This is an archive of a October 13, 2009 Webinar hosted by CREducation.org. It featured Melanie Killen, F.J. Lennon and Richard Goldsworthy speaking about their involvement developing Cool School and Harmony Island, two games designed to teach conflict resolution skills to youth.

Stephanie Davies-Arai from Lewes New School in the U.K. explains how Conflict Resolution using a circle process works at the school and the benefits for community and the children’s individual learning.

News Coverage about Cool School game – Human development scientists (Melanie Killen, University of Maryland) and computer game developers (FJ Lennon and others), with funding from the FMCS, designed a video game that teaches kids how to resolve conflicts peacefully amongst themselves. Inanimate objects, such as pencils and erasers, come to life to lead players through a series of common scenarios in which arguments are about to occur. The player is prompted for the non-violent solution and is rewarded for choosing correctly. (You can download the game here.)

Short clip from a longer video developed for the PBS In the Mix program on “School Violence – Answers from the Inside.” Shows a successful mediation result in a high school setting. If you visit the show site, look for the “Show Clips” link to see more video clips from the program.

Fun kids rap video about how to resolve interpersonal conflict.

In school districts from New Haven to Anchorage, social and emotional skills are being taught and assessed just like skills in math and reading are. This video from Edutopia.org presents an overview of the work.