Globalfoundries Structured Problem Solving Symposium

& Teacher's Day - Inquiry Driven Innovation, Data Driven Improvement

Globalfoundries

Essex Junction, Vermont

Thursday, November 4, 2015

Inquiry Driven Innovation

Global Foundries is hosting Vermont educators at the 5th annual Teacher's Day & Structured Problem Solving Symposium at their new facility in Essex Junction on November 4, 2015.  

The day includes an engaging Inquiry Driven Innovation workshop presented by IBM Advisory Engineer Jeff Maling, and a guided visit to the Structured Problem Solving Symposium.  After lunch in the  Cafeteria, a tour of the facilities power systems demonstrates extensive use of the Structured Problem Solving process to improve energy usage and efficiency at the site.  A workshop on using the new science standards to connect the classroom to the community will include Dana Dezotell, a teacher from Missisquoi Valley Union High School in Swanton, presenting her award winning Bio-Diesel project.  The event concludes with a presentation about resources available to teachers and students through the Vermont State Science Fair and Vermont Esteem Network. 

It is free to all Vermont educators, including lunch, but limited to the first 20 to register.  Contact Tricia Finkle at scifair@norwich.edu.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

8:30AM-4PM

Schedule:

8:30am     Gather in Main Lobby....Jeff Maling is Visit Host

8:40am     Welcome to VSSMF &  GLOBALFOUNDRIES     Trish Finkle, Jeff Maling

9:00am     Inquiry Driven Innovation                                         Jeff Maling

10:30am   Structured Problem Solving Symposium                Jeff Maling

12:30pm   Lunch in Cafeteria                                                  Cafeteria       

1:15pm     Problem Solving in Action: Energy Systems Tour            Kevin Wortman

2:30pm     Attitude Trumps Aptitude: Resources for every step      Carl Pinkham      

"The core of this event is our Structured Problem Solving Symposium, which is in its 7th year.  You'll see 50+ engineering folks showing off how they have applied our 8-step problem solving process to a wide range of problems from the factory floor up through chip designers and deep scientists. 

The magic of this approach is a common language around the way we approach problem solving.  The collaboration efficiency that comes from this are huge, and after practicing it now for going on a decade, the effect on our innovation culture is amazing. "  ~ Jeff Maling

Room:  Classroom 3 Education Center 

• Introduction to Global - This inspiring key note address will show how Global uses Applied Inquiry Methods to solve real problems in the factory to get participants excited about applied inquiry.  It sets the stage for what they will see and be expected to do in the rest of the session.
• Inquiry Driven Innovation Workshop - This practical workshop is where participants learn explicitly how to use Engineering Problem Solving (Optimization) to improve a process or solve a problem.  Authentic materials will be provided, including graphic organizers and support materials used by Global, and displayed in the Problem Solving Symposium. It establishes vocabulary and familiarity with the tools and graphic organizers teachers will see at the symposium.  
•  Symposium  - The Symposium gives participants a demonstration of what a poster presentation in applied inquiry, like a science fair for adults, looks like.  It will show diversity in problems, and problem solving methods, as well as authenticate the science fair process and concept using an actual industry model.  It is an energizing experience that motivates the teachers to use the tools and methods learned to improve their own practice, and demonstrates the power of the process.
• Power Systems Tour - Participants will see each step of the Engineering Problem Solving process applied to a specific area of the manufacturing process to understand the crosscutting quality of this method, and how it unites staff and directs systemic improvement at IBM.  By directly observing these activities in a complex environment, they will see how it applies to their own practice as a professional educator.