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Go to the link for Individual Pages make an individual page Add the assignment from Module #1 ===== Module #1  Write a brief -2-page (500 word + or -) report describing the influences you observed and discussed. Put you first reflection on your individual wiki page **The significance of human difference and the role of teachers**  One of the many causes of violence among human beings is the inability to understand the importance of differences between people. These differences, although they normally carry a negative connotation in society, should be embraced and recognized as constant and //necessary// beacons of diversity—and not as the erroneous and judgmental labeling of people as “good” or “bad,” or as “better” or “worse” than others.Nature consistently ensures that uniformity fails, since it is precisely diversity that guarantees life and the existence of the resources that enhance and enrich the entire system. For this very reason, the idea of excluding others because they are not like us paves the way for social suicide. Our families, the natural bodies to which we belong, and where we feel safe and loved, are also the place where we first learn the concepts of “us” and “others”. In the movie, for example, Derek’s father wants his family to endorse and maintain his beliefs, in the sense that black people are to be seen as “the enemy.” In human history, we can identify countless situations that have mirrored this one, and all have to do with a lack of knowledge, fear, and a closed mind. If parents and school are not able to instill in children the belief that our existence and happiness lies in the coexistence and happiness of others, we may be creating a society full of interpersonal sickness, so to speak.School is perhaps the initial real-life scenario where we interact with “others” on a large scale, over a long, fixed period of time. Consequently, teachers have both a tremendous responsibility and a well-timed opportunity to teach students that “others” are our complement, not our threat. Moreover, they have a chance to convey that aggression aimed at others for not being supposedly “equal” in whatever way, whether skin color, personal preferences, origin, lifestyle, ways of speaking or thinking, wealth, religion, or style, is a sign that neither families nor parents have done their job.Teachers have many opportunities to teach children and young adults the true benefits we obtain when we learn to coexist with “others.” Besides the fact that they spend longer amounts of time with them on a daily basis than //anyone// else, teachers have the privilege and the responsibility to open their minds and prepare them to be guided and shaped by embracing diversity and human difference. As a result, the seeds that we plant in these young brains and hearts will likely double and multiply; we just have to decide whether they are to be “healthy” or “sick” seeds.A good example of these opportunities and responsibilities is “the Third Wave” experiment that Ron Jones, a history teacher, conducted in California in 1967 to convince high school students attending his “Contemporary World” history class that even democratic societies are not immune to the appeal of fascism. The students became extremely engaged in the project, proving that teachers have and can certainly exercise a profound influence on their students.In short, as parents and teachers, we should always bear in mind the huge responsibility and the precious time we have with our children, in order to raise generations of socially conscious citizens and all-around //good// human beings. Module #2 Violence - Prediction, Prevention and Intervention - Myth vs Reality - Write 5 Sentences about your reaction to the statistical data showing the trend below. (Remember your initial estimate on violence in the last 30 Years.) 1. I wonder what caused a rise in violence in 1993 2. What happened as of 1993 that caused violence rates to start to fall? 3. Was what happened in 1993 the cause of what happened later? 4. While violent crimes continue to fall, crimes reported by the police and arrests because of violent crimes have not fallen since 2001 5. I’m relieved to know we have hope for a better future Module #3 Hearts and Minds Describe three things you plan to do in your teaching practice to reduce stress and win the Hearts and Minds of your students and co worker 1. Though I am not teaching at the moment, I would encourage teachers to promote good relationships within classroom interactions. These will lead to an environment that is genuinely caring and conducive to more meaningful and lasting learning experiences. They can create these conditions when they develop a sense of empathy, engage in active listening, and encourage students to perform a specific task while enhancing their confidence. 2. Another desirable practice in order to increase students’ motivation and maximize their chances of success – also mentioned in the article as the “debate and discussion” strategy- is to include less evaluative pressure and more students’ participation on pedagogic choices: curricular aims and objectives, selection of tasks and materials, and assessment of learning outcomes. When they are allowed to contribute their thoughts in terms of goals, activities and assessments, we definitely increase their productivity and foster their autonomy. 3. Finally, students need to see that success can be achieved. Providing support or gradual assistance should enable them to perform at a comfortable level of challenge which is possible when activities are neither too hard nor too easy. Module #4 Do the Personality Prototype test with another person. Discuss what the results mean. When you Teach you learn. Tell us on this site what you learned by sharing PP Results with another person. The truth is that when I did the test with my husband I just wanted to confirm he is in fact a practical manager. I have come to think that after living together for so many years, my “rule-bound” personality has flourished because of him. However, what really came as a surprise was that being both practical managers, we thought Amalia, our daughter, might be a PM too. Instead, and probably as a reaction to our structured environment, she is mostly a people person, (PP: 29) and rarely a practical manager (PM: 21). Sharing and comparing features to learn more about ourselves led us to have a very stimulating and amusing conversation. Module # 5  Moral Dilemma - Develop a MD for use in your teaching practice. Outline it here. Use any lesson plan style or outline that you might have for your class / subject / or grade level. Describe your audience, age, demographic and what you will do. [|Moral Dilemma Resource 1]  [|Moral dilemmas 2]  This lesson plan would be for students in an advanced __Business English course__ at Eafit University. Most of the students hold a professional degree. Still, they have different reasons to learn the language. Some of them have to comply with the policy of bilingualism set by their work places. Others are looking for scholarship opportunities. Still others simply want to achieve a higher status by adding a plus in their cvs. The lesson will enable them to work on their fluency while dealing with a moral dilemma they are likely to experience in their everyday routines at work. **General objective: ** To integrate listening and speaking skills around the topic of conflict. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Class objective: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> By the end of the lesson, students will be able todescribe conflicts they have experienced and use expressions to agree/disagree, create solutions, and reach consensus. