http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/blog_admins/ A blog for Administrators and Policy Makers interested in Conflict Resolution in Education. en as0066@wayne.edu Copyright 2008 2008-11-06T19:35:41-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/school_administrators_podcast/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/school_administrators_podcast/#When:19:35:41Z A new Web site sponsored by McGraw-Hill Education’s Urban Advisory Resource is directed towards school administrators, especially those working in urban areas.  The forum, District Leader’s Podcast districtleaderspodcast.org, is “the only national podcast created expressly for district leaders.  Many features included are interviews each week with different district leaders from around the country.”  There are 25 sessions available to listen to, with the most recent being a Superintendent from a school district in Texas. … Expert Advice, Social Commentary 2008-11-06T19:35:41-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/youth_courts/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/youth_courts/#When:16:26:44Z Global Issues Resource Center announces the availability of the 1st Report to the Nation on Youth Courts and Teen Courts (MS Word doc). This national report documents significant highlights and events over a fifteen (15) year period of unprecedented and historic growth of this groundbreaking American juvenile justice prevention and intervention program that utilizes volunteer youth to help sentence their peers.  The report begins in 1993, when… New Developments, Resource Reviews 2008-09-30T16:26:44-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/why_do_so_many_teachers_quit_the_profession/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/why_do_so_many_teachers_quit_the_profession/#When:11:56:09Z Clearly, the belief of the folks at CREducation.org is that classroom conflict is a problem for new teachers, and one that contributes to the high number of teachers that leave after just 2 or 3 years in the classroom. A recent article in Good Magazine provides a glimpse into this problem with short interviews with seven teachers who struggled and left teaching (or relocated). For more details on the current state of teacher retention,… Field Reports 2008-09-15T11:56:09-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/revisiting_the_school_based_violence_prevention_debate/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/revisiting_the_school_based_violence_prevention_debate/#When:04:49:37Z Administrators new to the field of conflict resolution may be interested in reviewing a debate that occurred back in 1993-94 regarding the role and effectiveness of school-based violence prevention and conflict resolution programs. The debate was played out in the journal Health Affairs. To see the articles in question, try this link to their archives search tool. We’ve come a long way since then in terms of research and sophistication in program design and… Social Commentary 2008-09-03T04:49:37-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/new_catalog_item_added_on_conflict_resolution_for_special_needs_students/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/new_catalog_item_added_on_conflict_resolution_for_special_needs_students/#When:15:08:00Z Administrators may want to take a look at a new resource posted to our catalog entitled Creating Harmony in the Classroom: Building safe and inclusive classrooms for special populations. The 231-page manual developed with support from FMCS is designed “to assist teachers with building an inclusive and safe classroom for all students, including special needs, deaf, and visually impaired youth.“ Includes chapters on building self-awareness in students, enhancing student’s problem-solving skills, mediation in school… Resource Reviews 2008-04-27T15:08:00-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/public_videos_on_peer_mediation_are_growing/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/public_videos_on_peer_mediation_are_growing/#When:16:57:00Z With the growth of YouTube as a medium of expression and information sharing, we are also seeing it used to promote Peer Mediation activity. Here are some examples that might inspire creative content producers at your school. Romeo High School in Michigan (RHS) Peer Mediation Video (8:37) This video pulls together various clips from a High School mediation program, including providing evidence of increased awareness about the program. Nicely done. Also, see this informative… Field Reports, Social Commentary 2008-03-22T16:57:00-05:00 http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/nyc_ombuds_report/ http://www.creducation.org/cre/section/single_entry/nyc_ombuds_report/#When:23:20:00Z A February 2007 report issued by the NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum notes that “the DOE is not doing enough to ensure that conflict resolution training and services are supported in city schools.“ This conclusion is based on a survey of 158 administrators designed to glean administrators’ perspective on DOE school safety policies, including the degree to which those policies cultivate an atmosphere conducive to teaching and learning. The survey also… Field Reports, Social Commentary 2008-03-05T23:20:00-05:00