Oct 14, 2012 | Coordinators, DI Program, Educators, News, Team Manager Corner, Training
If this is your first year with Destination Imagination, this is the workshop for you! New Team Managers for Destination Imagination will enjoy a day of in-depth, hands-on training. After an opening overview, you will experience the Destination Imagination program...
Mar 22, 2012 | Coordinators, Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
NPR aired a great story on March 21, 2011 with Jonah Lehrer [web site | Twitter]. They were discussing his new book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works”. Full story: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/19/148777350/how-creativity-works-its-all-in-your-imagination...
Nov 21, 2011 | Coordinators, Educators, KickStart, Team Manager Corner
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to...
Jan 11, 2011 | Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
This is a guest post by NH-DI Alum Angela Sheehan who makes some amazing things. You can visit Angela’s DIY (Do It Yourself) web site at softcircuitsaturdays.com. Please note, we have no control over the content of the web sites linked here. If you like...
Dec 15, 2010 | Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
In a great follow-up article on creativity, the Wall Street Journal looks into how parents are trying to give their kids a creative edge. “A Box? Or a Spaceship? What Makes Kids Creative?” by Sue Shellenbarger points out that “Americans’ scores...
Oct 6, 2010 | Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
What do you think? Destination ImagiNation team members learn how to identify and best use the skills that each brings. Here is a study that looks at what makes successful groups successful. Maybe not the definitive word, but a great kickstart! “Everywhere you...
Aug 2, 2010 | Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
As posted on TED (Techonology, Education and Design)” This poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’...
Aug 2, 2010 | Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
TED (Technology, Education and Design) talks are known for leading edge talks. In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson in one of the most watched education videos of all times (over 4-million downloads worldwide) makes a case that we are still educating our children to be better...
Aug 1, 2010 | Coordinators, Educators, KickStart, Parents, Team Manager Corner
An interesting paper released in April, finding “Students are learning how to be successful repeaters of knowledge, but they are not learning how to apply their knowledge to open ended, real-life challenges. After-school programs and visual and performing arts...