WELCOME TO THE P ROBLEM- S OLVING G ROUP Problem Solving #1 Problem Solving #2(Monday)Date/prd /1 st /2nd /2 nd /3rd /3 rd /4th /4 th /5th /5th /6th /6 th /7th Problem Solving #3 (Friday) Date/prd /2 nd /1st /3rd /5 th /6 th /8 th

PROBLEM-SOLVING Expectations 1. Show Respect- listening, raising your hand, taking turns speaking, sitting up 2. Show Responsibility- coming on time, having your DPR card ready. 3. Be Safe – staying seated, placing books/materials on the side. Remember : Confidentiality!! What is said in the room stays in the room!

DPR CARD Period Totals Goal 1 I followed the classroom expectations (3 B’s) Goal 2 I responded to others appropriately (respectful, volume, body lang., words, facial exp, etc ) Goal 3 I used my resources appropriately today (sought out support for: understanding, directions, clarification, conflicts, concerns, etc.) Totals /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /54 Teacher Initials -Problem Solving DPR PARENT SIGNATURE:______________________________ To be returned daily. NAME : DATE:____/___/______

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO WITH THE DPR CARD? AM: Check in with your Homeroom Teacher Get your DPR Card Hand in your signed DPR from the night before Bring DPR Card to each period Give to teacher as you enter class Discuss your progress at the end of the class with the teacher PM: Check out at 2:10 in the LMC Bell rings at 2:10 to leave class Go to LMC to YOUR Advisor Bring DPR Card home to share with parents & get signed Goal is 80% average for 4 weeks

Students Name-### Students Name-### Students Name-### Period: Show this pass to your teacher BEFORE leaving class Come to: Room 317 Room:________________ If this period is your lunch time please bring your lunch/drink

TOWER GAME Purpose: To have students work together to problem solve a task. Materials : Index cards Directions : Break students into equal groups. Give each group a stack of index cards Tell the groups that they are working together to “ problem solve ” how to build the tallest tower out of index cards.

DISCUSSION How did you get started? What strategy did you use to build your tower? How did you decide on the design? Was it easy to get started? Did your team agree right away on the plan? Notes: Facilitator should look for the following: Observe group dynamics – Who takes charge? Is there discussion or does one person take over? Any positive or negative comments being said? **You may want to take some notes on your observations so that you can refer back to what you saw.

PROBLEM-SOLVING SESSION 2 Defining a Problem/ Conflict

PROBLEM-SOLVING Expectations 1. Show Respect- listening, raising your hand, taking turns speaking, sitting up 2. Show Responsibility- coming on time, having your DPR card ready. 3. Be Safe – staying seated, placing books/materials on the side. Remember : Confidentiality!! What is said in the room stays in the room!

COME UP WITH YOUR OWN DEFINITION. What is a problem?

WHAT IS A PROBLEM? When someone is dealing with a difficult situation, or when something/someone makes one feel uncomfortable.

WHAT CAUSES A PROBLEM? WHERE DO PROBLEMS HAPPEN? HomeSchool IllnessLoss Community Life Changes Be aware of the responses that are shown in the video. Conflict Resolution - The Waterboy

WHAT CAUSES A PROBLEM CONT’D… When you think of problems that you may have at home or school, what do you think of? Getting along with the teacher Getting along with students Keeping up with work Remembering things, etc. Give some examples of some problems that you may deal with in the….. Hallways at school Cafeteria At home What were some ways you dealt with these problems, and how effective were those solutions?

THE RIGHT WAY!!!!! Session 3 PROBLEM-SOLVING

Expectations 1. Show Respect- listening, raising your hand, taking turns speaking, sitting up 2. Show Responsibility- coming on time, having your DPR card ready. 3. Be Safe – staying seated, placing books/materials on the side. Remember : Confidentiality!! What is said in the room stays in the room!

PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS! Why is it important to learn appropriate problem solving skills? It is important to learn appropriate problem solving skills because it will help decrease or eliminate the problem. Activity time! Look at the following slide and determine how many squares you see.

How many squares do you see?

Do you see any more??? There are 32 total squares

DISCUSSION: How many squares did you see? Review answers with students. Some will say 16, 20 etc. Demonstrate all of the different combinations of squares. Some students see up to 32 squares. Does everyone think or react in the same way? It is important to know that everyone takes in the information differently! Talking it out is an important tool to aid in understanding that there are usually more solutions to a problem than you can “see” at first.

