Peace Education

By Jane Breskin Zalben. (Dutton Children's Books, 2006.) Beautifully illustrated 1 - page bios of peacemakers, with quotes and related works of art, glossary and bibliography of the peacemakers

By Karen Katz

By Karen Katz (Square Fish, 2016.) International Peace Day is September 21st. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and colorful journey around the globe to meet some of the children all over the world and learn about the many ways to say peace!

The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Edited by James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah

This is a collection of lessons, units and web resources, including a monthly planning calendar. If you click on a topic connected with a particular month, a whole list of sites will come up for teaching that topic. You can also select instruction units and lesson plans for all subjects and grade levels by key word search.

Takes students on a journey where their everyday activity is connected to real-world impact.

A program using music, video, classroom activities and professional development for teachers to assure a safe and compassionate climate for children, free of bullying, ridicule and violence. Download a free packet of their DLAM (Don’t Laugh At Me) program.

Features interactive multimedia exhibits, online resources and activities for students and educators. Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators in two volumes for middle school, and for high school. Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. http://www.buildingpeace.org

A program of Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies, SPICE specializes in teacher seminars focusing on contemporary issues in the context of culture and history. The site offers over 100 curriculum units on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the global environment, and international political economy. Materials feature primary source images and texts, and are downloadable, free of charge. http://spice.stanford.edu

An easy to read large print bio with black and white illustrations.

A national program of the designed for 5th and 6th grade educators and library media specialists to integrate the teaching of tolerance into their school’s curriculum. Likewise, their Tools for Tolerance for Teens targets middle and high school students. For those unable to experience the museum directly, Bridging the Gap reaches young people across the country through video-conferencing.

Formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report this is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report published by UNESCO. Its mandate is to monitor progress towards the education targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework

Works with local governments, vendors, universities and communities to effect systemic educational transformation in 5 areas: policy change, curriculum standards and assessment, sustained professional development, proliferation of information communications technology, and research and evaluation. Their IntelTeach Program helps teachers integrate technology into their classrooms, promoting problem solving, critical thinking and collaborative skills, especially in the areas of science, engineering and math. They have trained some 10,000,000 teachers in 70 countries, including in the US.

Readymade lesson plans based on current NY Times articles. Each day, Mon.-Fri. the website posts a different feature article, supported by suggested activities for gr. 6-12. Monday from the Week in Review, Tuesday the Science Times, Wednesday international news, Thursday business or technology and Friday the arts, including book reviews. Every other week, a different reporter from the Times answers questions from students. A special section for students offers daily summaries of pg.1 articles, a quiz and crossword puzzle that allow them to test their knowledge of current events, and a "Letters to the Editor" section for students. In an effort to bring in more parent involvement, there is also a message board where parents can air their questions and opinions about education.

Challenges students to define culture, recognize differences in perception among cultures and question assumptions. Activities vary in age appropriateness from gr. 3-12.

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Promotes diversity for all levels through articles, projects, teacher idea exchange and extensive listing of teaching tools. Free to requesting schools

GEM was founded by educators in 1981 to help meet the complex need to bring the world into the classroom. Works with students, teachers and administrators, through on-site and distance learning workshops and programs, to support and promote a better understanding of living in an interdependent world.

An online interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word map displays to include related words. Meanings are color coded to indicate parts of speech; includes antonyms, alternatives to spelling errors, and access to words in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Unfortunately, use of the website is by monthly or yearly subscription. But there is a free 14- day trial, and they offer discounts to educational institutions. An online magazine, with features about language and the creative process accompanies each subscription.

A membership network of the Asia Society, they connect state and district decision makers, leadership teams, teachers and university faculty to increase the number of schools developing rigorous international studies curricula. They offer on-site training and afterschool professional development workshops for trainers and staff on global learning, an annual conference, and an on-line store for resource materials. (International Studies Schools Network)

Deeply committed to promoting peace and abolishing war, they publish a newsletter- Peace Matters, and provide Peace Lessons from Around the World for high school students and beyond, guidelines for creating a peace lesson, as well as Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace, and Peace and Disarmament.

