Engaging the Third Side: Responding to Controversy with Classroom Strategies

For so many educators, teaching challenging topics can seem daunting given the complexity and potential for conflict. This FLC will offer participants hands-on strategies for teaching conflict resolution, active listening, and meaningful dialogue. In the Fall semester we will hear from various perspectives, including excerpts from The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop (Ury, 2000),  I Never Thought of It That Way (Guzmán, 2022), and The World Becomes What We Teach (Weil, 2024), while creating our curricular plans. In the Spring semester, we will implement and refine our curricular plans. We will meet in the beginning of the semester, check in twice, and eventually present a capstone reflection about our experience and observations of the impact on students.