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ThinkQuest Website Competition 2009
Posted by CR Ed on Sep 07, 08
The ThinkQuest Website Competition 2009, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (OEF), is now open to teams of students, ages 9-19, from anywhere in the world. Each team must be coached by a teacher or school employee.
Teams are challenged to develop an educational website on topics of their choosing, including conflict resolution, of course. Website entries may utilize a variety of technologies and take a variety of creative forms.
Participating students can develop important 21st century skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, self-direction, and technology skills.
Entries are due on April 2, 2009, giving teams up to eight months to create their websites. Professional educators from around the world will judge all entries.
Qualifying entries will be published in the ThinkQuest Library, the world’s largest online repository of student-developed learning projects, visited by millions of web learners each month.
Prizes may include laptop computers, digital cameras, school grants, and a trip to the awards event in San Francisco, depending on placement.
Peace Helpers at Brooklyn PS 24
Posted by CR Ed on Aug 18, 08
Edutopia has released a nice video on the Peace Helpers program where 4th and 5th graders help younger students resolve conflicts in their school. You can see the video online here.
Daniel Goleman on Social Emotional Learning
Posted by CR Ed on Jun 11, 08
This 6-minute video from the Edutopia website features Daniel Goleman, author of the book Emotional Intelligence discussing Social Emotional Learning. It is one of many interesting videos at the Edutopia.org site.
Los Angeles County Peer Mediation video
Posted by CR Ed on Apr 27, 08
Here’s a nice 10-minute video showcasing the work of peer mediation in the LA County schools. This service is supported by the LA County Bar Association. The program offers an intensive 25-hour Peer Mediation Training Course, conflict workshops, and holds a graduation and recognition event for students and volunteers participating in the program.
New SCORE Peer Mediation Guide and Coordinator’s Manuals Released
Posted by CR Ed on Apr 01, 08
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has released a new student peer mediation manual (34 page pdf) and a program coordinator’s manual (183 page pdf) supporting their SCORE (Student Conflict Resolution Experts) program. The coordinators manual “provides an overview of the program, and instructs coordinators on the steps to setting up the program from start to finish, and the methods and expectations for training their mediators. The manual also provides an extensive lesson plan for training, as well as sample exercises and role-play scenarios.” You can find both items via the CREducation.org catalog.
The Student Conflict Resolution Experts (SCORE) program is a student mediation-oriented violence prevention program, created and funded by the Office of the Attorney General in collaboration with local community mediation programs and school communities. Since 1989, more than 5,000 students have trained as peer mediators; these young people have mediated over 25,000 conflicts in schools across Massachusetts, with a reported 97% success rate.
Tricia Jones and Larry Dieringer to provide Conference Keynote Addresses
Posted by CR Ed on Mar 05, 08
The upcoming March 9-11 CRE conference in Fairfax Virginia is sure to be an interesting one for CRE teachers from all levels of the Educational system. The conference, entitled Sustaining Conflict Resolution Education: Building Bridges to the Future, is being co-sponsored by The Association for Conflict Resolution’s Education Section, George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), and the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The full final program is available via the ACR Education Section website. If you are in the area, conference day walk-in registrations are welcomed…
Larry Dieringer, Executive Director of Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) will present 25 Years: Looking Back and Looking Ahead wherein he reflects on his 24+ years at ESR and on the growth and changes in the field as a whole.
Tricia Jones, director of the Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education project, will provide a keynote to a crowd that will include 600 middle school mediators from the Fairfax County Schools entitled Changing the World-Youth Mediators Across the World.
New Journal focuses on Peace Education and Social Justice
Posted by Conflict Learning on Sep 02, 07
A new online journal has debuted called In Factis Pax (In Knowledge there is Peace). As described on the journal’s website,
“In Factis Pax is an online journal of peace education and social justice dedicated to the examination of the epistemological relationship between knowledge, peace, and social justice. The peer reviewed journal seeks articles which examine issues central to the formation of a peaceful society- the prevention of violence, political challenges to peace and democratic societies.”
The journal is based at the University of Toledo’s Judith Herb College of Education, also home to the Center for Nonviolence and Democratic Education.
Submission Guidelines are available here. Seems like a good opportunity for our readers.
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