Transcript Destination ImagiNation® projectOUTREACH® Team Challenge

2009-2010 Program Season
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projectOUTREACH
Challenge: Band Together
Appraiser Training
Slides in Black – Challenge
Slides in Blue – Appraiser Pkt.
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Side Trips
• Teams show off special talents
• Items not scored in Central Challenge
• May be a specific part of a scored element such
as painting of vehicle.
• May be presented at same time and long as they
can be separated; (for example a Song & Dance
performed together).
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Rules of the Road pg. 17-18
Interference
• Team must do everything – generate ideas, write skit, sew
costumes, create props, design machines.
• Every part of solution belongs to the team.
• Non-team members may not interfere with this process.
• Someone can teach skills but not how to perform them on the
team’s solution.
• Others may do shopping from team provided list.
• Only team members may do choreography, staging and stage
directions for skit.
• Presentation may not involve appraisers.
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Rules of the Road pg. 18-21
Interference Triangle
No one enters
the RED
corner except
team
members!
SOLUTION
SKILLS
CHALLENGE
& RULES
Expense Report
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Only includes items in presentation
Safety Equipment & batteries exempt.
Must list cost-exempt items.
Just because item is found in trash does not mean it has
no value.
• Trash such as newspaper, card board has no value.
• List of items that are exempt from cost.
• May use rental cost.
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Rules of the Road pg 24-26
Challenge Overview
The projectOUTREACH Challenge has two distinct elements. The first element is
the Project, which the team will create and implement to address a real
community need. In the Project phase the team will…
• Identify community needs and use creative problem solving tools to select at
least one need.
• Design and implement a team Project in the community that creatively uses
music to address the need(s) selected.
The second element is the Tournament, where the team will present the Project. At
the Tournament the team will…
• Compile a written Album to document the Project.
• Create and perform an entertaining presentation that informs the audience about
the Project.
• Include a Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience in the Presentation.
• Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation.
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Time and Budget
• The team will decide how long the Project phase will last. It will
depend on how the Project is designed and implemented.
• The team will complete the Presentation (including setup) in
eight minutes.
• The Project requirement has no budget limit. However, the total
value of the materials used in the Tournament, which includes
the Presentation and the Album, may not exceed $125 US.
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THE PROJECT-• The intent of this Challenge is for the team to design and implement
a Project that addresses a need in a community. Music must be
used as a part of the solution. They may use music to address the
need any way they choose.
• The community need is not specified. The team can choose any
need they identify.
• The team may use Community Partners to help them with their
Project.
• A Community Partner can be anyone that is not on the team.
• A Community Partner can help with research. A Community Partner
can contribute human and financial resources.
• BUT….The team must define and choose the Project. The Project
activities must be the team’s original work. The team cannot use
another group’s already-established goals and methods.
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Project--Scoring
• Project Content is scored based on the
Project Summary.
– Originality of the Project approach
15 pts.
– Creative use of music in the Project
15 pts.
– Team evaluation of the Project;
Description of methods and results
15 pts.
– Potential Impact of the implemented Project 15 pts.
The Tournament—The Album
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The Album is a written documentation of the process the team used to
develop and implement the project
The team will earn points for the creativity of the methods used to present
the project in the Album.
The team will also earn points for including completed Project Data Forms.
The Project Data Forms are described on page 5 of the challenge. Project
Data Forms are printed forms and are available at the resource page
www.idodi.org
The last section of the Album is the Project Summary.
The Project Summary will describe in writing the originality of the Project
approach, how the team used music, and an evaluation of the Project and
the potential impact of the implemented Project.
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Tournament Scoring--Album
Creativity of the methods used to present
the Project in the Album
Project Data Forms
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Statement of Project planning process
Statement of Project timeline
Description of Project activities
Identification of Community Partners
Statement of financial resources
Statement of Project results
Bibliography
Up to 30 pts
0 or 10 pts
The Tournament-- Presentation
• The team will create a presentation about their
Project which includes a Multi-sensory Aesthetic
Experience. The Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience
part of the presentation must include sight and
sound. Other senses may be theatrically
represented. No scent may be introduced in the air.
(This element is in honor to MAE. The rock band MAE is our partner in
this challenge. More info on MAE can be found at
www.whatismae.com)
• The team will include two side trips in their
presentation.
