2012 Appraiser Registration Form

Posted Sat, 09/12/2009 - 2:32am by ccgroberg

 Dear Appraiser-Designate: Welcome to our Tournament, and thank you for volunteering to be an Appraiser! You can look forward to enjoying our Celebration of Creativity. If you have never been an Appraiser before, don’t worry! We will teach you everything you need to know at the training, and you will have a wonderful time! 

Please fill out this form and submit it. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR PREFERENCE(S) NOTED BELOW BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE WE CAN PLACE YOUR THERE.

Please understand that by filling out this form you have COMMITTED to attend the following two events:

1. Appraisers’ Training (mandatory):

Central South Region

Far North Region :

  • Feb 11 2012 Appraiser training will take place in Waukegan at Juarez Middle School, the same location as the tournament.

Registration for new appraisers is from 8:30 to 9:00 and returning appraisers can arrive an hour later.  Training ends approximately at 1:00 pm.  Light continental breakfast and drinks will be provided.

When both appraiser training and full day of tournament appraising is completed, your community service qualifies for teacher CPDUs.  Forms for your records will be available upon request.  Contact Diana Baldi, Regional Director at  fn-rd@illinoisdi.org for more details.

North Central Region :

  • Feb 18 2012 at Hadley Jr. High, Glen Ellyn

New Appraisers 9:00AM to 1:00PM /Experienced Appraisers 10:30AM to 1:00PM Contact Diana Dignan, Regional Director at idodiana-northcentral@yahoo.com for details.

2. DI Tournament:

  • Central South Regional Tournament will be held on February 25, 2012 at Broadmoor Junior High School, 501 Maywood, Pekin.
  • Far North Regional Tournament will be held on March 3, 2012 at Juarez MS in Waukegan.
  • North Central Regional Tournament will be held on March 3, 2012 at Hadley Junior High School, 240 Hawthorne Blvd., Glen Ellyn.
  • Affiliate Tournament is April 14, 2012 at NIU in DeKalb.

Both events, Training and Tournament, can involve the full day. If you have a prior commitment on  your Regional Tournament date, DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM.  Your volunteer time would need to be in a role other than Appraiser unless arrangements to appraise at an alternate Tournament are agreed upon with the Regional Directors.  Go back to the team and let them know they need to find another Appraiser.

Please provide name of the school or organization and the team name this appraiser will be representing.

Each team must designate which Team challenge they will be solving for the Tournament. Please fill in the blank with one of the following:
Ch A: Assembly Required
Ch B: Solar Stage
Ch C: Coming Attractions
Ch D: News to Me
Ch E:Hold It
Project Outreach: The World Canvas
Rising Stars: Built to Last

Examples:
 
Prep Area Appraiser: The Prep Area Appraiser is responsible for greeting the team members and Team Managers, relaxing them, and checking that required elements of the solution - the props, paperwork, etc. - are in order and in compliance. This Appraiser is the first Tournament official that the team meets, usually JUST before its Presentation. He/She must be very friendly, FAIR, gentle, patient, and well organized. This is NOT a job for a first time Appraiser. 
 
Team Challenge Appraiser: Each Challenge Appraiser will evaluate some, but not necessarily all, of the required elements of a team’s Presentation, including Side Trips. Following the Presentation, these Appraisers will interact with the team and learn as much as they can about those elements of the team’s solution. This person must have a sense of humor and should be sincerely interested, friendly, and able to appreciate technical as well as artistic creativity.
 
Head Appraiser: This Appraiser is responsible for overseeing the entire evaluation team, and must be thoroughly familiar with CURRENT DI rules, as well as with the intricacies of the specific Challenge to which he/she is assigned. Depending on the site, this Appraiser may also present Raw Scores to Team Reps and Team Managers. A great Head Appraiser is someone with good leadership qualities who is experienced in DI, friendly, well organized, fun loving, and diplomatic.
 
Timekeeper/ Announcer (Support Official): This person keeps track of the timed elements of each Presentation and attempts to keep the Appraisal Team on schedule. Depending on the site, this person may also announce each team to the audience. In that case, this person needs to be outgoing, fun, and personable, and must not be afraid to speak to a crowd. This is not a would-be entertainer – our teams do the entertaining! – But it is helpful if this person is upbeat.
 
Structure Check-In (Verses! Foiled Again! only): This person’s job is to inspect and weigh the structures used in the Verses! Foiled Again! Challenge. This person must be kind, patient, sincerely interested and fair, and must conscientiously follow the Structure Check-In procedures for every team.