[DIFLnews] Florida Destination Imagination November Newsletter

Wed Nov 8 18:22:58 UTC 2017

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Greetings!  We hope that your teams are having fun with our Destination
Imagination experience.  If you haven't started yet, there is still time.
To find out how to start your team, go to  <http://www.floridadi.org>
www.floridadi.org and click on GETTING STARTED.  You can also find
information about our new team discount on our site.

Online Team Manager Training Available

We have lots of online training options for you.  Destination Imagination
has announced a new online learning system. As a Team Manager who has
claimed your Team Numbers, you should have received an invitation to
register for the training system.  Please let us know if you have not
received this invitation.

Topics include:

Getting Started as a Team Manager

*        The importance of training (especially local training)

*        An overview of Roadmap

*        An introduction to Interference

Rules of the Road

*        Team formation and competition levels

*        Challenge components

*        Instant Challenge Tournament Procedures

*        Expense Reports

*        Conduct and concerns at tournaments

*        Safety rules

 The Roles of a Team Manager webinar

*        A webinar that explores the different responsibilities of a team
manager

o   Creativity Stimulator

o   Educator

o   Challenge Expert

o   Interference Deflector

o   Chief  Safety Officer

o   Facilitator

Maze Craze Tournament Procedures Video

Drop Zone Tournament Procedures Video

Other topics will be added moving forward.

Our California Affiliate of Destination Imagination also has posted several
wonderful online videos of their team manager training session.  These are
great refresher courses, or excellent for new team managers.  You can find
the videos
<https://gadi.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20&id
=be4f2adba2&e=cdf241c009> here.  We would like your feedback on these
videos, so please drop us a note at difl.info at yahoo;.com
<mailto:difl.info at yahoo;.com>  after you watch.  

Looking for other helpful information?

Are you looking for more help to be a successful team manager?  If so, check
out Destination Imagination's blog post.  The blog is full of helpful tips
on how to be the ultimate facilitator for your team. The blog can be found
<https://gadi.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20&id
=a61a77c957&e=cdf241c009> here.

Another resource is our Florida DI facebook page www.facebook.com/floridadi
<http://www.facebook.com/floridadi>  We repost Destination Imagination blogs
that we find especially helpful as well as other interesting and creative
posts.

Please do send us photos of your team in action.  We are happy to include
them on our facebook page.

Appraiser Training

Appraisers will be invited to join the new Destination Imagination online
training system in December. The details of the Appraiser LMS sign-on
procedure are being developed and will be announced in November. Team
Managers who are also Appraisers will not be permitted to take the online
training and will need to attend a local training as the system does not
allow Team Managers to view Appraiser training. 

Challenge Selection

Remember that you must select your challenge separately this year. If you
have not already done so, you should select one soon to give your team
enough time to create your solution.  For help with the process there are
directions here
<https://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/faq/>  on
DestinationImagination.org. Under the FAQ page you'll see "Getting Started"
and a series of questions. Click to expand "I just purchased a team number.
How do I view and select a challenge?" and the one-sheet will be hyperlinked
as "step-by-step guide" in the answer. 

Don't Forget Instant Challenge!

Instant Challenge counts for 25% of your Team's total score at Tournament.
Teams should practice IC at every meeting! The Roadmap that came with your
Program Materials is full of great Instant Challenges. You will also find a
set of Practice Instant Challenges in the
<https://gadi.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20&id
=476aecfd5f&e=cdf241c009> DI Resource Area.

Remember that Instant Challenges are designed to be done with common
materials.  If you don't happen to have a material mentioned, you can
substitute.  It can change the challenge and take your team in a new and
interesting direction.

If you prefer to have a kit, Georgia Destination Imagination has put
together kits that include all of the materials need for all of the Instant
Challenges posed in the 2017-2018 RoadMap.  These kits are available for
sale in their GA DI Store (click
<https://gadi.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=983ea8d89da8441460e8a9b20&id
=3db9c2b4ac&e=cdf241c009> here).  They will mail the kit to your school or
home.

General Instant Challenge Kits are also available at Nasco, which is a
global education supply company.  5 different general kits are available.
If you choose to order from them, make sure you ask about the 5% donation
that would come back to Florida DI.

Nasco: https://www.enasco.com/q?question=instant+challenge
<https://www.enasco.com/q?question=instant+challenge&x=0&y=0> &x=0&y=0

International Experience

You are invited to participate in the Poland Destination Imagination
Tournament March 11-13. More information as well as registration information
is available on our website www.floridadi.org <http://www.floridadi.org>  ..

Try DI Events

If you know of any groups that might be interested in Destination
Imagination, please let us know.  We are happy to bring some Instant
Challenges and spread the word about our educational experience.  We will be
participating in the Orange County Public School STEM expo next spring, and
would be happy to present at your STEM fair or project night.

Erica Bowler

Affiliate Director

Florida Destination Imagination

 <http://www.floridadi.org> www.floridadi.org 

 <mailto:DIFL.info at yahoo.com> DIFL.info at yahoo.com

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