From diflnews at floridadi.org Fri Dec 18 22:45:45 2020 From: diflnews at floridadi.org (Florida DI News) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:45:45 -0500 Subject: [DIFLnews] Florida Destination Imagination December Newsletter References: <016c01d6d58f$86937a60$93ba6f20$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Newsflash. Florida DI will participate in a Super Southeast Affiliate tournament this season. This will be a fully virtual tournament. It will give us the opportunity to measure ourselves against teams from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina (as well as some other states who may also be joining us). Even though all teams will be scored by a combined affiliate appraisal team, Florida teams will only compete with other Florida teams for placement and advancement. We are looking for volunteer appraisers who are somewhat "tech savvy". To register as an appraiser, go to our Appraiser Registration page. Please also let me know if you are interested in appraising, so we have an idea of who is interested in helping. Appraiser registration must be done by January 6. There is still time to Start a Team and be able to complete a full solution by tournament time. Remember that since team challenge solutions will all be submitted virtually, it is possible for teams to create their solutions virtually - in person team meetings are not required to solve these challenges. All of the Team Challenges have now been published. Instant challenges will also be solved virtually. We have been posting practice virtual Instant Challenges on our Facebook Page . Check them out for some fun activities. Virginia has offered to conduct a virtual Team Manager training in January. They will also be posting copy of their training on their DIVA website. Registration for the tournament must be completed by February 1st. Submissions for scoring in the tournament must be made by March 16th. More instructions will be provided soon on procedures for submitting team solutions. Don't forget the grant opportunity for Middle and High School schools or community groups with Title 1 populations in Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. Destination Imagination, Inc. has received a grant from Motorola Solutions Foundation , the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions. The Foundation focuses its funding on STEM education, specifically in the fields of technology and engineering. Through its grant programs, the Motorola Solutions Foundation impacts underrepresented populations, including people of different races/ethnicities, genders and gender identities, ability and disability, and more. This grant would cover most of the cost of participation in our program this year, including membership and affiliate fees, background check, materials and a Team Manager stipend. To apply for the grant, go to DestinationImagination.org/motorola . For more information contact kcelek at dihq.org or call 856-324-4710. As DII remains committed to the safety of our children, DII is administering the Background Check process. When you purchase your team number, there will also be a requirement to purchase a background check from Sterling Volunteers. For more information about DII this season, you can check out their FAQ page . Go to our Florida DI page for more information (including tournament timeline) or email us at Information at FloridaDI.org . We are happy to provide assistance. Our best wishes for your continued health and safety, and we look forward to working with you to provide your children with a great creative educational experience this season. Happy Holidays! Erica Bowler Affiliate Director Florida Destination Imagination www.floridadi.org information at FloridaDI.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 29085 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 45454 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4878 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 13452 bytes Desc: not available URL: