUST BRING TWO COPIES OF THIS FORM TO EACH TOURNAMENT. School/Organization Name & Team Name Team Number: - Level: EL ML SL C&UL Team Challenge: ______________________________________ Please print and sign names of all team members participating in today’s Presentation. Team members who contributed to the solution but who are unable to attend today’s performance should also be listed. (Their signature is not necessary.) Please note the reason for their absence on the signature line. 1. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 2. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 3. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 4. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 5. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 6. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ 7. Name: ________________________________Grade/Age: _____ Signature: _______________________________________________ Please circle True or False for each statement below. If you answered False to any statement, please explain in the space provided below. A deduction may need to be assessed in order to be fair to teams that did not receive help. TRUE FALSE We understand the rules of Interference. TRUE FALSE The research, ideas, and solutions for our Team Challenge Presentation are those of ONLY the team members signed or listed above. TRUE FALSE All team members who worked on our Team Challenge solution are listed above. TRUE FALSE Please do not circle until you arrive at Instant Challenge. We do not know anything about the Instant Challenge we will be given at the tournament. To the best of my/our knowledge, the above statements are true. In addition, I/we certify that all elements of this team’s solution, including chemicals, will be handled and used safely and not cause harm to individuals or the facility. Team Manager Name (printed)___________________________________ (signature) ________________________________ Date ____________________ Team Manager Name (printed)___________________________________ (signature) ________________________________ Date ____________________

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Thanks for attending this informational meeting! Have a safe trip back home! Now, what questions do you have?