Kids working it out: strategies and stories for making peace in our schools

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Foreword (Mark Gerzon).Introduction.PART ONE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION:THE NEED AND THE POTENTIAL.1 Kids and Conflict in Schools: What's It Really Like? (Randy Compton, School Mediation Center).2 An Introduction to Conflict Resolution Education (Tricia S. Jones, Temple University).3 The Building Blocks of Conflict Resolution Education:Direct Instruction, Adult Modeling, and Core Practices (Carol Miller Lieber, Educators for Social Responsibility).PART TWO: WHAT WORKS: SUCCESS STORIES INCONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION.4 The Heart of the Matter: Social and Emotional Learning as aFoundation for Conflict Resolution Education (Rachael Kessler, PassageWays Institute).In Their Own Words: AI Know That I Have Grown a LotEmotionallyA.5 AWe Can Handle This OurselvesA:Learning to Negotiate Conflicts (Jennifer K. Druliner and Heather E. Prichard,Association for Conflict Resolution).In Their Own Words: AI've Changed After thePYN TrainingA.6 Students Helping Students: Peer Mediation (Richard Cohen, School Mediation Associates).In Their Own Words: APeer Mediation Makesthe World BetterA.7 AWe Can Do It Too!A: Peer Mediation forSpecial Education Students (Paul I. Kaplan, Hannah More School).In Their Own Words: AEvery School Should Have ItA.8 Express Yourself! Expressive Arts and Conflict Discovery (Sarah Pirtle, Discovery Center).In Their Own Words: AA Powerful Healing Tool and a PowerfulCommunication ToolA.9 Making Meaningful Connections: Curriculum Infusion (Rachel A. Poliner, Educational Consultant).In Their Own Words: AInfusion Lets You Do Lots More withLess TimeA.10 Making Things Right: Restorative Justice forSchool Communities (Alice Ierley and David Claassen-Wilson, School Mediation Center).In Their Own Words: APeople Actually Learn to BeBetter PeopleA.11 School Bullying: Prevention and Intervention (Beverly B. Title, Teaching Peace).In Their Own Words: AIt Has Really Helped How SafeWe FeelA.12 R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: Appreciating and Welcoming Differences (Priscilla Prutzman, Creative Response to Conflict).In Their Own Words: AIt Made Me Speak Up for Myselfand My CultureA.13 School's Out: Time for Fun, Relaxation, andPeaceful Conflict Resolution Education (Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall, Educators for Social Responsibility).In Their Own Words: AWhen the Kids Are Playing,They Are Working as a TeamA.14 Reflections on Stories of Success (Tricia S. Jones, Temple University, and Randy Compton, School Mediation Center).Postscript: The Importance of SupportingConflict Resolution Education (Amalia G. Cuervo).Notes.Appendix A: Books, Publications, and Websites.Appendix B: Organizations and Programs.About the Editors.About the Contributors.Name Index.Subject Index.