TVSEF Special Award Judging Event Details

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Date:   Saturday 2017
Time:   8:45 am
Place:  Room 2025
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Judging Committee
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Projects 2017
Students:
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Divisional Judging
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Engineering
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Age Categories
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Three Types of Projects
Undertake an investigation to test a scientific
hypothesis by the experimental method.
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Develop and evaluate new devices, models,
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Analysis of data using accepted methodologies from the
natural, social, biological, or health sciences.
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Special Awards
 
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Special Awards
A team of Judges will be assigned to each
Special Award.
Read the Criteria for the Award.
Junior Awards must go to Junior Projects.
The results are to be given to the Special Awards
Chair.
Special Awards Chair:  Spencer Seiler
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Special Award Timetable
Special Awards
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Before The Fair
Look up the criteria for your award
          
http://tvsef.ca/?page_id=4465#special
Scan the Project Summaries, and make a
short list of projects to interview.
          
http://tvsef.ca/?page_id=34
At The Fair
Do a quick walk round to check you have not
missed a strong candidate.
Interview your selected projects
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Special Award Judging
Do a scan of titles & quick walk round to
select projects for an interview.
Judge each exhibit for 8-10 minutes max.
Revisit the projects on your short list, if
necessary.
If you are finished early, please be available
to judge another award.
Interleave with the Divisional judges who
have interviews at specific times.
7-Oct-24
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Share the Wealth
It is the Policy of the TVSEF to Share The
Wealth, and limit the number of awards given to
one project. Thus the Chief Judge reserves the
right to give an award  to your second choice
should one project end up with multiple awards.
Example:  The winner of a trip to the CWSF is
unlikely to be given the Children’s Museum
Award.
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Pairs of Awards with Different Winners
Each pair of awards must have different winners.
The same project cannot win both the Engineers Choice Award and the IEEE Award
The same project can win the Engineers Choice Award and the Research Western Award
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Report your
Special Award Results
Fill in your winners plus two extra choices –
Give in full:
Project Number
Name(s) of exhibitors
Project Title.
The Team Captain signs the report.
Give it to the Special Awards Chair.
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TVSEF Judges
Briefing
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The Art of
Judging
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Facilitator
Introduce yourself.
Where you come from, what you do.
Ask the exhibitor to introduce her or himself.
Listen respectfully to the presentation.
Ask graded questions
Stop when the limit of knowledge is reached.
Find two things to praise.
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Motivator
Focus on the exhibitors.
Ask questions in an upbeat tone.
Listen intently.
Give lots of encouragement.
I liked …
I enjoyed …
Thank them for sharing their project with you.
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Role Model
You are
Judge
Scientist
Educational Leader
Business Leader
You represent all of these aspects.
Let the exhibitors say
 
That was a fantastic judging experience
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Judges must not…
Tell a student “You will get an award”.
Convey by body language or otherwise a
sense of dismay.
Judge an exhibit seen elsewhere.
Discuss their opinions in public areas.
Treat this as a university examination. Over
half the students are in elementary school.
Judge an exhibit beyond their level of
expertise. Contact the Division Chief for help.
Cultural Sensitivity
In Muslim communities, it is not
appropriate for girls to shake hands with
men, and vice versa.
Let the student guide you in appropriate
ways of greeting.
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Coaching
Coaching can be provided by the
Divisional Judges who will keep notes and
include this in their decisions.
Coaching is NOT to be provided by the
Special Award Judges.
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Elementary School Students
Most judges will see only elementary school
students.
One of them may be turn into one of the best
young scientists in Canada.
The three rules:
Encourage
Encourage
Encourage
Many will be studies, not experiments.
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OOPS
The following slides show various ways a judge
might convey non-verbal information.
Which is the most appropriate?
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TVSEF Judges
Briefing
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Body Language 2
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OOPS 1
 
Had a call this afternoon from a parent of a senior
finalist who said that his son was "
devastated
" at
the award ceremony because the judges had told
him he had "
an amazing project
," that "
it was likely
to win a Gold Medal
" and that his project was "
one
likely to be chosen to go to the CWSF
."
 
The project received a Bronze Medal
.
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Briefing
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OOPS 2
 
How did you get selected to come to the
Thames Valley Science & Engineering
Fair?
 
You woudn’t get selected from MY school.
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Briefing
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Body Language
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OOPS 3
You would have won a Medal if you had
just thought to measure the resistance as
a function of temperature.
 
Would you bother to go to the Awards Ceremony
?
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Briefing
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Body Language 3
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Best
 
I enjoyed meeting you.
I particularly liked the idea of measuring
magnetic properties  of bacteria – very
creative.
The measuring circuit was a clever
application of this type of amplifier.
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Which do you
Prefer?
Body Language
Body Language
Cerebral Palsy
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One judge was so “appalled” that the student used “retarded”
in the presentation, he gave him a 6.
 
