Working It Out (WIO) - Teacher Page

     Effective Conflict Resolution is a notable problem in society today. Schools and students are also in need of the knowledge of methods and use of Conflict Resolution. Through the use of role-playing and newsletter development Henson School will improve the knowledge and use of conflict resolution.

What conflict problems do we see in the world today?

What conflict problems do we have at Henson School?

STATE GOAL 3:            CAS A.        CFS 1-4

WRITE TO COMMUNICATE FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

Produce documents and other written works that adhere to Standard English conventions.

STATE GOAL 3:            CAS B.        CFS 1-5

Write in a manner that reflects focus, organization, and coherence, using a variety of supporting evidence and elaborative detail.

STATE GOAL 3:            CAS C.        CFS 1-2

Use stages of the writing process to produce well-developed expository, narrative, persuasive, and technical texts that address audience, purpose, and context.

Identify and describe the distinct responsibilities, rights, and privileges of American citizens including ways in which individual and groups participate in the political process (eg., principles of due process and civic responsibility).

STATE GOAL 5:            CAS A.        CFS 1-6

Gather, organize, and integrate information from a variety of print and non-print sources (eg., library, electronic sources, human resources) to answer questions and solve problems related to investigation and research.

Unit Prerequisites

 Develop a “Working It Out” Team

 Training in Conflict Resolution

Interpret:     

Categorize behavior reports

Determine three most important negative behaviors

Prioritize the three most important negative behavior traits

Produce:

 Formulate goals and objectives for “WIO” team

 Create role-playing activities

 Design “WIO” Newsletter

 Write articles for “WIO” Newsletter

 Generate conflict resolution newsletter

Communicate:

Debate and report on “WIO” program

Perform role-playing activities

Distribute “WIO” newsletter

Evaluate:

Critique role-playing activities

Rate effectiveness of role-playing activities

Determine the value of role-playing activities

Evaluate the content of the newsletter

Gauge effectiveness of program

Teacher Resources

Conflict Resolution Training Manuals

Henson School Behavior Reports

 MS Publisher (newsletter)

 Conflict Resolution

http://www.csmp.org/handouts/tips.htm

Values

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001709/thinkquest_values/value/value_frameset.html

Good Manners

http://www.tonystime.com/