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21st Century Skills |
Odyssey of the Mind
Complex Technical and Artistic Problem Solving
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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
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Problem Solving
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Creative and
Critical Thinking
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- 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 thought 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 Direction |
- 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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