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The FPS Cohort contains a free future scene on the district topic of Space Exploration as well as video lessons and presentations that break down each step of the Future Problem Solving Process for coaches and students. Below is an overview of what is contained in each lesson:

WK 1 – Space Exploration Research

1. Space Exploration Background Information
2. Space Exploration Challenges and Research
3. Space Exploration Solutions and Research

WK 2 – Reading the Future Scene 

1. Free Future Scene on the District Topic – Rising Sea Levels
2. Overview and introduction to Future Problem Solving
3. Research on the District, Region, and State Topics
4. How to read the future scene
5. How to generate ties to the future scene using annotation techniques
6. How to think in terms of categories
7. Cause and effect discussion (how to think through what the problem is and a logical outcome to that problem)
8. Understanding that all challenges must have a What, Why, and Tie to the Future Scene
9. How to add layers of insight and research to strengthen challenges.
10. How to leverage figurative language to advance your argument.
11. How to develop a Challenge List
12. How to leverage ChatGPT to perform category specific research on the topic.
13. Brainstorming challenge ideas using the future scene.

WK 3 – Challenges

1. How to use the What, Why, and Tie to the future scene to develop an effective challenge.
2. A beginner challenge template for students who are just beginning the process
3. A beginner+ challenge template for students who are ready to take the next step in challenge order.
4. An intermediate challenge template for students who have an understanding of the process and are ready to add in a logical connection.
5. An advanced challenge template for students who understand the process, have clear writing, can effectively add logical connections, and are looking to add in layers of research and insight.
6. An expert challenge template for students who understand the process, have clear writing, understand research, insight, and logical connections, and are ready to insert a pathos rhetorical strategy to advance their argument.
7. Students will see examples of each template filled out.
8. Students will view the creation of a challenge using each template in real time.
9. Students will be asked to demonstrate understanding by developing their own challenge using the templates that matches their readiness levels.

WK 4 – Underlying Problem 

1. How to create an effective Underlying Problem
2. What is the “Charge” and why does it matter
3. What is a Key Verb Phrase
4. How to select an appropriate Key Verb Phrase
5. What is a Stem
6. What is a purpose
7. How to develop an effective purpose
8. Common Mistakes in the KVP and Purpose
9. What is a Condition Phrase/ and how to select a condition phrase using the future scene.
10. Underlying Problem Template using the parts
11. Underlying Problem Example
12. How I suggest teams to work through the Underlying Problem Conceptualization Process
13. Critical Errors and how to avoid them.

WK 5 – Solutions

1. What are solutions
2. How to think about solutions in terms of categories
3. What solutions must do to be relevant
4. Common mistakes that make solutions not relevant
5. What is elaboration
6. What make a solution elaborated
7. A beginner solution template for teams who are just learning the process.
8. A beginner+ solution template for teams who are just learning the process and want to add variety to their solutions.
9. An intermediate solution template for teams who understand the parts of a solution and want to add in “How it works.”
10. An advanced solution template for teams who understand the parts of a solution and want to add in a futuristic and creative solution and a sophisticated explanation of how it works.
11. An expert solution template for teams who understand the parts of a solution, want to add in a futuristic and creative solution, a sophisticated explanation of how it works, and work in components of the future scene.
12. Why it is important to have a well connected KVP and Purpose in the UP
13. How to brainstorm solution ideas
14. How to add fundamental concepts into solutions
15. How to write solutions using varying degrees of templates

WK 6 – Criteria, Grid, Action Plan

1. What are Criteria
2. What are the rules for correctly written criteria
3. What makes a criterion – Specific, Generic, or Not Applicable
4. Simple coaching tips to make criteria easier to write
5. How to fill out the grid
6. How to develop an action plan
7. Components needed for a successful action plan
8. Templates to write your action plan
9. Essential questions that must be answered in your action plan
10. How the action plan is scored and what evaluators look for.