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American Federation of Teachers: Kids need Creative Problem Solving Skills
During an interview with Matt Lauer on this morning’s NBC Today Show, Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers made the following statement: The global economy is really different. Schooling today is different than when you and I went to school. The skills we need, critical thinking, creative problem solving skills are things that all kids need right now.” These important thinking skills are vital to the future success of our children. Business are looking for employees … Continue reading >>
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Race for the Cure – JOIN US NOW!
The Susan B. Komen Walk for the Cure is October 3rd in Denver. We, as members of the Colorado Destination ImagiNation community, are all too aware that breast cancer strikes too often. It has affected many members of our DI family. I just celebrated my two year anniversary as a cancer survivor. I know more than I ever wanted to know about this disease, its treatment and ultimately its cure. What really stands out to me is how far research … Continue reading >>
Designing the Future Team – August Meeting Report
The Designing our Future team held its first meeting in conjunction with the Colorado Extreme Creativity (CEC) retreat in August in order to begin the process of determining the direction that CEC will follow for the future. We began by using information generated by Saturday’s retreat groups as a starting point for our discussions. Right now we are in the developmental stage – getting to know each other and exploring all of the possible paths that we might choose to … Continue reading >>
2010-2011 Destination ImagiNation Challenge Previews
Challenge A: unidentified moving object – technical • Design and build Equipment to move various Materials to and from towering heights • Start and end the Presentation with the Equipment contained in a Storage Box • Create and present a Sales Promotion highlighting the features of the Equipment • Complete all of the above with no AC electrical power Challenge B: spinning a tale – scientific • Research Energy Cycles in the Natural and/or Physical World • Develop and present … Continue reading >>
Designing the Future of Destination ImagiNation Colorado!
To apply for the Designing Our Future team: Click Here! Colorado Extreme Creativity is planning to create a team to “Design the Future” of Colorado Extreme Creativity and Destination ImagiNation Colorado. This is an opportunity to examine where our organization has been, where it is now, and to set a course for the future to make our program even better. This will involve examining our mission and goals as well as our approach to presenting the DI program to participants … Continue reading >>