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Tournament—Presentation and
Side Trip Scoring
Creativity of the
Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience
Creative integration of the
Project process
Creative integration of the
Project results
Creative integration of the
community need addressed
Both Side Trips
a. Creativity and Originality
b. Quality, Workmanship, and/or Effort
c. Relationship to the Project
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Up to 20 pts
Up to 20 pts
Up to 20 pts
Up to 20 pts
Up to 10 pts.
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Up to 10 pts.
• Special Definitions & Procedures
Music: For the purposes of this challenge, music is defined as
vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds that include any type
of rhythm, melody and/or harmony. Sounds recorded from
nature could also be included in this definition.
Community Partners: People or groups that help the team with the
project. They can help throughout the entire project, but the
team must define and choose the Project.
Album Check-in: The Album will be checked in at the Tournament
at a time and place designated by the Tournament Director.
When the Album is checked in, the Album Appraisers will talk
with the team about the Project as described in the Album. The
team will be told at this time when the Album will be returned to
them.
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How does Band Together differ from
the other challenges?
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The team may choose to use the help of a Community Partner or
Partners when doing the Project.
The team must compile a written Album to document the process, results
and team evaluation of the Project.
The team will check in their Album at the tournament at least one hour
before their performance in order to give the Album appraisers time to
score it before the team’s scheduled time for the Presentation.
The raw score for teams doing projectOUTREACH Band together will be
scaled and then categorized into 4 levels by percentage of the 400
possible points—240 Central, 60 Side Trips, 100 Instant Challenge.
Outstanding: 90 – 100%
» Excellent: 80 – 89%
» Good: 70 – 79%
» Great Start: 69% or less
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projectOUTREACH: Band Together
How do teams move on to the next
tournament level?
• All teams that reach the Outstanding
level at an Affiliate Tournament will be
invited to compete at Global Finals.
• Moving on from Regional to Affiliate
Tournaments will be determined by the
Affiliate.
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Discussion Questions
• Question 1. Can a team continue a Project
they started in a previous year or
participation in projectOUTREACH?
• Answer 1.
• Yes, it is acceptable for teams to
continue a Project they began in a
previous year. This is allowed and even
encouraged for teams that do
projectOUTREACH over a number of
years to allow teams to develop
Projects that have depth, sustainability,
and greater impact.
Question 2. What should you do if a team
comes to the Album Check-in and some
of the Project Data Forms are not
included?
Answer 2.
If a team arrives at the Album Check-in area
and the Album Check-in appraiser finds that
not all of the required Forms have been
included, the Appraiser should notify the team
what is missing from the Album and give the
team the option to complete the Form or
Forms before checking it in. A team should
be given a reasonable amount of time to
complete the Album. This is one reason why
Album Check-in should be at least one hour
before the scheduled Presentation time.
Question 3. Will the Album be returned to
the team after their Presentation?
Answer 3. The Album should be returned to the team after
it has been scored by the Album Appraisers. The exact
procedures will vary according to the number of teams
and number of Appraisers at the Tournament. Ideally,
the Album would be returned to the team at the same
time they are given the scores by the Head Appraiser.
If it cannot be returned at this time, teams should be
informed when and where they can get it.
Question 4. The Tournament Data Forms
indicate the team plans to spray an air
freshener toward the audience as one of
the senses in their Multi Sensory
Experience. What should the Appraisers
do?
Answer 4. When the Prep Area Appraiser notices that the spray is
intended to be used in the Presentation, he/she should show
the team the section of the Challenge that prohibits
introducing any scent into the air during their Multi-Sensory
Experience (B.2.) and give the team an opportunity to amend
their Tournament Data Form and their Presentation. If the
team does not declare on the Tournament Data Form that
they are going to introduce a scent and does it during the
Presentation, it is up to the Appraisers o decide whether the
Presentation should be stopped. There are people who are
highly allergic to some scents and we must keep the
atmosphere safe for them. Appraisers should also follow the
instructions on p. 42 of the Rules of the Road to decide
whether a deduction is appropriate and, if so, the magnitude
of the deduction.
Question 5. The first projectOUTREACH
team that presents in the Tournament
has what you believe is an Outstanding
project and Presentation. When you
score the team’s solution, should you
leave room above it for other teams?
