Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: A Conversation on Peacemaking With Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the summary of an interview with Jimmy Carter by James Laue at the Fifth Annual National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution.
Activity
FNO Press

Fno.org: Develop a Family Decision Making Council

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article introduces PMI as a method of decision making. While the thrust of the article deals with building skills for the information age, the PMI model is an interesting way to go about family decisions.
Website
Other

Project Ploughshares

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for an ecumenical peace center of the Canadian Council of Churches. Organization formed to work towards control of weapons trade, reducing reliance on military force, abolishing nuclear weapons and building peace in the world.
Website
Other

The Internet Mediator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this entire site to learn about how mediators are trained, how to mediate on-line, and why mediation is necessary.
Lesson Plan
Other

Classroom Connections: Cultivating Peace

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you will find free teaching resources for secondary teachers on cultivating peace and teaching students how to take an active role in promoting peace in the world around them.
Handout
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Camp David Accords

For Students 9th - 10th
Information detailing the Camp David Accords between President Jimmy Carter and leaders from Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, and opening the door to peaceful conflict resolutions in the Middle East.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: England Responds to Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the various points of view the British people had about fighting Hitler and Germany, in this video [1:26] excerpt from World on Fire, Masterpiece. Neither Robina Chase, an upper-class mother whose son is a soldier, nor Douglas...
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Story Elements

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This interactive game of "Rags to Riches" assesses students' knowledge of story elements. Students will identify the definitions of the story elements and the applications of story elements in stories.
Primary
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Lute: Hybrid Peacekeeping Force in Darfur

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an August, 2007, interview with Jane Holl Lute, Asst. Atty. Gen. for the UN, concerning the unprecedented joint peacekeeping force for Darfur.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Camp David Accords; September 17, 1978

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Camp David Accords with hypertext links to relevant documents.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the development of the idea of "genocide" and the legalities which have developed since the mid 20th century to prosecute perpetrators of genocide around the world.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Confucius Changes China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson students analyze Confucianism and its effect on conflicts in China. Students will evaluate an excerpt from The Analects of Confucius to realize the usefulness of Confucius' teachings and create an original cartoon using...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Managing Anger

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Reflect on what makes one angry and how one responds to anger. Practice anger management and conflict resolution through the "I-Message" communication technique and other group activities.
Website
Other

The Earth Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Earth Times newspaper covers the latest in environmental issues such as world population, conflict-resolution, governance, human-rights and trade.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Larger Than Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a tall tale narrative including larger than life characters with unusual skills or abilities using exaggeration, humor, surprise endings, and story elements (setting, characters, conflict, resolution).
Unit Plan
Other

The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to Feathers and Fools [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox is an animal story about tolerance of differences and learning to accept one another. The activities in the guide help students explore the concept of tolerance and how to stand up for others when they are...
Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
Professional Doc
Other

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive guide written in response to violence in schools and the efforts by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop early warning signs of violence in schools. This guide is designed to provide...
Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Ideas in Science: Scientific Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read to find out why controversy in science can actually be productive and help science progress.
Lesson Plan
Other

Heart Mind Online: 5 Step Problem Solving for Young Children

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Even young children can be taught to solve their problems peacefully with this 5 step process. A lesson plan is included that allows learners to practice this skill.
Professional Doc
Other

Brandeis University: How Planning and Reflection Develop Young Children's Thinking Skills

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young children ages three to six are capable of making thoughtful decisions about their behavior and keen observations about their environment. We can promote the development of thinking and reasoning in young children in the early years...
Article
Edutopia

Edutopia: Common Ground: Teaching Kids the Benefits of Working Together

For Teachers K - 1st
Article discusses how cooperative learning helps create the essential skill of working (and compromising) within a group.
Activity
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Teaching Guides for Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Although these teaching guides are designed to be used with a video series called "Big Changes, Big Choices," most of the material here can be used without the videos. The topics covered in this series include both life skills and...
Website
Other

Raising Children Network: Family Rules

For Students K - 1st
Tips for developing family rules. Household rules let everyone in the family know how to behave. They help family members achieve a balance between getting what they want and respecting the needs of others. They can also help children...

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