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Joan Packer, Conflict Resolution Specialist
Gatehouse Administration Center
8115 Gatehouse Road, Suite 3600
Falls Church, VA 22042
571-432-4273
FAX: 571-423-4277
Joan.Packer@fcps.edu

Resources

The resources listed under the following links are some of the resources available in the SDFY office or by clicking on their link. There are many more and we encourage you to schedule a visit and browse.

Journals and Publications:

Conflict Resolution Quarterly
By: Association for Conflict Resolution

ACResolution
Association for Conflict Resolution

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Elementary School Activities:

Adventures in Peacemaking, 2nd ed.

By: William Kreidler and Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall

Creative Conflict Resolution
By: William Kreidler

Elementary Perspectives 1: Teaching Concepts of Peace and Conflict
By: William Kreidler

Resolving Conflict: Activities for Grades K-3
By: National Resource Center for Youth Mediation

Teaching Peace Red Grammer Songbook and Teacher's Guide
By: Smilin' Atcha Music, Inc.

Teenage Mediators in Space
By: Ulster-Sullivan Mediation Inc.

Teenage Mediators in Space: Guide for Instructors
By: Ulster-Sullivan Mediation Inc.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
By: Jon Scieszka

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Elementary School Training:

Classroom Conflict Resolution Training for Elementary Schools

By: Conflict Resolution Resources for Schools and Youth

Conflict Managers Training Manual for Grades 3-6
By: Conflict Resolution Resources for Schools and Youth

Helping Kids Handle Conflict: A Guide for Those Teaching Children
By: National Crime Prevention Council

Take it Out: Conflict Resolution in the Elementary Classroom
By: Barbara Porro

I Will Be Your Friend: Songs and Activities for Young Peacemakers
By: Teaching Tolerance

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Secondary Activities:

The Conflict Club: A Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention
Club

By: Educators for Social Responsibility

The New Games Book
By: Doubleday/Dolphin

Ready-to-Use Conflict Resolution Activities for Secondary Students
By: Ruth Perlstein and Gloria Thrall

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Middle School Training:

Conflict Resolution in the Middle School

By: William Kreidler

Middle School Curriculum
By: FCPS

Training Middle School Conflict Managers
By: Conflict Resolution Resources for Schools and Youth

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High School/Secondary Training:

High School Curriculum

By: FCPS

Partners in Learning: From Conflict to Collaboration in Secondary
Classrooms

By: Educators for Social Responsibility

Student Mediation in Secondary Schools: Training and
Implementation Guide

By: National Resource Center for Youth Mediation

Training High School Conflict Managers
By: Conflict Resolution Resources for Schools and Youth

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Mediation and Facilitation:

Finding Common Ground: A Field Guide to Mediation

By: Barbara Ashley Phillips

Getting Together
By: Roger Fisher and Scott Brown

Mediation and Conflict Resolution
By: Community Mediation Center

Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual, 3rd ed.
By: Mennonite Conciliation Service

The Mediation Process (2nd ed.)
By: Christopher Moore

The Promise of Mediation
By: Robert Bush and Joseph Folger

Rethinking Mediation: Living Peacefully in a Multi-Cultural World:
A Bi-Lingual Training Manual for Trainers

By: Cate Woolner, National Association for Mediation in
Education

Rethinking Mediation: Living Peacefully in a Multi-Cultural World:
Student Mediator Training Manual

By: Cate Woolner, National Association for Mediation in
Education

We Can Work It Out: Problem Solving Through Mediation
By: National Institute for Citizen Education in the Law, National
Crime Prevention Council

Youth Corrections Mediation Program: Final Report of Evaluation
Activities
By: National Resource Center for Youth Mediation

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Anger:

Anger Management for Youth: Stemming Aggression and Violence

By: Dr. Leona L. Eggert

Cage Your Rage for Juveniles: Leader's Guide
By: American Correctional Association

Cage Your Rage for Teens
By: Murray Cullen and Joan Wright

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Bullying:

The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers,
and Counselors

By: John H. Hoover and Ronald Oliver

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Gangs:

Hispanic Gang Violence Task Force: Final Report, April 1995

Mediation and Conflict Resolution for Gang-Involved Youth: A
Training and Resource Manual

By: New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution

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Violence:

Alternatives to Violence: Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and
Mediation: Part 1
(Video)
By: United Learning

Alternatives to Violence: Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and
Mediation: Part 1
(Video)
By: United Learning

Alternatives to Violence: A Two-Part Program on Conflict Resolution,
Negotiation, and Mediation: Handout Envelope

By: United Learning

Alternatives to Violence: A Two-Part Program on Conflict Resolution,
Negotiation, and Mediation: Resource Guide

By: United Learning

Conflict Resolution: Solving Conflicts without Violence
By: National Association for Mediation in Education

"Crime in the Schools: Reducing Conflict with Student Problem
Solving
" By: Dennis Jay Kenney and Steuart Watson

Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual for Schools and
Communities

By: Department of Education

Safe Schools: A Handbook for Violence Prevention
By: Ronald D. Stephens

Teaching Young Children in Violent Times: Building a Peaceable
Classroom

By: Diane E. Levin, Educators for Social Responsibility

"Violence Among Middle School and High School Students: Analysis
and Implications for Prevention.
" By: Daniel Lockwood, Ph.D.

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For Parents and Families:

Battles, Hassles, Tantrums, & Tears

By: Susan Beekman and Jeanne Holmes

Fighting Fair for Families
By: Fran Schmidt and Alice Friedman

Teasing and Harassment: The Frames and Scripts Approach for
Teachers and Parents

By: John Hoover and Glenn Olsen

Tired of Yelling
By: Lyndon D. Waugh, M.D.


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For Teachers:

Don't Laugh at Me
(Recommended for grades 6-8; video and guide)
By: Operation Respect, Inc.

Different and the Same: Teacher's Guide
By: Family Communications, Inc.

Names: Leader's Guide
By: CRU Institute

Positive Discipline in the Classroom (3rd ed.)
By: Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn

Rumors, Conflicts, Resolutions (Video)
By: CRU Institute

Rumors, Conflicts, Resolutions: Leader's Guide
By: CRU Institute

Teaching Students to be Peacemakers
By: David Johnson and Roger Johnson

Teasing and Harassment: The Frames and Scripts Approach for
Teachers and Parents

By: John Hoover and Glenn Olsen


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Helpful Websites:

Gigglepotz: Conflict Resolution lesson plans and other resources
http://www.gigglepotz.com/peace.htm

Supreme Court of Virginia/Dispute Resolution
http://www.courts.state.va.us/drs/main.htm

Educators for Social Responsibility
www.esrnational.org

United Learning
www.unitedlearning.com

School Mediation Center
www.schoolmediationcenter.org

Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
www.gmu.edu/departments/icar/

Northern Virginia Mediation Service
www.nvms.us

Peace Education Foundation
www.peace-ed.org

National Institute of Justice
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij

Mediate.com
www.mediate.com

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