If you are interested in having your child participate in DI this year or are already on a team, please complete the DI Team Formation Form to let us know that you are ready to move forward. Please consider serving as Team Managers or Co-Managers, as we simply cannot have teams without them! Questions? Please contact Carol Reese at creese@eanesisd.net.
Destination Imagination
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What is Destination Imagination?
Destination Imagination (DI) participants learn and experience the creative process from imagination to innovation, as they:
- recognize a challenge
- imagine solutions
- initiate a plan
- collaborate with teammates
- assess progress and re-adjust as needed
- evaluate results
- share and celebrate at a tournament!
Students in grades K-12 select one out of a possible seven open-ended challenges. They work in teams of up to 7 kids, under the guidance of one or two Team Managers, to find solutions while operating within a budget and a timeline! Based on the concept of divergent thinking - that there is more than one way to solve a problem – DI challenges students to build on their strengths and improve skills in a variety of ways. 21st century skills of collaboration, communication, creative thinking, and critical thinking are a focus as students work on the elements of this
Attention Team Managers: Visit the DI STEMCELLS Youtube channel for some short Quick tip videos
CAROL REESE
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