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">MORAL DILEMMA: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Spam filtering (taken from Resource 1: Top10 moral dilemmas) <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You are the network administrator for a rather large company. You have a young family and need your job to support them. As part of your responsibility as a network administrator is to monitor the emails for the organization. Usually this just means occasionally allow through emails for staff members that have been accidentally blocked by the spam filters. One day you get a helpdesk request from a staff member asking for an email to get released. Normally it’s standard procedure except this time the request has come from the wife of a very good friend of yours. You recognize the name on the helpdesk request so quickly attend to the problem. As part of the procedure you need to manually open up the email to ensure that it isn’t spam, so you do and you discover that it certainly isn’t spam. You find that it’s actually an email to your friends wife from her lover. You scan the rest of the contents of the email and there is no doubt that she has been having an affair for some time now.You release the email, but you can’t decide what to do. You’re initial reaction is to call your friend up and tell him about the email, however you quickly realize that company policy is very strict about revealing the contents of confidential emails of staff members regardless of the contents and unless someone’s life is in immediate danger, under no circumstances are you permitted to reveal the information. In any case you know that revealing this information presents great risk, because even if you don’t do it directly, there is a good chance that the dots will be joined somewhere along the line and you will be found out. However you feel that by not telling you friend that you are aiding his wife get away with adultery and this troubles you greatly. //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What do you do? // **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">STAGE 1: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> Finding evidence <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Group 1: You are all in favour of calling your friend up and telling him about the email. Think of the reasons why it is the right solution. Write them down. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Group 2: You are all against revealing this information. Think of the reasons why it is NOT a proper solution. Write them down. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">STAGE 2: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> Meeting and persuading <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Now, find a classmate from the opposite team. Use all the information you gathered in your group and your powers of persuasion to try to change his/her views with respect to this issue. Ask “Have you considered...?” questions to each other. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Go back to your base groups and answer the following questions: * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Were you able to convince your partner? Why? Why not? //<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Adapted from: //[|//http://iteslj.org/questions///] <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The teacher asks a few students to share their answers with the class. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Listening: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> The teacher will read a text about the five most common types of conflict in the workplace: Interdependence conflicts, differences in style,differences in background/gender,differences in leadership, and differences in personality.As students listen to the teacher, they take notes as fast, and as much, as they can. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Source://www.leadership-and-motivation-training.com/types-of-**conflict**-in-the-wo**rk**place.html// <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Working together in small groups, they will try to reconstruct the text as accurately as possible, putting together notes from all the members of the group. The teacher will ask a spokesperson from every group to explain one of the 5 types of conflicts. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">At this stage of the task, the teacher uses the board to write the headings for some of the expressions and phrases (see below) that can be used to calm people down, create a solution, or reach consensus. Then, students are handed out slips of paper containing expressions that fit into each of the headings. Students come to the board in order to write the expressions under the right category. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">USEFUL LANGUAGE: ** **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Calming down: ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I understand what you’re saying. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I can see your point of view. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Well, I know/see what you mean. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I appreciate how you feel. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I can see why you feel that way. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Yes, you have a point when you say...and here’s how it looks from my angle. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Why don’t we come back to that later? <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Let’s have a break and come back with some fresh ideas. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You don’t have to worry about... **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Creating solutions: ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A compromise could be to...  <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How about if...  <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What if...  <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Let’s look at this in another way. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Another possibility is... **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Reaching consensus: ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Let’s see what we’ve got. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Can I go over what we’ve agreed?.. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">We’ve got a deal. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Fine. Right. That’s it then. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Speaking: **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> Students talk in groups about a type of moral dilemma they may have experienced at work. Details will be given as of the type of dilemma it was, where it happened, who was involved, what happened, how it ended, and how they felt about it in the end. The objective of this part of the task is to choose one of the dilemmas from the group and role play the situation exactly as it happened, trying to incorporate the new expressions. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This personalisation of experiences will more easily facilitate connections and consequently, the internalization of vocabulary. **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Independent practice (homework): **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students find a video or an article that exemplifies common conflicts in the workplace. Then, they construct a presentation about the problem and the strategies that were used to overcome the conflict. Students take turns reporting it to the whole class. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Module #6 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1. Post 2 "I" messages - (positive) comment on the reactions of the people that you used for the "I" message. Remember it MUST have Behavior, Consequence of the Behavior, and a feeling. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Many times I struggle to get my daughter to do willingly what I want her to do, or I end up forcing her to do things, but when she is forced she will often get back at me or ignore my efforts. I-messages are a good way to control my sometimes inflammatory language or communication style with her. Although it takes time to get good at them, and they do not always work, I think I will use them more often, especially with her in order to have more control over the outcome of our interactions. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">2. Post 1 "I" Message (negative or corrective) This does not need to be delivered but you must share the circumstances that lead up to the "I" message. