Wood Co. Prosecutor 4S Student Mediation Program WHY STUDENT mediation IN THE SCHOOL? The school setting is the best placeto teach students mediation skills. There are many available resources. http://www.wcnet.org/~wcgtf/4s.html
Extractions: Information about the "4S tm " Student Mediation Program In order for the 4S Program to reach its fullest potential, the concept of team work needs to addressed. Parents, school staff, and the student body must be fully educated about the Program. This education will provide the basis for cooperation. Once cooperation is reached, team work is fulfilled. Any assistance you or your school needs, please feel free to contact us. The 4S Program was designed as a "starters kit". The Program provides room for the creative mind. Take what is contained here and design a program which will benefit your school to the fullest potential. The results to you, your school environment, and the children of the future are enormous. Spend a little time teaching our youth how to resolve conflict peacefully. Television, the media, home life, and school all present children with conflict situations. Conflict is unavoidable. The more children view conflict the more desensitized towards conflict they become. They become numb to violence and don't view any consequences. Once this occurs, the willingness of our children to engage in conflict and violence increases, and as a result, we all suffer. If we are to effectively deal with conflict, we must provide basic conflict resolution skills to our children. Conflict comes from many places. Conflict can come from the human differences in people such as physical characteristics and mental differences. How a person was raised and the values they were taught can also create conflict situations. Socioeconomic status or perceived socioeconomic status can also cause conflict. Too often conflict is labeled as a negative experience. The Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has created the 4S (Students Seeking Safe Solutions) Program to provide students with the skills necessary to teach them how to turn conflict situations into positive experiences. The positive experience comes from the premise that with the necessary skills students involved in a conflict situation can both "win".
Extractions: A. Student Mediator Qualities B. How to Communicate Better C. Active Listening D. Explaining E. Non-Verbal Communication F. R.E.S.O.L.V.E. G. Point of View V. STUDENT MEDIATION PROCESS A. Setting Up for the Mediation B. ISSUES THAT SHOULD NOT BE MEDIATED C. The Student Mediation Levels 1. Level 1: Starting the Mediation 2. Level 2: Collect Information 3. Level 3: Find Similarities 4. Level 4: Make Choices 5. Level 5: Decide Solution 6. Level 6: Close With a Contract D. Things NOT To Do In A Mediation VI. EXAMPLE OF A MEDIATION VII. FORMS NEEDED FOR EACH MEDIATION
Conflict Resolution In The Classroom A Conflict Resolution Thematic Unit. Tips to help you establish a peer MediationProgram at your school. Why teach Conflict resolution in schools? http://www.gigglepotz.com/peace.htm
Extractions: Search for an Online Project for the Classroom Junior Webmasters competition Building Peaceable Schools using Conflict Resolution Skills Teachers Building a Caring, Cooperative Classroom Great Sites for Teachers Online Projects PreSchool Class Connect ESL Cool Schools Site of the Week Martin Luther King Jr Kids Down Under Harry Potter Lesson Plans Special Education Maya Quest Multiple Intelligence Web Quests Bulletin Boards Parents Corner Phonics 4 Fun Library Corner New Teachers Message Board Contacts Submit your Site Awards Resources for Kids Kids World 4th Grade Resources Foreign Languages Kids Rules for Safety Online Chalk 'n Talk Using Computers Free Email Accounts Develop pro b lem solving skills with your students Problem Solving Lesson Plan A Framework for building Peaceable Schools A Conflict Resolution Thematic Unit.
Peer Mediation peer mediators are the peacemakers for the school. Student mediation programs teachnew, effective ways to deal with potentially explosive situations. http://www.tdsc.vic.edu.au/peer.htm
Extractions: SCRAM What is peer mediation? Mediation is a process by which the disputants, together with the assistance of a neutral person or persons, systematically isolate disputed issues in order to develop options, consider alternatives and reach a consensual settlement that will accommodate their needs. Mediation is a process that emphasises the disputants' own responsibility for decisions that affect their lives. (Folbert and Taylor, 1984) Student-student conflicts are handled by the disputants themselves with the assistance of specially trained mediators, rather than by teachers. It is a voluntary and confidential process bound by specific ground rules. It follows a step-by-step formula which assists students to work through immediate problems, take responsibility for generating their own solutions, agree on those that are practical and mutually acceptable, and then work at implementing these. In so doing, it enables young people to develop a basis for future problem solving. Role of the peer mediator A trained peer mediator is a neutral third person who leads the mediation process. The mediator helps the disputants communicate and keeps all information confidential. This means not discussing the disputants' problem with other students in the school.
