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This Peace Building Tool Kit for Educators is designed to teach young people how to become peacebuilders and to raise the visibility of positive examples of nonviolent conflict management.
You can download the 136 page guide here.
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Here is a copy of the table of contents:
PEacEbuilding ToolkiT
for Educa
Tors
introduction
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About the Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators
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To the Educator:
A Letter of Welcome
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Organizing Principles:
What are the assumptions on which the toolkit is based?
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Audience:
Who is the toolkit’s intended audience?
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Using the Toolkit:
What do you need to know before you start?
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Standards:
How do the lessons align with standards?
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Assessment:
How do you assess lessons on peace and conflict?
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Guidelines for Teaching about Global Peacebuilding
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Why teach global peacebuilding?
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Considerations for teaching about global peacebuilding
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About USIP
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Institute Activities
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About USIP’s Global Peacebuilding Center
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section 1: c
onflict is an inherent part of the human condition.
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Lesson 1.1
Defining Conflict Parts 1 and 2
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Lesson 1.2
Perspectives on Peace
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section 2: Violent conflict can be prevented.
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Lesson 2.1
Maintaining Trusting Relationships
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Lesson 2.2
Identifying Conflicts
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Lesson 2.3
Identifying Elements of Conflict
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Lesson 2.4
Identifying Your Conflict Style
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Lesson 2.5
Nonverbal Communication
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Lesson 2.6
Active Listening
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Lesson 2.7
The Process of Negotiation
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Lesson 2.8
Negotiation Role-play
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Lesson 2.9
Mediating Conflict
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Lesson 2.10
Advanced Mediation Practice
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section 3: There are many ways to be a peacebuilder.
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Lesson 3.1
What Does It Take to Be a Peacebuilder?
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Lesson 3.2
Organizations Working for Peace
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Lesson 3.3
Becoming a Peacebuilder Parts 1 and 2
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Appendix
Feedback Form
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