Problem-Solving Skills
Problem-Solving is a broad area. We are using the term to refer to inter-group or inter-personal problem-solving, perhaps in the context of negotiation.
Problem-Solving Skills
These links provide details on key skills related to problem-solving needed by conflict-competent students and teachers.
- Creating Sound Arguments
- Developing Good Positions
- Developing Realistic Plans
- Effective Questioning re Perceptions
- Enacting All Conflict Styles
- Exploring Options
- Facilitating Group Discussion
- Matching Conflict Styles to Situation
- Mediation
- Questioning re Interests and Positions
- Recognizing Conflict Styles
- Recognizing Interests and Positions
- Recognizing Perspectives
- Steps in Decision Making
- Testing Options for Decision
Related Videos of Possible Interest
- Classroom Closeup NJ - Peacemakers
- Elementary Students Using Their Playground Peace Bridge
- How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
- In the Mix: Peer Mediation—A Process of Respect
- Learn & Live: Resolving Conflict at O’Farrell Middle School
- Learn History Through Problem-Solving
- NewsHour segment on the 4Rs Program at Brooklyn’s P.S. 24.
- On-the-Spot Mediation: how to use your skills in everyday life
- Peace Learning
- Positions and Interests - Brief Overview
- Professor Shuldman on Mediation in the Classroom
- Red and Zed in the Garden
- Seeing Both Sides of a Story
- Smart Hearts: Social and Emotional Learning Overview
- Team Teaching: How to Work with a Partner
- What Makes a Good Peer Mediator?
- What is a Peer Mediator?
- Workable Peace Teacher Guide Video
Related Catalog Resources
Below you'll find a randomized listing of up to 20 related items (we may have more...) drawn from our Resource Catalog.
| Resource Title | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Mistaken goals chart | Chart which defines mistaken goals, lists four of these goals (undue attention, negative power, revenge and giving up), the behaviors associated with them and positive responses by adults. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| HRSA stop bullying now resource kit | One page list of materials on bullying for professionals and parents. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| School conflict management resource guide for grades K-8, 3rd ed., Fall 2002 | Pdf document of 1107 pages exploring school conflict management resources for K-8 graders, with introduction, table of contents, a for teachers section, eight academic subject sections containing hundreds of age-appropriate lessons, a section-specific table of contents within each academic subject section and a references section. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| What do third parties do | Word document introducing third party conflict resolution: mediation, facilitation and arbitration. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Cool school: Where peace rules | Link to "high quality and free video game that teaches kids conflict resolution strategies. Targeted at children from Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the game is set in a fantastic school where all of the objects (chalk, erasers, books, etc.) come to life, depicting conflicts facing children every day. The game uses engaging, colorful characters...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Misdirections in bullying prevention and intervention | Pdf document which discusses mistakes made in dealing with bullies and suggestions for alternative strategies. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Flirting or hurting?: Teacher guide, grade 6-9 | 9-page PDF teacher's guide which accompanies 3 filmed programs on sexual harrassment, "two of the modules target students, and one targets teachers. Throughout the student programs, the host, an older sister character, provides definitions, explanations and insights based on her own experiences ... the two 15-minute classroom programs include...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Peace education and conflict resolution: Handbook for school-based projects | 44-page pdf "handbook about project-work on peace education and conflict resolution in schools is based on the experiences of the International School Network: Peace Education and Conflict Resolution from 1994 - 1998. The aims of the Network were to create an international community of researchers, to learn skills of conflict analysis and conflict...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Crisis development | Pdf document in the form of two tables the first table lists student behaviors and staff attitudes, the second table lists student actions and staff interventions, adapted from a document by the Crisis Prevention Institute. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Helping youth resist bias and hate: Program activity guide, second edition | 104-page pdf guide which, "provides parents, educators, and other adults working with middle school aged children with tools and strategies to engage in constructive discussions and activities about the causes and effects of prejudice and bias-motivated behavior and to intervene, when needed, with youth who engage in such behavior." Includes...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Positions and interests | Pdf document that describes an exercise in negotiation and problem solving to be used with children in grades 5-8, with a worksheet at end of document. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Conflict resolution and peer mediation, volume II: Middle and high school guide | 62-page pdf guide used to teach conflict resolution and peer mediation in middle and high schools. With nine lesson plans on topics such as, "cultural characteristics," "self-esteem," "gender equity" and "introduction to mediation." Includes bibliographical references. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Suggestions for handling surface behavior | Pdf document that outlines the ways in which a teacher can direct or redirect student behavior, with suggestions for responses when confronted by a student, with material from Nicholas A. Seta and Allen N. Mendler. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Principled negotiation | Powerpoint presentation about principled negotiation which consists of four principles or assumptions: Separate the people from the problem, focus on interests not positions, invent options for mutual gain and find good criteria for solutions. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Cooperative Problem-Solving : A Guide to Turning Conflicts into Agreements | This 56-page pdf is a guide designed for people who want to know how to resolve conflicts with other people in a way that leads to mutual agreements and stronger relationships. It was developed as a workbook for a workshop of the same title, but it can be used independently. Based on the book Getting to Yes, the Guide addresses: - Treating...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Cyber bullying | Word document examining bullying in cyberspace, with advice to parents and young people from Aman Batheja. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Warning signs that a child is being bullied | Pdf document illustrating behaviors that may alert parents of bullied children and steps they can take to correct the problem. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Being an ally | Pdf document for students outlining steps and sample phrases to help diffuse bullying incidents. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Inter-agency peace education programme: Skills for constructive living: Overview of the programme | 46-page pdf document which provides an overview "of the components of the Peace Education Programme and the implementation structure of the programme. It is designed for education managers of ministries dealing with both formal and non-formal education and from agencies who may be implementing education activities on behalf of the government ......(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Issues under the hat | Web-based interactive resource which presents a scenario that "will weigh a school policy in this case disallowing students to wear hats in the classroom against good reasons why in some situations a hat could be allowable. At one point during the scenario, [the participant] will be asked to choose of three available options that might lead to a...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
