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© 2009 Masschusetts Destination ImagiNationMADI Appraiser 101

Destination ImagiNation®

Destination ImagiNation®

Appraiser TrainingAppraiser Training

Session 101

What is Destination ImagiNation® and why is your role so important? Goals Massachusetts program What we teach Program structure Tournaments & Appraisers Special awards The Team Challenges for this year (2013-2014)

Who we are, why we do it, and why tournaments are so fun!Who we are, why we do it, and why tournaments are so fun!

Destination ImagiNation® is . . .

The “Flagship” program sponsored by Destination ImagiNation, Inc., a 28 year-old non-profit 501(c)3 corporation

the largest kid-powered & team-driven creative problem-solving program in the world!

© Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 2004 ...in which the kids have fun, and learn without realizing it!...in which the kids have fun, and learn without realizing it!

A school & community-based program run by volunteers for over 30 years in Mass.

One of the top 4 DI programs worldwide 400 schools, over 800 teams statewide 9 regions MADI™ helps train over

1,400 team managers

800 tournament officials

www.madikids.org

Largest Affiliate DI college scholarship program in the USA

Destination ImagiNation® teaches...

Total Team-generated Solution without adult “interference”Total Team-generated Solution without adult “interference”

Creativity Creative problem-solving skills Teamwork to solve Challenges both

sustained and impromptu• No single answer, open-ended

Challenges• Balance time, budget, ideas

Performance and Improvisational skills Creative use of materials

All in a supportive environment where all ideas are team-generated so that team members have ownership of the solution.

© Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 2004

Destination ImagiNation®  Program Structure

Teams form of 5-7 participants They learn the Creative Problem Solving

process and tools to help them as a team solve a Team Challenge over a sustained amount of time, as well as practice the application of the skills in impromptu challenges called Instant Challenges

Culmination of their work is showcased at Destination ImagiNation® tournamentsLocal, Regional and Affiliate Tournaments, and Destination ImagiNation, Inc. Global Finals

What they learn on this journey are the tangible rewards of the program!

Tournaments are incredible expositions of the teams’creativityTournaments are incredible expositions of the teams’creativity © Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 2004

Destination ImagiNation® 

Tournament Day

A constant buzz of activity Team solution presentations going on in

parallel at different Team Challenge sites Teams doing on-the-spot challenges at the

Instant Challenge site Scores being constantly delivered to the score

room Final awards ceremony at the end of the day

Purposes of the Tournament

Opportunity to present their unique solution and to be appreciated for the creativity they demonstrate in front of their peers, parents, supporters and YOU (they’ve worked all year long for these few minutes)

Second and less important, to award points to identify the teams that have solved the challenges and showed creativity

Volunteer Appraisers make a tournament possible for the kids!Volunteer Appraisers make a tournament possible for the kids!

The Role of the Appraiser To award as many points as possible for what a team does Nominate outstanding teams for special awards Show genuine appreciation of the teams’ efforts by

listening and asking (give stickies) It’s OK to laugh and applaud Issuing deductions only when absolutely warranted With training, all teams will receive equal treatment

Special Awards

DaVinci AwardFor outstanding creativity.

Spirit of Discovery & Imagination AwardFor spirit, sportsmanship,

volunteerism, teamwork

Renaissance AwardFor outstanding design, engineering,

execution or performance

Important Note

You must give equal and undivided attention to each and every team. If you have a child or friend in another challenge you will not be able to leave your venue to watch their performance.

If you have a child or friend in this challenge, you should not be appraising this challenge.

To a small child an Appraisercan seem so intimidating......so..

We wear crazy hats for a fun atmosphere And don’t forget to smile

Technical Challenge prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning and related skillsEquipment to detect objects in hiding places

Equipment to take the objects out of hiding

Move objects across finish line

Story about a technology that detects things a human cannot sense without help

Create & present 2 Team Choice Elements

TECHNICALTECHNICAL TEAM CHALLENGES

Scientific Challenge blends research and curiosity of science with the thrill & creativity of theater arts

Learn about extreme environment

Characters who attempt to adapt to extreme conditions in order to survive

Extreme gear that is demonstrated

Design & create a depiction of the extreme environment.

Create & present 2 Team Choice Elements

SCIENTIFICSCIENTIFIC TEAM CHALLENGES

Structural Challenge asks teams to design, build and test load-bearing structures out of specific materials

Structure tested against two forces

Prop assembled during presentation Prop parts fit completely inside a box

Story in which tension is a threat to stability and is overcome

Create & present 2 Team Choice Elements

STRUCTURALSTRUCTURAL TEAM CHALLENGES

In the Fine Arts Challenge, students flex their acting and artistic muscles as they explore fascinating works of literature and mediaResearch work of art by a foreign-born artist

Theatrically present a comic strip based on art

Create 3 live comic strip panels

Create an ARTifact that is inspired by art

Design and create a caption contraption for one of the comic strip panels.

Create & present 2 Team Choice Elements

FINE ARTSFINE ARTS TEAM CHALLENGES

Improvisational Challenge is all about spontaneity & story-telling. Teams receive topics & produce skits right on the spot.Create an original 5-minute improvisational skit

Develop interaction between a character from the past and a contemporary character

Show how those characters work, using the time period, their occupations and skills, to deal with pandemonium

Use stage makeup to create, develop, and/or enhance one skit character

IMPROVISATIONALIMPROVISATIONAL TEAM CHALLENGES

The Service Learning Challenge is designed to engage students in community service to address real community issues through personal expression.Identify and select real community need

Carry out a project that addresses the need

Use play to meet the goal(s) of the project

Use a team-created elevator pitch that can be used to enlist at least one community partner.

Create a live presentation that features the project

Create and present two Team Choice Elements

SERVICE LEARNINGSERVICE LEARNING TEAM CHALLENGES

Rising Stars! is a Challenge created for early learners. To solve the Challenge, 4- to 7-year-old children work together on performances complete with characters, props and scripts

Create your own circus

Learn about circuses & the role of the ringmaster

Learn about balancing things

Learn about geometric shapes

Explore how your team works together to make decisions about the 3 acts of your circus

EARLY LEARNINGEARLY LEARNING TEAM CHALLENGES

You will See and Appraise their Creations that required many skills

Many skills are required for some of these elaborate creationsMany skills are required for some of these elaborate creations

• Team work• Cooperation• Collaboration• Time management• Communication

WOOD-WORKING SEWING

PLASTERINGMECHANICAL

MAKE-UP

Next SessionNext Session Instant Challenge Appraisers

-> Cafeteria

Rising Stars: …Circus…. Appraisers

-> Media Center

Challenge, Prep, ATO Appraisers stay in auditorium