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Web Links || Remember to evaluate the Internet sources for relevancy and scholarship. What is the date of publication? Is the information from a refereed or a nonrefereed journal? (In a refereed journal, articles are reviewed by a panel of experts in the field and must follow specific research guidelines.) Does the author present information from a personal point of view and/or a variety of points of view? Is the information accurate, unbiased, and evidence-based? Does the source add to your knowledge base? || Use the questions, Web sites below, and other credible resources to further investigate and reflect on critical topics in this chapter. Discuss them with interested individuals in your setting or with a small group in an electronic Chat Room. 1. What are the specific skills of problem solving in life? Where and how does learning about decision making and problem solving skills fit into the curriculum? 2. What skills do educators need to have to effectively teach conflict resolution skills to students? 3. How are "trust" and "trustworthiness" specifically taught and learned? Where do such lessons fit into the curriculum? 4. How can classroom meetings be used to address the skills of decision making, problem solving, conflict resolution, building trust and relationships? || Decision Making and Problem Solving @http://www.kidsareworthit.com/about.html - Kidsareworthit.com is Barabara Coloroso's Website. @http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-2/self.html - This ERIC Digest provides information about "Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self-Determination." @http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/ctl/handbook/hartman.html - "Improving Students' Problem Solving Skills" by Hope Hartman at CUNY provides strategies for learning problem solving skills. @http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/methods.htm - Thinking Skills & Problem-Solving Methods in Education, by Craig Rusbult, provides ideas for developing thinking skills. Conflict Resolution and Cooperative Learning @http://pupilservices.spartan.org/resources/bullywkshp.pdf - This article is about bullying by Barbara Coloroso. @http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr171.shtml - Four approaches to conflict resolution are suggested by this Education World Web link. @http://www.teachervision.fen.com/conflict-resolution/lesson-plan/3038.html - Conflict Resolution lessons are provided at this Teacher Vision Web link. @http://www.crnhq.org/index.html - The Conflict Resolution Network provides free resources on conflict resolution. @http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/coopcollab/index.html - Cooperative and collaborative learning resources and workshops are provided by Concept to Classroom. @http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm - Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject @http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/cooperative/front_cooperative.htm - Resources on cooperative learning are provided by New Horizons for Learning. @http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/conflict.asp - The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center provides information on conflict resolution with this link. http://www.peacegames.org/ - Peace Games empowers students to create their own safe classrooms and communities by forming partnerships with elementary schools, families and young adult volunteers. Trust Skills and Relationships @http://elkhorn.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=139 - Communicating with families to build relationships is the topic of this article from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. http://www.positivediscipline.com/ - This is Jane Nelson's Website (Positive Discipline). @http://www.cfchildren.org/parentsf/parenttipsf/12powerful - Parenting tips for building relationships are included in this article on the Committee for Children Web link. @http://ezinearticles.com/?Three-Simple-Tips-For-Teaching-Trust&id=136947 - Charles Sophy provides tips for teaching trust. @http://curriculalessons.suite101.com/article.cfm/classroom_climate - This Suite 101 link provides resources for teaching trust and responsibility. Classroom Meetings @http://classroommanagement.edreform.net/portal/classroommanagement/studentselfmanagement/theclassroommeeting - This Education Reform link provides information about classroom meetings. @http://www.behavioradvisor.com/GlasserMeeting.html - Three types of classroom meetings suggested by William Glasser are found on this link of Thomas McIntyre's Website at CUNY, Hunter. @http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/bookstore/mornmtgres.html - Resources that support a "responsive classroom" model include materials on the "morning meeting." @http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev012.shtml - Donna Styles offers ideas for conducting classroom meetings in this Education World Web link. ||
 * Chapter 6 : Discipline Through Belonging, Cooperation, and Self-Control
 * Web addresses change regularly. The following links were active in January 2007.
 * Decision Making, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning,Trust Skills, Relationships, Classroom Meetings
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Questions and Activities ||
 * Chapter 6 : Discipline Through Belonging, Cooperation, and Self-Control
 * 1. In your Journal, make entries from the chapter that you feel contribute importantly to the five principles of building a personal system of discipline.

2. Compare the suggestions made by Albert, Coloroso, and Nelsen and Lott. Which group of suggestions do you find most helpful? Explain.

3. See if you can summarize in 25 words or less the central message of this chapter. ||
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