PROBLEM SOLVING SESSION 4 Look what you can do now! Putting your skills to practice

PROBLEM-SOLVING Expectations 1. Show Respect- listening, raising your hand, taking turns speaking, sitting up 2. Show Responsibility- coming on time, having your DPR card ready. 3. Be Safe – staying seated, placing books/materials on the side. Remember : Confidentiality!! What is said in the room stays in the room!

WHAT TO DO! What are some positive ways you can respond to a problem? Ignore (does this always work?) Walk Away (does this always work?) Inform them to stop and say how you are feeling “I-Messages” (I feel ________ when _______ because _______.) Peer Mediation Report the Problem : Who? (Home, School, Community) Note: Although you are not in control of what others do, you are in control of what you do!

ROLE PLAYS School Characters: Student 1, Student 2 Setting: School Scene: A classmate has asked you for the twentieth time to borrow a pen. Every time you lend her one, you don’t get it back, so this time you say no. She gets angry and starts to yell at you. School Characters: Student 1, other students Setting: School Scene: You and a couple of your classmates go to the game after school to see one of your friends play. When the game is over two of your classmates start talking about how your friend did so bad in the game. They start saying bad things and cutting him/her down.

YOU GOT THE SKILL…. NOW USE IT!! There's always a Solution to the problem.

PROBLEM SOLVING LESSON 5 Look what you can do now! Putting your skills to practice

PROBLEM-SOLVING Expectations 1. Show Respect- listening, raising your hand, taking turns speaking, sitting up 2. Show Responsibility- coming on time, having your DPR card ready. 3. Be Safe – staying seated, placing books/materials on the side. Remember : Confidentiality!! What is said in the room stays in the room!

WHY IS PROBLEM SOLVING SO IMPORTANT??? WHAT WILL IT DO FOR ME?? WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THESE SKILLS NOW?? WHAT WILL IT GET ME?? HOW OFTEN WILL I NEED THEM?

WHERE YOU FALL SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU HOW DO YOU WANT OTHERS TO SEE YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT OTHERS TO SAY ABOUT YOU? PEACEMAKER BEHAVIORS Doing: NegotiatingSharingPraising ImaginingRespectingPlanning Thinking: ImaginingRespectingPlanning CaringLovingCalming Feeling: CaringLovingCalming PEACEBREAKER Doing: FightingYellingPunishing BlamingRejecting Thinking: BlamingRejecting HatingAngeringFearing Feeling: HatingAngeringFearing

PROBLEM SOLVING - REVIEW OF SKILLS Role Plays ● Practice - I –Messages ● Reporting – when to seek assistance

Community Characters: You, Other students, Setting: Community Park Scene: You’re shooting hoops with a friend in a community park. Your friend stops a younger student riding on their bike and demands the student’s hat. The younger students appears afraid but doesn’t want to hand over the hat. You recognize this as theft. Home Characters: You, Parent Setting: Home Scene: When y ou come home from school your parent is very upset because she thinks you broke their favorite vase without telling them about it. He/she automatically grounds you, but you know it was actually your brother/sister who did it. School Characters: Student 1, Student 2 Setting: Hallway Scene: You shared a personal story with a friend and he/she said he/she wouldn’t tell anyone. You late find out your friend has told a few other people. Community Characters: You, Other students, Setting: Outside Scene: You and your best friend have plans for the weekend, and you have been looking forward to hanging out all week. On Friday afternoon, your friend tells you he/she can’t do it because he/she is doing something with someone else. School Characters: You, Other student Setting: Class Scene: Every time there is test, you notice the student sitting next to you copying your answers. You don’t like this person cheating and you’re tired of it. You want them to do their own work. Home Characters: You, Other students, Setting: Your bedroom Scene: While getting ready for school, you notice your favorite shirt/sweater is missing. You figure your younger sister/brother has borrowed it, so you ask her/him where it is. She reluctantly pulls it out from under her/his bed only to reveal a big stain on the front of it. Ignore Walk Away “I-Messages” (I feel ____ when ____ because ____.) Peer Mediation Report the Problem :

PROBLEM SOLVING WRAP UP LESSON 6 Celebration Student Survey