Working With Others Can Be Challenging

Lesson Content

• Lesson Plan Template:

  CTE Lesson Plan

• CTE Course Info and Benchmark Notes

  
  

  HE.5.R.1.1 – Discuss how to work together to achieve a positive outcome.

  HE.5.R.1.2 – Identify how to communicate effectively within a group.

  HE.5.R.4.3 – Compare conflict resolution methods to identify potential solutions.

• Unit Outline

  
  

  This lesson is designed to be used with the case study, “The Greater the Conflict, the Greater the Triumph.” See CPALMS resource ID# 209591.

• Career Connection

  
  

  This lesson supports the career building skills of communication, working collaboratively, and relationship/interpersonal skills. In addition, students will practice problem solving and critical thinking.

• Learning Objectives

  
  

  Students will be able to:

  • Discuss ways to work together and solve conflicts.
  • Identify how to communicate in a group.
  • Compare conflict resolutions to identify possible solutions.
  • Role play a conflict in the case study to demonstrate conflict resolution.

• Prior Knowledge

  
  

  Students should be familiar with:

  • Ideas on conflict resolution methods.
  • Group collaboration and role play.
  • The concepts, conflict and solution.

• Guiding Questions

  
  
  • Why is it important for people to communicate their feelings during times of conflict?
  • How can a person consider someone else’s perspective when faced with a conflict?
  • Why is conflict resolution important?

• Procedure

  
  

  1. To introduce the lesson, have students respond to a poll asking if they have ever experienced conflict when working with others. Ask students how their conflicts were resolved.

  2. Review conflict resolution methods: negotiation, analyzing pros and cons, and give and take (see Teacher Notes). Consider posing the following questions to probe students and activate prior knowledge:

  • What are some methods to deal with conflict?
  • Which conflict resolution strategies tend to be helpful?
  • Which conflict resolution strategies tend to lead to more problems?

  3. Set the intention of the lesson by introducing the case study, “The Greater the Conflict, the Greater the Triumph,” CPALMS Resource ID# 209591.

  • Provide the case study to the students to notate key details, important vocabulary, and any thoughts they have while reading.
  • Display the questions below as students read case study with a partner. Allow students to read the case study and discuss the content. Monitor their responses.
  • • What are the conflicts that come up for the group while they are working together in robotics?
    • What ways are they using to deal with the conflicts? Are they helpful? Why or why not?
    • When would be a time to consider negotiation as a conflict resolution method? What about analyzing pros and cons?

  4. Organize students in groups of 4-5. Distribute and review the role play planning sheet.

  • Students will use the role play planning sheet (see attachments) to plan a role play using the roles in the case study (see Teacher Notes for suggestions on this activity).

  5. Provide students time to plan their role play.

  • Circulate the room to redirect and assist students as needed.

  6. Have each group take turns presenting their role play to the class.

  • After each role play presentation, allow students in the audience to give feedback to the group on the resolution method(s) used in the role play. Feedback should be focused on how well the resolution method(s) actually resolved the conflict in a positive manner.

  7. To bring the lesson to a close, students will write 2-3 sentences about one conflict resolution strategy that they will practice using when they encounter conflict again (see Teacher Notes for suggestion).

• Teacher Notes

  
  
  • Before performing the role play, students can collaborate to identify the conflicts within the group and ways they can resolve those conflicts. The teacher can discuss conflict resolution methods as a whole group before moving into the planning for the role play, or let the students come up with ideas while they are collaborating in their groups.
    • There are 3 methods listed for them to reference as clarified in the benchmark (negotiation, analyzing pros and cons, and give and take). While groups are performing, the teacher can have the rest of class looking for the conflict resolution methods the group decided to use for their role play.
  • For the closing activity, it is suggested to let students respond on a digital discussion board.

• Optional

  
  

  Formative Assessment Ideas:

  • Student responses to the guiding questions can be used as a way to assess understanding of conflict resolution methods.

  Extension Ideas:

  • Have students work in groups of 4-5 using an available program to plan, write, and test a code to accomplish a task similar to the students in the case study. This can be done using robot kits or just done on an online platform. Have them identify conflicts that came up during their group work and how those conflicts were resolved.
  • Consider having students create a narrative writing piece that deals with conflict resolution. The context can be personal experience or a fictional encounter. Students should also include dialogue, description, and transitional words or phrases throughout their writing.
  • Students can also have the option to write an outcome to the case study. They can include how the characters communicated with one another about the conflict that arose by using dialogue and should showcase different conflict resolution methods. Students can include description and transitional words or phrases throughout their writing.