Read “Five Ways to Ensure a Positive Co-Teaching Experience for Co-Teachers and Students,” by Meier and Fisk, from Simon Fraser University (2016).

Conflict is inevitable in any workplace setting. In schools, the effectiveness of the educational team is important to the well-being of every student. Therefore, it is important for educators to resolve conflict in a professional manner that promotes collaboration.

The following scenario informs the assignment:

Mr. Carson, a special education teacher, has called a problem-solving meeting with a team of professionals who work with his seventh grade student, Melissa. Mr. Jones, Melissa’s science teacher, has expressed concerns about Melissa’s ability to engage in class on a day-to-day basis, both academically and behaviorally. Mr. Carson decided to invite a team to help problem solve as he has been successful working with special education students in a general education classroom setting.

The team includes: Mr. Carson, the special education teacher and case manager; Mr. Kiernan, a math teacher; Mr. Barnaby, an English teacher; Ms. Chamley, a counselor; Ms. Amity, a social studies teacher; Ms. Claire, the assistant principal, and Mr. Jones, the new science teacher. 

During the meeting, Mr. Kiernan expressed his gratitude toward Mr. Carson and his ability to guide the team through comprehensive problem solving steps to help Mr. Jones. Everyone participated in the discussion and brainstormed ideas except for Ms. Claire.

When it came time to evaluate the suggestions, Ms. Claire found numerous reasons why each would not work. She specifically cited legal implications and time constraints. Mr. Kiernan offered ways to mitigate these concerns, but Ms. Claire simply said, “No.” Mr. Kiernan was somewhat surprised to hear the others then agree with Ms. Claire, except for Mr. Jones who said nothing. Ms. Claire then referred to one of her original ideas and the others enthusiastically agreed that it would be a good starting point. Mr. Kiernan tried once again suggesting another option, finding a way to incorporate both suggestions, but Ms. Claire vetoed the idea. Mr. Jones seemed to tacitly accept the idea but left without much enthusiasm.

In a 500-750-word evaluation:

• Describe the interpersonal conflicts and conflict management style presented in the scenario by the key characters and how they could potentially affect the learning environment and well-being of students with disabilities.
• If you were Mr. Carson, explain how you would promote better collaboration in this situation to meet the needs of the student.
• Provide potential solutions for meeting the needs of the student.
• Develop a plan including two research-based collaboration and communication strategies to address the conflict and promote healthy peer-to-peer relationships.  

Support your response with the topic materials as well as a minimum of three additional scholarly resources. 

 

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For this assignment, you will first select your topic (a city from North America) on the Discussion Board.  You may not select a city that has been previously selected by another classmate.  Recent candidate/host cities of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Vancouver also may not be selected. The Event Bid: Topic Selection is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 1.

Once you have selected a city, you will prepare a 2024 summer or 2026 winter Olympic Games bid. The assignment must be presented as a PowerPoint presentation which will be submitted in Blackboard and also posted in a Discussion Board forum for other students to view and later provide comments for the Event Bid Comments assignment due in Module/Week 5.  You must provide a visually pleasing presentation which provides an adequate description without overloading individual slides with information. 

The Event Bid: Presentation is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 4.

The following information (which is loosely based on the IOC’s requirements for candidate cities) should be completed for this project:

1. Title slide

a. Must include the student’s name and the name of the bid city

2. Descriptive information

a. General overview of the games concept and legacy

i. Purpose/vision for the hosting the games

ii. Anticipated dates for the games

iii. Sentimental reasons for selecting your city

b. Population and demographics 

i. Per capita income

ii. Racial description

iii. Other relevant demographic information

c. Geography and Meteorology

i. Description of weather during games time

ii. Geographical features of importance or interest

d. City Description

i. Historical notes

ii. Key industries

iii. Cultural environment

e. Previous sport/event hosting experience

i. International and major events

ii. One time and regular events

iii. Previous international bids (successful or not)

3. Infrastructure

a. Hospitality

i. Number of hotel rooms available for visitors

ii. Concept for the athletes village including post-games use

b. Sport Facilities

i. Existing athletic/public assembly facilities which could be used

ii. Required additional facilities to adequately host games

iii. Planned post-event use of main Olympic stadium

c. Transportation 

i. Existing mass transit capabilities

ii. Required changes/upgrades

iii. Post-event transit benefits

4. Political/Social Issues

a. Anticipated political or social problems that should be addressed

b. Security plan/resources available

c. Anticipated impacts on residents before, during, and after the games

Sources for all information used must be provided using APA format.  You must use current, original sources to gather information (pages such as Wikipedia, about.com, etc, are not acceptable for this level of work).  Rather than including a reference page, you should place sources in the “notes” window below the power point slide in which the source information is used. Leave a blank line between each separate source in the notes window.  This project must be your sole work, according to the Liberty University honor code. 

 

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