A music video of “Ring the Bells” by Melissa Etheridge and Salman Ahmad focusing on peace and positive change. It was recently shown by Search for Common Ground at the 3rd International Conflict Resolution in Education Summit in Cleveland.

This video learning module from the U.K-based Teachers.tv is called The Behaviour Challenge. You’ll need to visit the site directly to view this one. The module places you in the classroom with three students who are presenting problems that interfere with the learning environment. You choose which student to focus on first, and then what approach to try with them and you see video of their response and some commentary from a coach.

A 32 minute classroom-ready version of the award-winning documentary The Day After Peace. Education Resources from Peace One Day are available that work alongside the film to explore topics such as confict resolution, intercultural cooperation, the United Nations, and anti-bullying. More on the film:
“The Day After Peace charts the remarkable 10-year journey of filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to establish an annual Peace Day on 21 September. The camera follows Jeremy as he galvanises the countries of the world to recognise an official day of ceasefire and non-violence. — But even after the member states of the UN unanimously adopt Peace Day, the struggle isn’t over. As the years pass, there’s not a single ceasefire. The voices of the cynics are growing louder – and now Gilley’s non-profit organisation, Peace One Day, is in dire financial straits. But he can’t let it fail. — The film’s breathtaking conclusion finds Gilley joined by Jude Law in Afghanistan attempting to spearhead a massive vaccination against polio on Peace Day. Will peace prevail? Will lives be saved? Or were the cynics right?” (Link to sample from education packet)

Visit a school where learning to recognize feelings (one’s own and others’) and how to handle them before they get in the way are just as important as traditional academics. On July 21, 2009, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer aired a segment on the Morningside Center’s programs at Brooklyn’s P.S. 24. The segment highlights the classroom-based 4Rs Program (Reading, Writing, Respect & Resolution), an innovative, research-based approach for fostering students’ social and emotional learning.

This video from Edutopia.org features an elementary school in Brooklyn where fourth and fifth graders help younger students resolve conflicts. The Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility has developed a step-by-step guide that educators can use to create their own Peace Helpers program, as shown in the video.

This video is an example of marketing materials used to promote and support peace studies programming at the community college level. It features the program at Greenfield Community College. It compliments the chapter “How to Market your Peace, Justice and Conflict Management Studies Program” written by Abbie Jenks, part of the Manual for Community Colleges Developing Programs in Peace & Conflict Studies available via CREducation.