WELCOME TO THE

PROBLEM-SOLVING GROUP

PROBLEM-SOLVING

•Expectations1. 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

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I followed the classroom expectations (3 B’s).

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Goal 2I responded to others appropriately

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Goal 3I used my resources appropriately today

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Teacher Initials

-Problem Solving DPR

PARENT SIGNATURE:______________________________ To be returned daily.

NAME: DATE:____/___/______GOAL IS 80%

DPR CARD CONT’D• 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

TOWER GAMEPurpose: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

Defining a Problem

Session 2

PROBLEM-SOLVING

•Expectations1. 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?Home School

Illness LossCommunity Life Changes

• Be aware of the responses that are shown in the video.

• Conflict Resolution - The Waterboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZpDnXYIFjo

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

PROBLEM-SOLVING

•Expectations1. 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?

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

Look what you can do now!Putting your skills to practice

Session 4

PROBLEM-SOLVING

•Expectations1. 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

Students will practice the skills from this lesson in "real life” role play situations. Come prepared with some examples for the students to use.

YOU GOT THE SKILL…. NOW USE IT!!

There's always a Solution to the problem.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Look what you can do now!Putting your skills to practice

Lesson 5

PROBLEM-SOLVING

•Expectations1. 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!

PEACEMAKERBEHAVIORS

PEACEBREAKERBEHAVIORS

Doing NegotiatingSharingPraising

FightingYelling

Punishing

ThinkingImaginingRespectingPlanning

BlamingRejecting

FeelingCaringLoving

Calming

HatingAngeringFearing

Who do want to be?It is important to take responsibility for your ACTIONS

PROBLEM SOLVING - REVIEW OF SKILLS

• Role Plays

● Practice - I –Messages

● Reporting – when to seek assistance

PROBLEM SOLVINGWRAP UP

LESSON 6

• Celebration

• Student Survey