{"id":1277,"date":"2020-09-24T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/?page_id=1277"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:48:28","slug":"info-for-judges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/info-for-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Info for Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0 <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1891\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/tara.kevin_.langara.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/tara.kevin_.langara.png 675w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/tara.kevin_.langara-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">Volunteer Judges Wanted!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\"><strong>VDSF owes its success to its volunteers.<\/strong> We are especially grateful to our amazing judges for lending their time and giving valuable feedback! Participants consistently cite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIFEzrCBnv9\/?img_index=1\">their conversations with judges<\/a> as the highlight of their VDSF experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\">Although each judge submits their own evaluations, they work in teams of 2 &#8211; 3 and are matched to projects based on their area of expertise. Judging at VDSF is a great way to meet other STEM enthusiasts or do something fun with a friend or colleague!<\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\">We look forward to catching up with returning judges and welcoming new ones. No prior judging experience is necessary, but prospective judges should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\">have an undergraduate degree in STEM and\/or be currently employed in a STEM field<\/li>\n<li style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\">be comfortable interacting with Grade 7 &#8211; 12 students<\/li>\n<li>(for virtual judges) be willing to appear on camera and be recorded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> We are always in need of judges who can evaluate projects in French.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #666699\"><strong>VANCOUVER DISTRICT SCIENCE FAIR JUDGING<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>VDSF is a hybrid fair.<\/strong><\/span> Students are required to participate in both in-person and virtual judging, while judges select 1 or both modes depending on their location and availability.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1855 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/fastwing.jora_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/fastwing.jora_.png 1119w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/fastwing.jora_-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/fastwing.jora_-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/fastwing.jora_-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><strong>In-person judging\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><b style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\">DATE: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\">Friday, March 6, 2026<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><b style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">PLACE:<\/span> <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\">Langara College gymnasium<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">TIME: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">4:00PM &#8211; 8:00PM<\/span><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>In-person judges<\/strong><\/span> evaluate <strong>12 &#8211; 15 projects<\/strong> at <strong>8<\/strong> <strong>minutes<\/strong> per project over the course of Friday evening. They may opt to spread out their scheduled sessions or consolidate them to one half of the evening.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1716 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173-560x361.png 560w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173-260x168.png 260w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173-160x103.png 160w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2023\/08\/virtual-judging-e1693527633173.png 589w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399\"><strong>Virtual judging\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">DATES:<\/span> <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">Monday, March 2 to Thursday, March 5, 2026<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><b style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\">PLACE: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.05em\">Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">TIMESLOTS:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>9:00AM &#8211; 11:00AM, 2:00PM &#8211; 5:00PM, 6:00PM &#8211; 9:00PM<\/span><\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Virtual judges<\/strong> <\/span>evaluate <strong>12 &#8211; 15 projects<\/strong> at <strong>10 minutes<\/strong> per project over the course of the week. <\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">They may opt to schedule all their judging sessions on the same day and\/or in a preferred timeslot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">[<strong>Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>August 2025]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #666699\"><strong>REGISTER TO BE A VDSF JUDGE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Judge registration opens:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:00:00AM<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Judge registration closes:\u00a0 <\/span>Friday, February 13, 2026 11:59:59PM<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><strong>Register online here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/gJNfCSsZ4Q\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">V<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">DSF Judges Registration form<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Please use your <span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>professional \/ school <\/strong><strong>e-mail\u00a0<\/strong><strong>address<\/strong><\/span> where possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/gJNfCSsZ4Q\"><strong style=\"color: #333399;letter-spacing: 0.05em\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">VDSF Judges Registration Form<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to indicate your availability and area of expertise.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to make any changes, re-submit the form. Only the most recently submitted info will be used for scheduling.<\/li>\n<li>After registration closes, further instructions will be e-mailed to all confirmed judges. If your availability changes after this date, please e-mail the Chief Judge <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>(vdsf.judges@vsb.bc.ca) <\/strong><\/span>immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">[<strong>Last updated:<\/strong> August 2025]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.8px;text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #666699\"><strong>RESOURCES FOR VDSF JUDGES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 16px\">VDSF judging rubrics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Projects are evaluated on 3 components (scientific thought, originality, communication) with slightly different criteria depending on whether the project is an experiment, innovation, or study. Virtual judges submit their scores and comments using online forms, while in-person ju<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">dges use paper forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2024\/02\/rubric.experiment.pdf\">EXPERIMENT judging rubric<\/a>\u00a0 ||\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2024\/02\/rubric.innovation.pdf\">INNOVATION judging rubric<\/a>\u00a0 ||\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2024\/02\/rubric.study_.pdf\">STUDY judging rubric<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1890 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/elementary.judge_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/elementary.judge_.png 667w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/files\/2025\/08\/elementary.judge_-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>Orientation materials<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Judging schedules, rubrics, and project abstracts are e-mailed to judges in the week leading\u00a0up to the fair. This e-mail also includes orientation videos that judges can view on their own time. Depending on the number of new judges, a live orientation may also be offered over Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">[<strong>Last updated:<\/strong> August 2025]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>New to VDSF and want to know more? <\/strong><\/span><strong>Send inquiries to <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"mailto:vdsfjudges@vsb.bc.ca\">vdsfjudges@vsb.bc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\u00a0 Volunteer Judges Wanted!\u00a0 VDSF owes its success to its volunteers. 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