Web Resources For Teachers Keeping the Peace http//www.esrnational.org/keeppeace.html teach your students ActivePeer mediation Programs http//www.coe.ufl.edu/CRPM/othersites.html A http://www.goodcharacter.com/TchrRsrcLst.html
Extractions: These carefully selected web pages contain very useful material to assist your efforts in educating for character. There is a lot in this list that you can use as the basis for class discussions, writing assignments and student activities. We have not attempted to sort them according to the virtues they teach because they all teach many virtues. This project of the John Templeton Foundation offers young people the chance to reflect on and write about what they stand for. Participants identify the laws of life that mean the most to them, and explain their choices through the experiences they have had, the lessons they have learned, and the people who have served as living examples. A truly great character education activity for any grade level. The website gives detailed instructions and lots of examples. Highly recommended. K-12 Giraffe Heroes Program - a Free Lesson
Extractions: T H E W H I T E H O U S E One America - Partners in Peer Mediation: A Collaborative for Safe Harris County Schools Help Site Map Text Only Program: Partners in Peer Mediation: A Collaborative for Safe Harris County Schools , Harris County, TX Contact(s): Dr. Ellen Harrison, Director of Staff Development: (713) 694-6300 Purpose: To institutionalize peaceful methods of resolving personal conflict in schools Background Program Operations Outcomes Background Partners in Peer Mediation (PPM) started in 1994 as a collaborative effort among the Harris County Department of Education, the Houston Bar Association, the South Texas College of Law Center for Legal Responsibility, the Dispute Resolution Center of Houston, the county government, and others. The goal is to bring the best techniques on peaceful conflict resolution and peer mediation to the 720 Harris County public schools, some with enrollments of 80 to 90 percent Hispanic and African American students. The PPM program enables educators to tailor their training to the racial and cultural needs of their schools. Program Operations Outcomes and Significant Accomplishments Since the program's inception, over 2,000 students and 500 teachers have received initial conflict-resolution training. The Partners in Peer Mediation program won the 1996 Leadership Houston Award in the youth category, and it won the Volunteers Award in Public Schools for Houston Independent School District's Northwest District.
Good Shepherd Mediation Program Benefits for Society Schools that teach students positive ways to resolve PeerMediation Implementation (Grades 45) This training and consulting package http://www.phillymediators.org/training/2002_training/peer_mediation/
Extractions: When students are involved in a dispute, they are asked if they would like a mediator to help them resolve their problem. If the disputants so choose, the mediators help them by using the mediation process to clarify the nature of the dispute, seek options, and reach a consensus on a mutually satisfactory solution. What skills will mediators learn in the training? Leadership Communication Problem solving How to improve school environment How to take responsibility for their own actions. What are the benefits of instituting a Peer Mediation Program? Mediators gain confidence in their ability to help others. Mediators learn to get along better at home and at school. Mediators' grades often improve. Other students learn from mediators how to get along with each other better.
Extractions: Public Education and Awareness Peer Group Advisers Programme The Peer Group Advisers programme provides students the opportunity to experience the workings of the Juvenile Court, as they are given a chance to sit in Court proceedings and take part in discussions with the Juvenile Court judge in chambers. The programme was first initiated in 1996. For the year 2000, the programme included the presentation of a paper entitled "Proactive Strategies to Stem Juvenile Delinquency", by each of the participating schools, with cash prizes awarded for the top three presentations. In 2001, a mock trial was orchestrated to provide students with real hands on experience of how dispositional orders are made in Court. Students had to play the parts of Advisers, Defence Counsel, juvenile, juvenile's parents and prosecution respectively during the mock trial.
State Bar Of Michigan can get information and receive training on how to teach students to Hear about thepeer mediation process from those who have implemented programs in their http://www.michbar.org/news/releases/archives01/peer_mediation.html
Extractions: NEWS For Immediate Release February 16, 2001 State Bar and Attorney General's Office to Host "Peer Mediation Summit" To address the problem of violence in schools and provide information and training in peer mediation to classroom teachers, school administrators, and attorney volunteers, the State Bar of Michigan and State Attorney General's Office will host a "Peer Mediation Summit" on Thursday, May 3, 2001. The Summit, which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Lansing, is a one-day event where teachers, school administrators, and interested attorney volunteers can get information and receive training on how to teach students to resolve their differences peaceably. The Summit will offer a two-track program to fit your specific needs and interests. Track One Track Two Learn how to organize and implement a peer mediation program in schools in your area. Receive certification as a peer mediation trainer from a Community Board certified trainer.
