1. Welcome to New Team Manager Training for Rising Stars! Teams

2. What is Destination Imagination?  DI is a project-based learning educational program.  A fun hands-on system of learning that enables participants to achieve their highest potential.  Participants gain knowledge and experience in the skills needed for the 21 st Century workforce including:  Project Management  Financial Management  Time Management  Presentation skills  Collaboration  Conflict resolution  Creative and Critical thinking  Perseverance  Completion Mindset

3. The Destination Imagination Program  Destination Imagination ® (DI) participants learn the collaborative problem solving process while solving open-ended Challenges.  The Challenges provide an opportunity for students to apply their academic knowledge and learn additional life skills:  STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Skills  Service Learning Skills  Project Management Skills

4. 150,000 participants each year 1.5 million DI Alumni 38,000 Volunteers worldwide cumulatively contribute more than 750,000 hours to support the program. 48 States & 30 countries More than $100,000 in Scholarships given each year Over 17,000 students compete in the Global Finals Tournament each year. International Program

5. DI Affiliate, Region Our affiliate is California Creativity Our region is Silicon Valley (SV) 5

6. The Destination Imagination Program DI Program Season is September through May. Teams develop a solution to one Team Challenge. Teams typically spend two to six months: Team Building Skill Building Practicing Instant Challenges Developing & Practicing their Team Challenge solution

7. What Is The Team Challenge? Teams work on a solution to one of six published challenges Involves technical, structural, and theatrical elements 7

8. What Is The Team Challenge? RS Teams generally spend 1-2 months working on the solution Team’s solution is presented at the Regional Tournament in March 8

9. Instant Challenge What Is An Instant Challenge? A surprise challenge solved at the Tournament Teams generally have only 6 to 9 minutes to solve the Instant Challenge May be task and/or performance based RS Instant Challenge is age appropriate, fun, non-competitive, not scored RS Challenge is a “secret” for a day Have your RS Team Practice Instant Challenges 9

11. 2015-2016 Challenges for Rising Stars Competitive Team Challenges Rising Stars Non-Competitive Team Challenge Or Rising Stars can do one of the Competitive Team Challenges Technical Science Structure Fine Arts Improv NON-COMPETITIVELY Service Learning Rising Stars Non-Competitive Instant Challenge 11

12. 2015-2016 Rising Stars Team Challenge Animal Mish Mash 12

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16. What Are Team Choice Elements? Showoff team’s interests, skills, strengths, and talents Presented with the Team Challenge solution 1-2 team chosen elements They are optional for RS teams 16

17. Top Ten Things Your Team Will Get Out Of Destination ImagiNation 10. Self confidence and life skills 9. Learn to approach problems from different angles 8. Learn presentation skills, life-skills 7. How to “sell” ideas 6. Work within a budget RS has no budget, and is low-budget :-) 17

18. Top Ten Things Your Team Will Get Out Of Destination ImagiNation 5. Value their own skills and talents 4. Respect the skills and ideas of others 3. Organize and prioritize 2. Work as a team 18

19. And The Number 1 Thing Your Team Will Get Out Of Destination ImagiNation Is… 1. FUN!! 19

20. The Team Manager Mantra It’s Not Your Problem! – Let the Team Solve the Problem If your team presents any solution at the tournament they are already winners The value in Destination ImagiNation is in the growth and skills developed by engaging in the challenge solving process As a Team Manager, focus on the process, not the tournament or competition 20

21. Let Them Do It Themselves The Hardest Thing for a Team Manager to do is…… KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!! 21

23. Team Registration Obtain Team Number at www.idodi.org www.idodi.org From the Resource Area at www.idodi.org, you can download documents using your Team Number: –Challenges –Roadmap –Rules of The Road –Instant Challenge Practice Set –Travel Guide for Teams (January) Team Manager needs to register at www.caldi.org www.caldi.org Themselves, team members, team information appraiser, volunteer Appraiser and volunteer also need to register and identify the team using the Team Number 23

24. Rising Stars The Beginning of the Destination Imagination Journey! Teamwork + Imagination Working Together for 1-2 Months leading up to: ~ 8 minute Team Challenge Performance ~ 9 minute Instant Challenge Rising Star Team: –6-9 team members 4-7 Year Olds Guiding the Rising Star Team: –1 or 2 team managers Supporting the Rising Star Team: –Parents, Brothers, Sisters, Grandparents, Friends… 24

25. First – Meet with Parents Delegate and get help: –Co-managers –Identify meeting location(s) –Transportation –Helpers –Snacks –Identify Tournament Appraiser –Identify Volunteer 25

26. Meeting with Parents Discuss/Establish: –Time commitment –Expectations –Letting the kids do it themselves –Meeting schedule –A budget and collect funds Get Contact and Emergency Information –Including Allergies or other Special Needs 26