Answer 5. The teams participating in
projectOUTREACH do not compete directly against
each other. Their Projects are unique because they
address very different community needs which may
require very different approaches. You should give
scores that reflect how well the team met the
Challenge criteria within the context of the
community need they address, rather than how
they compared to other teams. So you do not need
to leave ‘room at the top’ in case another team has
a better solution. Teams are not scored on the
perceived success or failure of the Project, but
rather on the planning process, innovation of the
Project, and the team evaluation of the Project.
Question 6. When reading the information
in the Album, the Appraisers find out
that despite careful planning by the
team a weather emergency made their
Project impossible to complete. How
will that change the score the team
receives for the Project?
Answer 6. The score for the Project is
not dependent on its success or
failure. Rather, the score comes
from the Originality of the Project
approach, Creative use of music in
the Project, Team evaluation of the
Project, and the Potential Impact of
the project.
Question 7. In what way should a team
include music in their Project?
Answer 7. A team may choose how they
use music as part of their Project.
Music may be performed, sold to raise
funds, shared among ethnic or age
groups, taught to others, or in any
other way the team could imagine to
incorporate music in any of its forms
into the Project.
Question 8. How many teams will
advance to the next Tournament?
Answer 8. All teams that reach the Outstanding level will be
allowed to move on to the next Tournament. Outstanding
teams will be determined by taking the Raw Scores of the
team in each of the Central Challenge, Side Trips and Instant
Challenge categories and scaling the scores relative to the
highest scoring team in each category. The combined scaled
scores which reach 90% of the total points available are
categorized as Outstanding. When the final score sheets
come back to the Head Appraiser, teams will be grouped by
their category ( Outstanding, Excellent, Good, or Great Start)
and listed in alphabetical order within the group so that teams
will not know where they rank within a particular group.
(This is the procedure for teams advancing to Global Finals.
Affiliates may choose to adjust this procedure for teams
advancing from Regional to Affiliate level tournaments.)
Question 9. What is a Community
Partner?
Answer 9. A Community Partner is a person or
group in a particular community that assists
the team with research, funding or
manpower in the completion of their Project.
Teams are to take the lead in the
development of the Project and if they
choose to use a Community Partner to
assist them that Community Partner’s
contributions must be explained on the
Community Partner Form in the Album.
Team Sign
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Cannot be used as a scoring element.
Free-standing
Approximately 2ft. x 3ft. (0.6m x 0.9m)
Displays Team Name, Team Number,
School/Organization (if different from Team
Name), and Level.
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Band Together pg 6.c.
Sticky Notes
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Appraisers are expected to write brief, positive comments on sticky
notes for each team.
These notes are returned to the team, with the scores for their
Presentation.
The sticky notes are an important part of Appraiser feedback for teams;
to most young people, words are often more meaningful and rewarding
than score numbers.
Appraisers must do their best, through their sticky notes, to let the
teams know that the Appraisers were watching their Presentation
closely and that they appreciate the team’s effort.
Appraisers must be sure, however, that their sticky notes are
appropriate and do not mislead teams.
Sticky Notes Cont’d
• Give teams any expectation about their score “This is
the best vehicle I’ve seen all day!”
• Be critical “If you had put more effort into your vehicle,
it would have probably worked.”
• Make suggestions “Your team should talk louder
during your Presentation!”
• Provide Interference “You should fix the vehicle’s
steering system before the next Tournament.”
Sticky Notes--part 3
• Sticky Notes MUST:
• Be positive “You should be proud of yourselves for all
your hard work.”
• Be specific “You must have had fun making your
costumes!”
• Be kind “Thank you for sharing all your hard work with
us!”
• Let them know you were paying attention “Your use
of backward rhyming was very interesting!”
Sticky Notes—part 4
• Appraisers must be careful to not write sticky notes about items
that are scored in the Challenge.
• If the Central Challenge has “Teamwork” as a scored element, or
if a team asks the Appraisers to score their teamwork as a Side
Trip, Appraisers should not write “Great teamwork!” or “I like how
your team worked together!” as sticky note comments.
• In the same way, if the costumes are being scored in the
Challenge, or if a team asks the Appraisers to score the
costumes as a Side Trip, Appraisers must not write sticky notes
that might lead the team to have unrealistic expectations about
their score for costumes.
Head Appraiser
• This person is the site facilitator who helps ensure the smooth
running of the Presentation Site.