A not-for-profit organization that uses the arts (specifically music and theatre) and Skype in the Classroom to foster cross-cultural understanding by connecting students in US middle and high school foreign language classes, including Arabic and Chinese, with their counterparts in other countries who are studying English. Each group writes a play in the language they are studying. It is then sent to the partner country where students perform it in their own language.

This is a wonderful website offering online professional development for upgrading curriculum and skills for the 21st Century. Founded by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, executive director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute and recognized authority in curriculum development, as well as a dynamic speaker.

Founded by chef Alice Waters to assist educators worldwide in building and sharing an edible education curriculum. Provides 3-5 days on site professional development w/ongoing coaching and planning assistance, and a site license to their Curriculum Resource Center, a subscription based digital library of resources with lesson plans tied to common core standards.  Info at Edible Schoolyard

Presentation an 21 Century curriculum on Asia Society Website

A non-profit organization based in NY, with affiliates in Africa. Their mission is "Local Change Through Global Exchange," empowering youth to become positive agents of change in their communities. They offer leadership training and support partner initiatives, one of which enables container donations from the US of books, IT, sports equipment and medical supplies to be sent to Africa.

— A good introduction for middle and secondary school students colorful, informative, many visuals an excellent resource for teachers as well. Part of the School Kit provided by the Public Inquiries Unit, Dept. of Public Information, United Nations, NY, NY 10017. 212-963-4475. E-mail: inquiries@un.org; For online info on the UN Charter, go to http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter; for the UN flag go to http://www.un.org/en/maps/flags

Can be read and listened to online by all ages

Provides resources for high schools on the history and legal concept of genocide, downloadable lesson plans on the violence in Darfur and Rwanda, and an annual film festival.

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Childhood Education International (CEI) has consultative status with the United Nations.  CEI’s mission is to promote and support the optimal education and development of children worldwide, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society. It provides online courses and features creative approaches to education challenges through its Innovation Exchange.

This is a complete catalogue of wonderful books and films, which can be borrowed online, along with study guides on a wide variety of human rights issues, going back in history to The Way West series (Native Americans), the Great Depression, the Holocaust, Japanese internment during World War II, to , ‘culture shock’ the uneasy role of the arts in society, the Civil Rights Movement (Eyes on the Prize series), homophobia, eugenics, bullying etc. Their goal is to help students make connections between history and moral choices in today’s world. They also have documentary portraits of people like Sargent Shriver, Maya Angelou, Ralph Bunche etc., well-known films such as Shindler’s List and Aux Revoirs Les Enfants , and modern children’s classics such as Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s Farewell to Manzanar, Lois Lowry’s The Giver and Gathering Blue, and Frank Tashlin’s fable The Bear that Wasn’t, to name just a few. Their new Making History series is a collection of case studies illustrating how individuals and groups across the world can choose to make a positive difference in society. Lesson plans are available online for each of the case studies.

Education is especially critical for the tens of millions of children affected by armed conflict and natural disasters. When a child is in a safe learning environment, she/he is less likely to be exploited sexually or economically. INEE has a number of publications to address this issue, including a Minimum Standards Handbook, a Gender Pocket Guide, Guidance Notes on Teaching and Learning and a Reference Guide on External Education Financing.

They bring together youth from opposite sides of the global political divide each summer hosting future leaders at a camp in Maine to foster trust, challenge assumptions and narrow the psychological distance between them. At the Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem, year-round activities reinforce the camp experience. They also publish the Olive Branch Magazine, and, convene high-level int’l youth conferences.

Printed three times annually, this newsletter contains articles, resources and websites focused on peace education, environment, diversity, conflict resolution and critical thinking. To receive by PDF contact jmckusick@charter.net

Builds networks of integrated schools and shared communities throughout the country. (See the media section for their film Bridge Over the Wadi). Also provides ideas about starting a hand-in-hand group in your community, hosting an educational event etc.

Of interest to teachers is their e. They offer a textbook series in workbook format called "Discovering the Real Me" for grades k-12.