Conflict Resolution

This past week a conflict aroused when my supervisor wanted to add additional training to an already packed day of training.  She wanted to make sure that if we were going to close for in-service that we make good use of the time.  I wanted to make sure that we didn’t rush through trainings for the sake of getting several topics done in the course of one day; I was thinking quality over quantity.  One strategy that I have learned this week that might help resolve this conflict productively is to come to a compromise.  Maybe sitting down and going over what topics we would like for teachers to learn from us and topics we feel teachers can get from outside training could help resolve the conflict in a positive manner.  The second strategy is to create a win-win situation by adding a second training offered after hours.