27. Getting Started Support for You and Your Team 2-4 Weeks Building your Team Understanding the Challenge 2-4 Weeks Generating and Incubating Ideas/Research/ Inquiry 2-4 Weeks Focusing/ Preparing for Action/Putting it All Together 2-4 Weeks Ready, Set, Go! Preparing for your Tournament Support: Attend Team Manager Training sessions. Support: Attend Team Manager Training sessions. Support: Take your team to Instant Challenge Skills Workshop (11/14/15 ) Support: Take your team to Instant Challenge Skills Workshop (11/14/15 ) Support: Attend Team Manager Walkthrough (1/9/2016) Support: Attend DI Skills Workshop (12/5/15) Support: Attend DI Skills Workshop (12/5/15) Silicon Valley Regional Tournament 3/5/2016 in San Jose 27 http://www.caldi.org/regions/siliconvalleyregion/calendar/

28. Intro Destination ImagiNation ® Meeting SEPTOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAY Team Member & Team Manager Trainings & Workshops REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Time flies when you’re having fun Rising Stars Rough Schedule Brainstorming ideas Research & experimentation Creating the presentation More Instant Challenges Learning to work as a team Instant Challenges Understanding the Team Challenge Finalizing, refining solutions Props, artwork, costumes, scripts “Crunch” time, rehearse And more Instant Challenges

29. What To Do at First Meetings? Set rules for behavior –House Rules, Safety Rules –Team Citizenship Rules Do Team Building Games and Activities Practice Instant Challenges Choose Team Challenge 29 See the Rising Stars Challenge for team meeting ideas, activities, instant challenges

30. Guiding Rising Stars - SAFETY IS #1 Teaching creative thinking –Providing an environment for exploration with activities that let kids learn by doing Encouraging independence –Let the kids make decisions –Let the kids learn from their mistakes –Let the kids DO IT THEMSELVES (DIT) as much as possible Focusing on the process –All about the kids learning –Help kids getting frustrated, HELP WHEN SAFETY REQUIRES IT Remembering your role –Leading idea-generating sessions, practice and evaluation sessions –Teaching skills to help the kids: DIT –TM role is NOT to design, build, or judge, but to encourage, and ask questions Teaching time management –To Do Lists, Calendar 30

31. RS Meetings 1 hour at first Longer later on (1.5 hours) Depending on age, fun level Can meet more often during crunch time Be prepared Agenda, Materials for Activities Set a better example than I did Be On Time :-) 31

32. RS Typical Meeting 1.Warmups – 2 or 3 fun teamwork exercises Often teams like to do them again and again 2.Discuss, Plan, Make Decisions for Team Challenge 3.Work on Team Challenge 4.One or More Instant Challenges Can rotate or divide up with co-team-manager 5.Nutritious Snack – rotate snack volunteers 6.Squeeze in free play time – they’re young! 32

33. RS Meetings What is the shape of teamwork? 33

34. RS Meetings – Warm Up The Ha Ha Circle Game – The Super Red Fire Piggies (SFRP) Fav Everyone sits in the shape of teamwork Going around the circle: –1st child says “Ha” –2nd child says “Ha Ha”, –3rd child says “Ha Ha Ha”, and so on… The rule: Must do the right number of Ha Ha’s (with young kids you can be loose with this rule) The twist: no one can laugh during the game! When the Ha Ha Circle is broken, next person starts over with 1 Ha Keep track of the team’s record (SRFP’s was over 100) 34

35. Great Activities to Kick Off Team Work Creative Thinking Activity: Brainstorm, then discuss/select/combine: –Have the team come up with a team name –Inclusion of all team members input results in fun, crazy names: Rainbow Imagination Fun Freak Superstars Super Red Fire Piggies Instant Challenge: –Have the team come up with a team cheer Team-Art-Work Activity: –Have the team create a team sign 35

36. Instant Challenges Basics for Rising Stars Build teamwork, praise teamwork Give your Team Instant Challenges at meetings –More than 1 during 1st meetings –1 during later meetings a great reward for getting work done –Skip if need to focus on team challenge (kids will boo :-) Extend time limit if they need it –At least for awhile, then ask team if they want to stick to the time limit Choose different types and difficulties –Ask team if they want to do a more challenging one Talk about them afterwards – the team’s thoughts and yours Repeat Instant Challenges if team wants to 36

37. Team Challenge Developing the Story Teach Story Elements, can use warm ups, Instant Challenges –Beginning, Middle, End + Characters, Settings, Props – Entertaining! Brainstorm Ideas, Then Discuss/Select Ideas –Include all team members’ ideas –Destination Imagination Policy: No violence Storyboarding: Make a Comic Book –Draw simple, high level cartoons that show the action in panels –6 panels per page, or 1 panel per page –One approach: Each team member tells their story to the team with their storyboards What did you like? No criticism. Combine panels from all team members into team storyboard – Inclusion Connect the dots or train tracks: add panels when parts of story don’t connect Scriptwriting –Storyboards have characters, action, settings, props, so now they can write the script 37

