New Carter Center Teacher Resources: Conflict Resolution

Six new lesson plans for middle school and high school teachers offer interactive methods for conflict resolution education. Drawing on age-specific activities for the classroom, the resources focus on ways students can engage in peacemaking and conflict resolution in their classrooms and communities.

The curriculum, an outgrowth of the 2007 documentary, "Jimmy Carter Man From Plains," uses examples from the life and work of the former U.S. President and The Carter Center, which he founded with former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in 1982.

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Middle School

Grades 6-8: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
"Tree of Peace": Critical Thinking and Resolving Global Conflicts (PDF)

Grades 6-8: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
Language, Communication, and Successful Conflict Resolution (PDF)

High School

Grades 9-12: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
Turf & Power: An Activity About Global Conflict (PDF)

Grades 9-12: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
Understanding Causes of Global Conflict: Peer Interviews (PDF)

Grades 9-12: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
"Tree of Peace": Critical Thinking and Resolving Global Conflicts (PDF)

Grades 9-12: Contemporary World History; Government/Civics
U.S. HistoryWalls to Peace: Deconstructing Divisions Among Peoples and Cultures (PDF)