I was quite shocked as to how unprofessional their
judging comments were and how hard they were on the
students.
 
 I did not write down this judge’s comments in the amalgamated
feedback form as his comments were cruel and would have
crushed a little child’s spirit.
Some details have been changed to preserve anonymity
 
I have children that are just beginning school and I would never
let them enter a competition that so unfairly judges them
 
Be aware of your own biases
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Contacting a participant
after the Fair
 
Judges may not contact school students directly, outside
their role as judge.
If you wish to contact a student after the Fair, for
example to offer extra advice or research support,
you must contact the Chief Judge who will initiate
contact on your behalf
Name Badge
Please hand these in before you leave so
we can use them next year.
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Acknowledgements
We wish to thank these participants who have allowed
elements of their superb science fair projects to be used in
this workshop.
 Kartic Madiraju - Montreal
 David Wang – London
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Special Award Judging event for the Thames Valley Science and Engineering Fair (TVSEF) will take place on Saturday, 2017 in Room 2025. The event includes briefings, divisional judging, projects display, judging committee members, age categories, and types of projects accepted. Various special awards will be given, including the Barfett Family Award for Social Science and the IEEE London Section Award among others.


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  1. Special Award Judging Date: Saturday 2017 Time: 8:45 am Place: Room 2025 7-Oct-24 1 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  2. Judging Committee Delfina Mazzuca- Siroen Junior Life Science Phil Dean Junior Physical Science Jeff Regan Junior Technology Lynn Watson-Lee Judge at Large Susan Koval Intermediate & Senior Life Science Jessie MacAlpine Judge at Large John Dickinson Intermediate & Senior Physical Spencer Seiler Special Awards Susan Lindsay Exhibition Caroline Whippey Deputy Chief judge Patrick Whippey Chief Judge 7-Oct-24 Science & Technology 2 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  3. Projects 2017 Division Life Physical Engineering Elementary Exhibit Total Elementary Junior Intermediate Senior Total Students: 7-Oct-24 3 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  4. Divisional Judging Life Sciences Physical Sciences Engineering 7-Oct-24 4 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  5. Age Categories Category Elementary Junior Intermediate Senior School Grades 4 5 non-competitive 6, 7, 8 9, 10 11, 12, 7-Oct-24 5 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  6. Three Types of Projects Experiment Undertake an investigation to test a scientific hypothesis by the experimental method. Innovation Develop and evaluate new devices, models, theorems, physical theories, techniques, or methods. Study Analysis of data using accepted methodologies from the natural, social, biological, or health sciences. 7-Oct-24 6 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  7. Special Awards Award Barfett Family Award for Social Science Bit-by-Bit Award for Emerging Excellence in Technology Conservation Award Engineers Choice Award Faculty of Education Award IEEE London Section Award London Public Library Award London Regional Children s Museum Award Research Western Imagination Prize Rotary Literacy Award Western Engineering Summer Academy Western Fair Award Category Open Junior Junior Open Open Open Junior Junior Jun, Int & Sen Junior Int & Senior Open 7-Oct-24 7 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  8. Special Awards Special Awards Chair: Spencer Seiler A team of Judges will be assigned to each Special Award. Read the Criteria for the Award. Junior Awards must go to Junior Projects. The results are to be given to the Special Awards Chair. 7-Oct-24 8 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  9. Special Award Timetable 8:45 9:00 9:30 11:30 11:30 12:30 Pick up folders in Room 2025 Final Instructions Judging Meet in 2025 to review results and select winners. 9 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  10. Special Awards Before The Fair Look up the criteria for your award http://tvsef.ca/?page_id=4465#special Scan the Project Summaries, and make a short list of projects to interview. http://tvsef.ca/?page_id=34 At The Fair Do a quick walk round to check you have not missed a strong candidate. Interview your selected projects 7-Oct-24 10 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  11. Special Award Judging Do a scan of titles & quick walk round to select projects for an interview. Judge each exhibit for 8-10 minutes max. Revisit the projects on your short list, if necessary. If you are finished early, please be available to judge another award. Interleave with the Divisional judges who have interviews at specific times. 7-Oct-24 11 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  12. Share the Wealth It is the Policy of the TVSEF to Share The Wealth, and limit the number of awards given to one project. Thus the Chief Judge reserves the right to give an award to your second choice should one project end up with multiple awards. Example: The winner of a trip to the CWSF is unlikely to be given the Children s Museum Award. 7-Oct-24 12 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  13. Pairs of Awards with Different Winners Each pair of awards must have different winners. Engineer s Choice Award IEEE London Section Award. London Children s Museum Award London Public Library Award. Research Western Award Western Engineering Summer Academy The same project cannot win both the Engineers Choice Award and the IEEE Award The same project can win the Engineers Choice Award and the Research Western Award 7-Oct-24 13 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  14. Report your Special Award Results Fill in your winners plus two extra choices Give in full: Project Number Name(s) of exhibitors Project Title. The Team Captain signs the report. Give it to the Special Awards Chair. 7-Oct-24 14 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  15. The Art of Judging 7-Oct-24 15 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing TVSEF Judges Briefing