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1. (Name) When you are late to our meetings, we need to go back to issues that have already been covered and I feel frustrated <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The person who is always late is in charge of some of the teaching staff, and in my opinion, (name) should set the first example. This is an irritating behavior and the flow of our meetings is usually interrupted; if it happens once or even twice, I don’t mind, but when it becomes a habit, I can not stand it. I always tell teachers that just as they would expect their students to meet the course requirements such as showing up for a test on time or handing assignments in on time, they should be on time for class themselves, grade things on time, and give feedback in a timely fashion. This applies both to their students and to their work duties. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Module #7 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1. Open a copy of the book IN STEPP. Read the Chapter on Time Management. Including Ben's Story.2. Go to this Web Site. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|Values and Stuff] Explore the links that you find on the page.3. In the upper left of the page, under the heading of tools look for the Mission Statement builder. Click on the link.4. Then when the MSB page opens click on the link on the far right of the page (Your Values) and build a mission statement. 5. Post a copy of your mission Statement on your wiki page. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This is what I have detected...For myself, I want to keep on working hard to develop into a more tolerant person. I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can use my strengths to inspire others while building honest and friendly relationships. In my family, I want to let my actions support my current set of values so that I can naturally pass them onto my daughter. I will never stop taking advantage of every single opportunity to learn and do. I want to achieve all these goals by living joyfully even during the most difficult times. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Module #8 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Select any one additional chapter to read. (Not Time Management) Describe the Chapter you read and your reaction to the chapter. Pick one activity from the book and describe how you will use this for Conflict Resolution [|InSteppPrintedVersion.pdf] <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Hooked by the chapter objectives and keeping in mind that my current position at the university requires me to constantly interact with the office staff, teachers, and students, I decided to read about **effective communications**. Very often I have to deal with communication conflicts and these usually arise because we are not empathic listeners and our styles of communication are also different. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">After reading about the four rules of active listening (seek to understand before you seek to be understood, be non judgmental, give undivided attention to the speaker, use silence effectively), I tried to reflect on how I listen to people, and though I do use eye contact or make use of verbal and nonverbal reinforcers, it is quite difficult for me to use silence effectively. I just couldn’t agree more with the saying that goes: “Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf”! I also think my attention span is very short when I am listening to one person in particular, and if they take too long when expressing an idea, I tend to force a final ending so we can move on. I usually like to deal with “the big picture”. This fact tremendously reveals my personality. Maybe awareness raising on the fact that I am rushed and anxious has helped me cope with it a little better. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">As for the styles of communication, we expect others to sound as we sound, and if our expectations are not met, communication conflict takes place. Chapter 5 particularly talks about 3 styles of communication: passive, assertive, and aggressive, being the assertive style the challenge for us as communicators. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">One technique to develop our assertive communication skills is the use of I-messages because they usually eliminate personal attacks and accusations. Other tips to improve our assertion skills include: 1. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">It is ok to say “NO” <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">2. It is ok to make mistakes <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">3. Ultimately you are the judge of your own behavior <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">4. Acknowledging criticism and verifying feelings <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">5. Appropriate Assertion is a learned behavior <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">One activity I would like to use with my co-workers is “Active or Empathic listening”. I would display the 4 rules of active listening as the activity suggests, but I would ask the audience to rank them in terms of most to least difficult. After having a group discussion, I would divide the audience into small groups and ask them to role play different assigned roles. Finally, I would conclude by having group define the concept of active listening, give examples, and add their own strategies. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Module # 9 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Post two new resources for conflict resolution on our Wiki site under Video / other resources. Give your self credit. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1) @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvXpJ3e6KE  <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A rap video to discuss conflict resolution with kids. Ollie is an octopus whose options to resolve interpersonal conflicts include: <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">ignore, apologize, use your words, make a deal, walk away, choose another activity, wait and chill out, take turns. Great music and a <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">healthy message that could be used as part of a lesson plan on the topic of conflicts.  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2) @http://www.education.com/definition/conflict-resolution/ This site provides activities, worksheets, videos, expert advice and a school directory to give parents and teachers info and ideas to help kids. The link I am attaching deals with conflicts in different ages and offers possible solutions. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Module #10
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 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Did you change your position after listening to your partner?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">When you see the word "conflict", what do you think of?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What causes conflict?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Is conflict inevitable?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Is conflict always negative?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What would you consider to be a constructive approach to conflict?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What would you consider to be a destructive approach to conflict?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Does there have to be a winner and a loser of a conflict?
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Can conflicts at work place affect the efficiency of one's work
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Amalia, when I get home from work and you have already taken a shower, I have more time to talk to you, and I feel happy to forget about a stressful day at work.
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Amalia, when you help me clean up around the house, it looks beautiful, and I feel relaxed.

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