• The Head Appraiser is responsible for supervising the entire
Appraisal Team at one specific site, and must be thoroughly familiar
with the Destination ImagiNation program rules, as well as the
specifics of his/her Team Challenge.
• The Head Appraiser presents and explains the Raw Scores and
possible deductions to the Team Manager.
Head Appraiser
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Is friendly and has a sense of humor;
Has great leadership qualities;
Is diplomatic and fair;
Enjoys children and young people;
Is well-organized;
Is a great listener.
Head Appraiser
• Should know the duties of all the other appraisal
positions.
• Resident expert on rules of the challenge at the
challenge site.
• Be able to keep a cool head, deal with stressed
Team Managers, be a team leader.
• Should not be the time keeper.
Head Appraiser
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Check the Presentation Site, making sure all conditions for the site have
been met. Make an effort to keep spectators from interfering with or
getting in the way of the teams, their creations, and the Appraisers’ area.
Make sure no Appraiser or Support Official who is part of the Appraisal
Team will be evaluating any team which contains a family member, or
for which he/she has served as Team Manager.
Reassign or ‘double up’ some members of the Appraisal Team in the
event that there are not enough Appraisers or Officials for the site.
Make sure that every scored element is appraised or scored by more
than one person.
Receive all appeals or questions of concern at the Team Challenge site.
See Rules of the Road for information on this procedure.
Prep Area Appraiser
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The Prep Area Appraiser is responsible for greeting the team members and
Team Managers at the Presentation Site
Check that required elements of the solution such as props, paperwork,
etc., are in order and in compliance with rules.
This Appraiser is the first Tournament Official the team meets, usually just
before the team’s Presentation. It is VERY important that the Prep Area
Appraiser is able to set a team at ease.
Prep Area Appraisers are the first safety inspectors. You should carefully
look at the team's props and supplies for safety concerns or the possibility
of anything causing floor damage. Check all other elements of the team’s
props, set, and costumes for safety considerations and compliance with the
Rules of the Road.
Prep Area Appraiser
• Be diplomatic, friendly, and have a sense of
humor
• Be level headed and calm, gentle and patient
• Be well-organized and know the rules in the
Challenge and the Rules of the Road; is fair and
understand the concept of keeping the playing
field LEVEL.
Prep Area Appraiser
• Inform the team about any necessary facts pertaining to the
Presentation Site.
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the layout of the site including site boundaries,
location of the Appraisers and Officials,
location of the electrical outlet, etc.
point out the Timekeeper/Announcer and any other Appraiser or Official
assigned a specific function.
– Inform the Team Managers and any non-performing team members
where their designated seats are located,
– indicate where and to whom the Team Manager and the designated
Team Rep should return after the Presentation to receive the team’s
Raw Scores.
Prep Area Appraiser
• Be the advocate for the team!
• The Prep Area Appraiser is, in many cases, the first Appraiser or
Official the team will encounter at the Tournament.
• The best Prep Area Appraisers take the attitude that they are the
team’s ambassador to the rest of the Appraisers.
• The team will probably have many questions, everything from “How
much time before we perform?” to “Are the Appraisers nice?”
• Expect the unexpected and understand that the most important part
of the job is putting the team at ease and answering their questions.
Challenge Appraiser
• 1. Observe the team’s Presentation, moving around if necessary, in
order to see all of the intended elements of the Presentation.
• 2. Appraise his/her assigned items using criteria listed on the Team
Challenge score sheet.
– Objective elements- it happened or did not happen, objects hit certain
areas of target, etc..
– Subjective elements - require evaluation. Example: the originality and
innovation of an item.
– All Side Trips are subjective.
– Scoring rubrics have been developed to assist Appraisers in the
subjective evaluation of some types of scoring areas.
Challenge Appraiser
• 3. Go to the team and interact with them following the team’s
Presentation in order to learn as much as they can about those
elements of the team’s solution they are assigned to Appraise.
– Ask questions and seek additional information in a positive and friendly
way.
• 4. Write positive comments about the team’s Presentation on ‘sticky’
notes provided at the work table. These comments, along with the
team’s Raw Scores, will be passed on to the Team Representative
and the Team Manager by the Head Appraiser.
• 5. Participate in decisions about any special awards (DaVinci,
Renaissance, Spirit of DI) given to teams that presented at the site.
