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Step 6: What is the Global Issues Step 6 action plan?

Global Issues Problem Solving Process Step 6

Now that students have determined the best solution, it is time to write step 6. The step 6 action plan is the culmination of the problem-solving process in Global Issues. Step 6 asks students to develop a new idea into a workable, detailed plan.

The goal of the action plan is to present a comprehensive proposal for solving the underlying problem. Students develop their top solution into a detailed action plan demonstrating how it will address the underlying problem. A successful action plan will also show how the implemented solution will impact the future scene.

Step 6 is a great place to showcase student creativity, futuristic thinking, and research. 

Reminders

  • The action plan must be based on the top solution identified in step 5.
  • Students should explain in detail who, what, how, why, where, and when the solution idea will be implemented. Writers should be careful not to just repeat their step 3 solution idea.
  • Students must explain how their action plan connects to the criteria from step 4. There is a separate writing space for this, but it can be integrated into the action plan as well. Evaluators will award points for this no matter where in the step it is written.
  • The format for step 6 is not prescribed. Students can choose their own way to organize the action plan. Common formats include advertisements, letters, newspaper articles, business proposals, and short stories.

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April Michele Bio

Executive Director

A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network. April’s expertise includes pedagogy and strategies for critical and creative thinking and providing quality educational services for students and adults worldwide.

Prior to joining Future Problem Solving, April taught elementary and middle grades, spending most of her classroom career in Gifted Education. She earned the National Board Certification (NBPTS) as a Middle Childhood/Generalist and later served as a National Board Assessor for the certification of others. She was trained and applied the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Humanities, which helped widen the educational scope and boundaries beyond the U.S. In addition, April facilitated the Theory and Development of Creativity course for state level certification of teachers. She has also collaborated on a variety of special projects through the Department of Education.

A graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s in Elementary Education and the University of South Florida with a master’s in Gifted Education, April’s passion is providing a challenging curriculum for 21st century students so they are equipped with the problem solving and ethical leadership skills they need to thrive in the future. As a board member in her local Rotary Club, she facilitates problem solving in leadership at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and earned her certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Edyth Bush Institute at Rollins College.