  16. Facilitator Introduce yourself. Where you come from, what you do. Ask the exhibitor to introduce her or himself. Listen respectfully to the presentation. Ask graded questions Stop when the limit of knowledge is reached. Find two things to praise. 7-Oct-24 16 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  17. Motivator Focus on the exhibitors. Ask questions in an upbeat tone. Listen intently. Give lots of encouragement. I liked I enjoyed Thank them for sharing their project with you. 7-Oct-24 17 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  18. Role Model You are Judge Scientist Educational Leader Business Leader You represent all of these aspects. Let the exhibitors say That was a fantastic judging experience 7-Oct-24 18 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  19. Judges must not Tell a student You will get an award . Convey by body language or otherwise a sense of dismay. Judge an exhibit seen elsewhere. Discuss their opinions in public areas. Treat this as a university examination. Over half the students are in elementary school. Judge an exhibit beyond their level of expertise. Contact the Division Chief for help. 7-Oct-24 19 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  20. Cultural Sensitivity In Muslim communities, it is not appropriate for girls to shake hands with men, and vice versa. Let the student guide you in appropriate ways of greeting. 7-Oct-24 20 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  21. Coaching Coaching can be provided by the Divisional Judges who will keep notes and include this in their decisions. Coaching is NOT to be provided by the Special Award Judges. 7-Oct-24 21 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  22. Elementary School Students Most judges will see only elementary school students. One of them may be turn into one of the best young scientists in Canada. The three rules: Encourage Encourage Encourage Many will be studies, not experiments. 7-Oct-24 22 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  23. OOPS The following slides show various ways a judge might convey non-verbal information. Which is the most appropriate? 7-Oct-24 23 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  24. Body Language 2 7-Oct-24 24 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing TVSEF Judges Briefing

  25. OOPS 1 Had a call this afternoon from a parent of a senior finalist who said that his son was "devastated" at the award ceremony because the judges had told him he had "an amazing project," that "it was likely to win a Gold Medal" and that his project was "one likely to be chosen to go to the CWSF." The project received a Bronze Medal. 7-Oct-24 25 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  26. 7-Oct-24 26 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing TVSEF Judges Briefing

  27. OOPS 2 How did you get selected to come to the Thames Valley Science & Engineering Fair? You woudn t get selected from MY school. 7-Oct-24 27 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  28. Body Language 7-Oct-24 28 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing TVSEF Judges Briefing

  29. OOPS 3 You would have won a Medal if you had just thought to measure the resistance as a function of temperature. Would you bother to go to the Awards Ceremony? 7-Oct-24 29 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  30. Body Language 3 7-Oct-24 30 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing TVSEF Judges Briefing

  31. Best I enjoyed meeting you. I particularly liked the idea of measuring magnetic properties of bacteria very creative. The measuring circuit was a clever application of this type of amplifier. 7-Oct-24 31 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  32. Body Language Which do you Prefer? 7-Oct-24 32 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  33. Cerebral Palsy One judge was so appalled that the student used retarded in the presentation, he gave him a 6. I was quite shocked as to how unprofessional their judging comments were and how hard they were on the students. I did not write down this judge s comments in the amalgamated feedback form as his comments were cruel and would have crushed a little child s spirit. I have children that are just beginning school and I would never let them enter a competition that so unfairly judges them Be aware of your own biases 7-Oct-24 33 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing Some details have been changed to preserve anonymity

  34. Contacting a participant after the Fair If you wish to contact a student after the Fair, for example to offer extra advice or research support, you must contact the Chief Judge who will initiate contact on your behalf Judges may not contact school students directly, outside their role as judge. 7-Oct-24 34 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  35. Name Badge Please hand these in before you leave so we can use them next year. 7-Oct-24 35 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

  36. Acknowledgements We wish to thank these participants who have allowed elements of their superb science fair projects to be used in this workshop. Kartic Madiraju - Montreal David Wang London 7-Oct-24 36 TVSEF Special Awards Briefing

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