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KATA IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER WORKSHOP: A simple simulation game for teaching habits of scientific thinking Description... for Educators and Kata Practitioners The Improvement Kata is a scientific striving pattern practiced in many business organizations. Kata in the Classroom (KiC) brings the Improvement Kata to schools through a 50-minute exercise that involves student teams working on a number of self-generated iterations to complete a small puzzle. Students follow the four-step Improvement Kata pattern to establish a goal and experiment toward it in three-minute rounds. KiC helps teach universal STEM skills for achieving challenging goals along uncharted paths: Invitation: KiC Demonstration on August 12 in Traverse City This demonstration shows you exactly how to run the KiC exercise, through a short discussion and then having you participate in the exercise as a student. After the demonstration you'll be able to run the exercise yourself. Facilitator: Mike Rother (author of Toyota Kata ) Date/Time: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College Workshop Fee: $20.- To Register and for More Information Contact Ms. Betsy Williams at Northwestern Michigan College: (231) 995-2018 [email protected] Who Should Attend Educators, administrators, trainers, consultants and anyone interested in introducing the scientific Improvement Kata pattern through a simple, hands-on exercise. • Scientific & Creative Thinking. Generate and refine solutions to obstacles through experimentation. • Collaboration. Work in a team to accomplish a next goal on the way to a larger challenge. • Communication. Organize thoughts, data & findings, and share them effectively.
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KATA IN THE CLASSROOM�TEACHER WORKSHOP: A simple simulation game for teaching habits of scientific thinking
Description... for Educators and Kata Practitioners The Improvement Kata is a scientific striving pattern practiced in many business organizations. Kata in the Classroom (KiC) brings the Improvement Kata to schools through a 50-minute exercise that involves student teams working on a number of self-generated iterations to complete a small puzzle. Students follow the four-step Improvement Kata pattern to establish a goal and experiment toward it in three-minute rounds. KiC helps teach universal STEM skills for achieving challenging goals along uncharted paths:
Invitation: KiC Demonstration on August 12 in Traverse City This demonstration shows you exactly how to run the KiC exercise, through a short discussion and then having you participate in the exercise as a student. After the demonstration you'll be able to run the exercise yourself. Facilitator: Mike Rother (author of Toyota Kata) Date/Time: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College Workshop Fee: $20.-
To Register and for More Information Contact Ms. Betsy Williams at Northwestern Michigan College: (231) 995-2018 [email protected]
Who Should Attend Educators, administrators, trainers, consultants and anyone interested in introducing the scientific Improvement Kata pattern through a simple, hands-on exercise.
• Scientific & Creative Thinking. Generate and refine solutions to obstacles through experimentation.
• Collaboration. Work in a team to accomplish a next goal on the way to a larger challenge.
• Communication. Organize thoughts, data & findings, and share them effectively.