38. Team Challenge More Teamwork Tools Like Covey says, Begin With the End In Mind –Do activities, Instant Challenges that work towards their solution Divide and Conquer –Split up into sub-teams: script, gadget, props/costumes, music/choreography –Or everyone does a bit of each DI Homework –For the next meeting, …, do this 1 thing…, don’t overload –If parents are OK with that. DI is lower priority than school. Team Decisions –Great opportunities for instant Instant Challenges –Conflict: offer to flip a coin, hard decisions often get made very quickly when faced with chance 38

39. Team Challenge Time Management Help the Team Make To Do Lists –What things do you need to get done? –Highlight stuff to do that day or week, mark off when they are done and celebrate! Help the Team Make a Schedule Using a Calendar Have the kids work backwards and mark on the calendar: –When is the tournament? –Do you want to do a dress rehearsal? When? –When do you want to start practicing? –What are the only things you need to start practicing your performance? –What things do you need to get done? When do you need them by? When should you start working on them? Don’t fret or stress when they don’t get things done by when they think they will – it’s a learning experience –“a schedule is just an organized means of change” 39

40. Team Challenge Team Choice Elements Help the team figure out their Special Skills/Abilities Have fun putting them together Can be incorporated into story, or not Don’t encourage the kids to go overboard 2 Team Choice Elements at most! 40

41. Team Resources Thrift Stores Craft Stores Hardware Stores RAFT –www.raft.net American Science and Surplus –www.sciplus.com 41

42. Team Managers DI Resources Resource Area at www.idodi.orgwww.idodi.org Rising Star Challenge/Guide –Challenge related references –Tons of warmups, activities –12 Instant Challenges –Great, important advice Other challenges Roadmap –Even more on managing a team Instant Challenge Practice Set 42

43. Team Managers More Resources IC & Warmups Links –I’ll send email with links Theater and Improv games – Online and check your local library Improv on TV – Whose Line Is It Anyway? Live Improv –Comedy Sportz Club 43

44. Team Managers CA & SV DI Resources California DI website –www.caldi.org Silicon Valley (SV) Region –Website sv.caldi.org –Calendar www.caldi.org/regions/siliconvalleyregion/calendar/ –Team Manager Forum - Google Group –See Team Managers page for how to join the group www.caldi.org/regions/siliconvalleyregion/team-managers/ Other resource links there too 44

45. Important Dates Events and information will be posted on the Regional Web Page at http://www.caldi.org/regions/siliconvalleyregion Nov. 14, 2015 - Instant Challenge Workshop for Teams ?? 2015 - Rising Stars Change of Direction Orientation Dec. 5, 2015 - DI Skills Workshop for Team Managers Jan. 9, 2016 - Team Manager Walkthrough –Silicon Valley Region Registration Deadline –Describe your team, appraiser, volunteer on the state website and pay Regional fee of $200/team –Rising Stars separate session, same time, same location Jan. 30, 2016 – Appraiser Training Part 1 Feb. 6, 2016 – Appraiser Training Part 2 March 5, 2016 - Silicon Valley Regional Tournament April 2, 2016 – California State Tournament 45

46. Fun and Rewarding Volunteer Roles Each Team MUST have the following volunteers to participate in the California Destination Imagination program: 1.At least One Team Manager over 18 years old & not a team member Mentor Destination Imagination teams. Training opportunities available. May have Assistants and Co-Team Managers. 2.One Trained Appraiser required for Regional Tournament. One Trained & Experienced Appraiser required for California Affiliate Tournament if Team advances Assess the teams’ Presentations at DI Tournaments. Person to person training provided and required. 3.At least One Tournament Volunteer Assist with various jobs that help make tournaments successful. 46

47. Appraiser Your team must provide one trained appraiser for the Regional Tournament –Appraisers must attend two Appraiser Training sessions: Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 2016 –Appraisers must attend the Regional Tournament ALL DAY on March 5, 2016 –Appraisers will NOT see their team perform 47

48. Volunteer Your team must provide one tournament volunteer –2-3 hour assignment –No training before assignment –Tournament volunteers will see their team perform 48

49. Team Manager Survival Things to Know Know the RS Rules and the RS Challenge Do not feel that you must tolerate inappropriate behavior – Inappropriate behavior on the part of a team member is not acceptable 49

50. Team Manager Survival Help and Questions Read the Team Managers Forum Ask for help from your Program Coordinator whenever you need it. Contact your Regional Director when you have program questions Contact your RS Challenge Master when you have challenge/team questions – Peter Shepherd – pjshep@pacbell.net – 408-679-0975 (cell) if I don’t pick up, please leave msg 50

51. Team Manager Survival Points To Remember A month before the tournament, you will feel that they will NEVER finish. – They will, but almost always at the last minute! If for some reason the team doesn't complete its solution by the date of the tournament, please remember: – It is the TEAM'S Challenge and the TEAM'S Solution - NOT yours – Come to the tournament, they can present whatever they have 51

52. The Most Important 3 Things to Remember … 52

53. Have Fun! Work Together! Wing It!

54. THANKS for coming!