We still have Circus Shirts! These were on sale at State Finals. We've cut the price to $10 which includes tax. VISA, MasterCard, purchase orders or personal checks accepted. Call 715-346-4713 or 3737, or email creative@uwsp.edu.
Your purchase helps support our Wisconsin DI program! Thank you!

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This link and the next news item link show what the pins look like. If you do not see a pin image on this or the next link, we'll do what we can to describe or upload as well. The pins on this link include the Parent Pin, Team Manager Pin and others.

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This link has pictures of some of the pins you will find on the order form (see the news item with the pin order form on the Globals Info page).

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This set is from the MudDI Waters Consortium, which is a group of 10 Midwestern area states who have joined together to support each other with Affiliate organization changes, important issues we all share, group buys to save money for each Affiliate, and these pins also support the MudDI Waters Scholarship offered each year. There is more information on this website about the scholarship.
The trading set is a set of 10 Wisconsin snowflakes. Nine snowflakes are traded with teams from the other MudDI Waters states. These are listed on the order form. These pins are fantastic trade items at Globals!!

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Here is the order form that you can download and print. You may fax the form to us at 715-346-4838. If you have questions, please call at 715-346-4713.

PinsorderformGlobalFinals08.pdf

Click the link below to view the state tournament results! Congratulations to all teams.
http://www.uwsp.edu/education/creative/di/state/TournamentResults2008.html

April 23, 2008

Dear Wisconsin Destination ImagiNation Community,

Congratulations on another fantastic year of creativity, teamwork and problem solving with the Destination ImagiNation® program!

The Wisconsin Destination ImagiNation program is about to undergo a transition in its organizational structure over the next year. We have been very privileged to work with the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for many years and as we look toward growth and new opportunities for our DI program.

Our state Advisory board recently met and has consensus that over the next year, we will begin developing a new organization and leadership structure that will be responsible for administering the DI program. We expect little (if any) noticeable change from the team perspective as we make this transition and we look forward to continued partnership with UWSP and many other organizations as we embark on this transition.

Our local Regions are major contributors to this transition process and will remain fully intact and operational both now and over the long term.

We have assembled a Transition Team that will guide us through this process. This team is made up of the following people:
- Pat Schoonover, Wisconsin Affiliate Director
- Rusty McCarty, Destination ImagiNation, Inc. Vice President
- Carol Johnson
- Steve Cormier
- Romelle Fox
- Dave Valentine

We will keep you informed as this transition process moves forward. Please contact me directly with any questions.

Best regards,
Pat Schoonover
Wisconsin Affiliate Director
715-346-3737
creative@uwsp.edu

Wisconsin Destination ImagiNation needs your financial help! You can donate funds to the UWSP Foundation account for Wisconsin Creative Problem Solving Programs. The online form is at http://www.uwsp.edu/foundation/givingform.shtm. Choose "Please use my gift. . . ." box and type in Wisconsin Creative Problem Solving Programs account. Your gift is tax deductible! Your gift will help us continue to exist for Wisconsin's teams!

What if Destination ImagiNation in Wisconsin earned a penny every time you searched the Internet or shopped online? Well, now we can!

GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates a percentage of each purchase to your favorite cause. More than 100 great stores including The Gap, Best Buy and Barnes and Nobel have teamed up with GoodSearch and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Destination ImagiNation-Wisconsin (enter it as it is here) as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTFBozqpQM and you can view a number of videos related to Destination ImagiNation. Type the words Destination ImagiNation in the search area and hit "Enter." The video from DI that is on You Tube is already on our state website. You'll find videos from Globals, Regionals, teams and from different affiliates. Enjoy!

Visit http://www.projectoutreach.net/ to learn about projectOUTREACH, the newest program in the family of program offerings from Destination ImagiNation, Inc.

Wisconsin Creative Problem Solving Programs is promoting and encouraging communities, schools and families to become involved with this highly worthwhile program. Visit the projectOUTREACH website for more information. Yuo can download curriculum activities from the same site at http://www.scifi.com/visions/CA_Curriculum.html. If you are interested in a tournament to showcase your teams project, email our office at creative@uwsp.edu. Or, call us at 715-346-4713.

This movie helps to explain the program to anyone working with a DI team. It is especially helpful for new Team Managers.
You will need Quicktime to view it.

DI Team Manager Movie

This document has a list of links handy for parents, teachers and students. It comes from the LA Times and is accessed by teachers all over the country. These links should be very useful for DI teams, too!

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Are you a parent who is wondering what this program is all about? Perhaps you are a Team Manager or Administrator who wants to share information about Destination ImagiNation with your parents. Here is the link that should help!

Especially for Parents

Want to find out what DI is all about? This link has a downloadable PDF slide show about the 2006-2007 Destination ImagiNation program.

DI-Intro

Schools searching for more funding for programs that benefit our students may find some help with Fund 80. Go to http://www.dpi.wi.gov and do a search for Fund 80, you will find a number of resources and documents that will answer questions and provide answers. There is also a link to a PowerPoint Presentation about Fund 80 at http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/ppt/comm_ser_fnd.ppt.

For maps and interesting links to our world, go to http://www.dpi.wi.gov. There are links to wonderful sites such as National Geographic online at http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html. There are links to other online maps of the world as well. Take a peek!

Here are two good sites to go to for Instant Challenge activities:
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/thinkingcaps/Aframe.html
and
http://www.spiritofchicago.org
At the Spirit of Chicago site, scroll down on the frame to the left. You'll see "91 Sets of practice exercises." At the top of the frame you can add your own practice challenge.
You will find more practice ICs at Maine's DI website at http://www.createme.org. Click on the Practice ICs link.

The Resource Area site is full of updated news and resources for everyone involved with Destination ImagiNation! Coordinators need to have a Shop DI account (easy to create). If you purchased your membership online at http://www.shopdi.org then you have an account with a password. Team Managers just need to have an email address and to know their unique team number. Login is easy and there are good directions at http://www.idodi.org. Click on the Resources Area and explore!

The regional information pages are up and running. Regional Directors are in the process of updating the information for their region. Once this is done you will be able to see all the information that pertains to the region.

The region information pages can be found in "General Tournament Info". Give them a look!

Do you have a great idea for a shirt design or pin? We'd love to see them! As always we credit the people who provide the design. While we may need to tweak or edit the design we always give credit! Send you ideas to us at Wisconsin DI, School of Education, CPS Bldg., Rm. 404, 1901 Fourth Ave., Stevens Point, WI 54481. Or scan and email them to us at creative@uwsp.edu. We're waiting!!!

The Creative Problem Solving process and tools course is ready for you! If you are a Team Manager or helping a Team Manager and you would like to not just learn the CPS process and tools, but get credit for it, join this online class! The class is EDUC 370/570 (for undergraduate or graduate level). You can take it for 1, 2 or 3 credits. Go to http://www.uwsp.edu/cps/network/. Then click on Courses and then go to the Fall semester. You can scroll down to EDUC 370/570. If you have questions, email Pat Schoonover at pschoono@uwsp.edu. The CPS process can help anyone who has to deal with change, innovation, teamwork, and life.