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INDIAN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mr.
Mark Crosson, Principal
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MCSD Future Problem Solving Teams STATE COMPETITION RESULTS |
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 1st Place Middle Division Team: Indian Valley Middle School L-R Suruchi Sheth, Nihar Suthar, Ben Fowler, Selina Roman-White |
 2nd Place Junior Division Elementary Level L-R Devyn Arnold, Lucy Crawford, Jensen Graham, Alyssa Benevento |
 3rd Place Senior Division Indian Valley HS L-R Ziyu Ye, Nick Stuter, Megha Pai, Rachael Rosner |
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IVMS Future Problem Solving Team Moves on to The FPS State Affiliate Bowl! |
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For the last six months Mifflin County students have been reading researching and writing about some of the most likely future problems that will be facing our world. In 1974 The Future Problem Solving Program was created by the late Dr. Paul E. Torrance who was a well known author of the subject of creativity. Being very concerned about the decline of creativity in the United States, Dr. Torrance created the six step problem solving methodology which consists of (1) examining a future scene and writing a variety of challenges from different perspectives (2) Creating an underlining problem which narrows in on a sub problem within the future scene, (3) Writing a variety of solutions from different perspectives or categories (4) Creating what is know as select criteria, a method of evaluating the top ten solutions (5) Applying the criteria to determine the best solution and finally (6) Writing an action plan that will explain what the solution is, who will implement the solution, and how the solution will work while addressing the underlining problem and the future scene positively. Each year FPS team members tackle real world issues. This year we examined the topics, Body Enhancement, Simulation Technology and Neurotechnology. For each topic there was a separate competition which was evaluated by the FPS State Evaluators. In order to be selected to compete in the FPS Affiliate Bowl our teams must do well in what is know as the Qualifying Problem. To prepare for the qualifying problem on the topic of Neurotechnology all team members had to read articles from a suggested reading list and locate issues that may appear in the future scene. The Qualifying Problem presented a future scenario that takes place in the year 2036. Our teams had two hours to complete the six step process which required members to read the future scene, write 16 challenges from different perspectives, create an underlining problem, write 16 solutions from different categories, select five different criteria to evaluate the top ten solutions, evaluate and determine the best solution, and create an action plan. In the Mifflin County School District we have students competing in three FPS divisions. Junior Division grades 4-6 Intermediate Division grades 7-9 and Senior Division grades 10-12. This year we are very pleased to report that we have three Mifflin County Teams that have earned the right to compete in the PA FPS Affiliate Bowl which will be held in at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center April 18-19th. Students who will be competing in the 2008 Pennsylvania Future Problem Solving Bowl
The State Bowl topic is on Debt in Developing Countries These students will be preparing for the State Bowl by reading articles on the topic and improving on their critical thinking and writing skills. For
additional information the Future Problem Solving Program see; |
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