| Global Awareness |
 | Global Competitiveness and Understanding |
| Teams meet other teams from around the world at the annual
World Finals |
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| Intellectual Curiosity |
| Research to find information needed to solve the problem |
| Choosing a problem and idea that is personally exciting |
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| Interpersonal and Collaborative Skills
Communication |
| Team Work - Consensus, Collaboration, Communication |
| Understanding and valuing the power of diversity within
the team |
| Understanding personal strengths and weaknesses |
| Practicing active listening skills |
| Learning to value other team member's ideas and
contributions |
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| Problem Solving & Creative and Critical Thinking |
| Analyze complex open-ended real world problems |
| Identifying challenges within the problem |
| Brainstorm possible technical solutions |
| Brainstorm possible thematic and artistic solutions |
| Evaluate potential solutions - How creative is this
solution? Will other teams have through of this? |
| Spontaneous - training your mind to generate creative
solutions by analyzing and evaluating your ideas and learning to
use targeted thinking strategies. |
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| Self-Directions |
| No Outside Assistance Rule - Team generated research,
solutions and decision making |
| Select potential solutions using scoring criteria |
| Planning for tournaments |
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| Authentic Assessment Accountability and
Adaptability |
| Team reflection on effectiveness during Spontaneous
practice |
| Team reflection on tournament results |
| Planning and refining for future tournaments |
| Create...Test...Improve...Re-Test...Best Solutions |
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