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Finding Middle Ground:
Helping others understand each other.

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MG.1 Determining Needs:

Students are able to determine the underlying needs of various parties in a given situation.  

Determining Needs

For students to learn how to use their Deep Listening skills to help resolve conflicts, they need to practice determining the needs of the people involved in the conflict to later help them communicate effectively with each other.  

• Teaching Guide 
  
• "Determining Needs" presentation
  
• "Determining Needs" worksheet​
  

Mediating Conflict

Students practice conflict mediation through role plays focusing on their Deep Listening strategies.

• Teaching Guide 
  
• "Conflict Mediation" presentation
  
• "Conflict Mediation" Case Studies
  
• "Conflict Mediation Case Studies Notes" worksheet
  

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MG.2 Proposing a Compromise:

Students are able to create compromise solutions that address multiple parties’ needs in a given situation.

Making A Compromise

Compromises help build group consensus especially when we find ways for everyone to “win”.

• Teaching Guide 
• "Making a Compromise" presentation
• "Making a Compromise" worksheet
• Needs Inventory

Compromise Case Studies

The Case Studies associated with this presentation help students practice their "Making a Compromise" strategies with a few different types of situations.  

• Teaching Guide 
  
• "Compromise Case Studies" presentation
  
• Needs Inventory
  
• "Compromise Case Studies" worksheet
  
• Compromise Case Studies​
  

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Assessments

Some examples of assessments for Finding Middle Ground.

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