Album Appraiser/ Album Check-in
Appraiser
• The team must check in at least one hour before their scheduled
Presentation time. At the Prep Area Check-In, the team must
turn in a copy of their Album. The Album Appraisers will talk with
the team about the Project as described in the Album.
Depending on the number of appraisers available at the
tournament, the appraiser designated as Album Check in
Appraiser may be the only Appraiser to discuss the Project and
Album at this time. The procedures for returning the Album to
the team will be explained to the team when they turn it in. The
procedures will be determined locally by the projectOUTREACH
Challenge Master and Tournament Director.
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The Album is the team’s opportunity to present written documentation of
their research, the process involved in creating and implementing their
Challenge solution and the effect of the solution on the community. The
Album Check-in Appraiser will review the Album to determine whether it
contains the required Forms and content. If items are missing, the
Album Check-In Appraiser will notify the team to allow them an
opportunity to provide the missing items. The Album Check-in Appraiser
will then deliver the Album to the Album Appraisers. The Album
Appraisers will evaluate the Album and appraise the scoring elements.
When the Album Appraisers are finished scoring, the Album should be
forwarded to the Head Appraiser or other designated
projectOUTREACH Official to give to the Presentation Appraisers.
Depending on the number of projectOUTREACH teams in the
Tournament the same Appraisers may score the Presentation and the
Album. In this case, procedures specific to that Tournament will need to
be decided. It is anticipated that the Album will be returned to the team
after the Presentation, but procedures may be different at your
Tournament. When the team checks in their Album, they need to be told
how they will get their Album back.
Subjective Scoring
• In the case of subjective assessments, it is critical that
the Appraisers learn as much as possible about those
elements of the team’s solution from team members
following the Presentation.
• Appraisers must not discuss their evaluations with one
another. This is to ensure that each Appraiser’s opinions
are his or hers alone, free of the influence, perspectives,
or persuasion of anyone else.
Subjective Scoring
• Appraisers should evaluate similar elements consistently throughout
the day. The rule of thumb is, “If something seems unusually
creative in the morning, you must continue to appraise it the same
way in the afternoon, even if you have seen many such items by that
time.”
• Appraisers must not evaluate by comparing team to team, but rather
they must award points based on where the team’s efforts are in
terms of the Appraiser’s own internal criteria for that element.
• Appraisers should not be looking for what ISN’T there, but for what
IS.
Time Keeper Announcer
• Must keep accurate times according to the specifications
in the Team Challenges.
• Attempt to keep the Appraisal Team on schedule by
giving them periodic updates on how closely they are
keeping to the posted schedule.
• Understand the time limitations of the Challenge
• Able to focus on keeping time without being distracted by
the entertaining aspects of the Presentation,
• Comfortable using a stopwatch, countdown timer or
other timing device.
Time Keeper Announcer
• upbeat, enthusiastic, and personable;
• is comfortable speaking in front of an audience;
• has a loud, clear voice that carries across large spaces if there is no
microphone;
• is able to maintain energy and enthusiasm throughout the
Tournament day;
• understands that the last team of the day deserves the same
attention as the team that presented first;
• is entertaining but never forgets that it is the TEAMS – not the
Announcer – that should be the center of the audience’s attention!
Time Keeper Announcer
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Must be careful to use the same general introduction for all teams.
Must introduce the Team Manager(s) and any non-performing team
members to the audience prior to the Presentation.
Should ask all members of the team to take a bow at the conclusion of the
Presentation.
Should set the tone for the Presentation with his/her enthusiasm and
personality.
May amuse the audience in between Presentations, but regardless of innate
talent, should NEVER be so captivating as to overshadow the teams. The
Announcer must remember that it is our TEAMS that do the entertaining,
not our Announcers.
Score Room Liaison/ Appraisal
Team Organizer
• The Score Room Liaison is to collect, organize, and scrutinize
all paperwork from each team’s Presentation and prepare the
paperwork for the Score Room.
• Must be concerned about accuracy;
• Is well-organized; thorough;
• Is not afraid to ask questions if she/he doesn’t understand a
procedure, a scoring category, or the legibility of an
Appraiser’s handwriting or numbers;
• If a computer is used to enter scores at the Presentation Site,
must be comfortable working with computers and with the
Scoring Program.
Thank you for appraising
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