James A. Mourey, from the Illinois Odyssey of the Mind association, has created a series of 15 free videos designed to introduce students, parents, teachers, and coaches to Odyssey of the Mind. These videos are excellent for all teams, and especially for new teams and coaches. Check them out!
- Lesson 1 – What is OM?
- Lesson 2 – What You Will Do in OM
- Lesson 3 – The Long-Term Problem
- Lesson 4 – Creativity and Brainstorming
- Lesson 5 – Solving Your Long-Term Problem
- Lesson 6 – Focus and Style
- Lesson 7 – How to Write a Skit
- Lesson 8 – Building Your Solution
- Lesson 9 – Tweaking for Improvement
- Lesson 10 – Spontaneous
- Lesson 11 – Practice, Practice, Practice
- Lesson 12 – The Paperwork
- Lesson 13 – How to Compete
- Lesson 14 – Understanding Judge Scores
- Lesson 15 – Reflecting on What You Have Learned/Done