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?

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.