Negotiation Workshop
Educator’s Guide
This Educator’s Guide provides an introduction and explanation for teachers to conduct classroom-based lessons. The guide includes the basic structure of the lessons, as well as objectives addressed in each lesson. The guide also includes standards addressed across the entire workshop and a guide for leading classroom circles.
Negotiation Workshop Lessons
The lessons are divided into 13 different segments, with 1 - 3 lessons per segment.
Each lesson includes all necessary materials and resources needed to complete the lesson. Although preferred, it is not necessary to teach the lessons in consecutive order. The lessons are organized in a manner to build upon the learning objectives, starting with personal self-awareness and conflict styles, transitioning to communication skills, and ending with negotiation techniques and collaboration. Most of the lessons are designed to be instructed as discrete learning modules. Any cross-references to earlier lessons are provided within the lesson plan.
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Segment 1: Self-Awareness
- Lesson 1: What Bugs You?
Students will be able to identify their own and others’ conflict triggers.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: The Emotions Wheel
Students will be able to describe and understand how people react differently to the same situation.
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DOCX format - Lesson 3: Masking Feelings
Students will be able to understand the ways people mask their feelings and how masked feelings are sometimes revealed.
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Segment 2: Conflict Styles
- Lesson 1: Looking at Conflict
Students will be able to discuss the positive and negative aspects of conflict.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: Source of Conflict
Students will be able to apply a framework for discussing the sources of conflicts.
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DOCX format - Lesson 3: Win-Win Solutions
Students will be able to apply a framework for discussing the solutions to conflicts.
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Segment 3: Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
- Lesson 1: Emotions Charades
Students will be able to explain how emotions can be communicated verbally and non-verbally.
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Segment 4: Listening and Gathering Information
- Lesson 1: Listening and Information Gathering
Students will be able to demonstrate good listening skills.
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Segment 5: Open-Ended Questions
- Lesson 1: The Questioning Game
Students will be able to use different types of questions to gather information.
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Segment 6: Active Listening
- Lesson 1: The Job Interview
Students will be able to explain how verbal and non-verbal communication affects business interactions.
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Segment 7: Problem-Solving Styles
- Lesson 1: The Conflict Escalator
Students will be able to outline the progression of conflict.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: Problem Identification and Problem Solving
Students will be able to identify conflicts relevant to their lives and brainstorm possible solutions.
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Segment 8: Moving From Positions to Interests
- Lesson 1: Common Ground
Students will be able to identify common ground in conflicts.
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Supplemental Resource: Common Ground Venn Diagram (PPTX)
Segment 9: Negotiation Strategy v. Style
- Lesson 1: I-Messages
Students will be able to use statements beginning with “I” to convey information and feelings in an assertive, respectful manner.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: Assertive Communication
Students will be able to define and practice assertiveness.
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Segment 10: Integrative v. Distributive Bargaining
- Lesson 1: I Win!
Students will be able to identify “distributive bargaining” where there is a clear winner in a negotiation.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: I Win Again!
Students will be able to expand the concept of distributive bargaining with non-monetary interests.
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DOCX format - Lesson 3: Orange Exercise
Students will be able to identify “integrative bargaining” where there is no clear winner.
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Segment 11: Competition v. Collaboration
- Lesson 1: Chocolate Kiss Game
Students will be able to recognize how much they have been conditioned to compete.
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DOCX format - Lesson 2: Toothpick Tower
Students will be able to identify cooperative and competitive behaviors while completing a group task.
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Segment 12: Building Consensus
- Lesson 1: Shape Up!
Students will be able to use problem-solving skills in a cooperative activity.
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