The On-Line Peer Mediation
Platform has moved from the support of the JAMS Foundation and the
Association for Conflict Resolution and National Association of Peer Program Professionals to
Rockdale School District in Georgia and the National Association of Peer Program
Professions.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THE LAST TWO YEARS:
As a result of the year grant
from the JAMS Foundation, we were able to complete the following areas of work.
1 - Resources/Clearinghouse
Provide extensive information
to anyone interested in peer mediation: useful links,
resources, research, best
practices, standards, curriculum, and media.
2 - Online Peer Mediation Skills Development
Teach middle/high schools how
students can practice their peer mediation skills by participating in online
peer mediation simulations with other students and their trainer.
Each simulation consists of
four parts:
· a. (Co)mediation
of a typical school-related conflict between two or more
students.
· b. Debriefing,
to reflect on what happened during that peer mediation: what
worked well or
not-so-well, and why?
· c. Video
Recording.
· d. Online
Survey, to collect all students feedback: e.g. what they liked about
their
simulation, what the learned.
In 2015 we ran and video
recorded six online mediation simulations. The results were very positive (students loved
them). This is what Erin and Jada, two high school mediators, wrote: "Online
Peer Mediation conforms to a high school schedule, mediation can happen anytime,
anywhere. You really sharpen your skills because you are not in the same
(physical) space." "Online Peer Mediation
offers awesome flexibility. Technology is an advantage. This is a way to get an issued
solved quickly… this is our scope of practice.”
3 - Online Training in Basic Peer Mediation Skills
Show how middle/high schools
can teach their students 10 basic modules on peer
mediation skills online.
4 - Online Peer Mediation Services Show how middle/high schools experienced in
peer mediation can deliver
online peer mediation services to schools that don’t have a
peer mediation program.
WHAT'S NEXT!
I. OPMP web site
and webmaster has been transferred to Rockdale School District.
(Website will be available to anyone)
II. Services
Continued
A.
Area 1- Open to
anyone accessing the web site
B.
All webinars
developed during the project available on the web site for anyone to access.
C.
Area II, III, IV
will be available for a “User’s fee”.
Interested schools/organizations will sign into area and will be responded by Dr. Cynthia Morton.
III. Services Expanded:
Different
Levels of Training for Adult Professionals wanting to start, enhance and
sustain on-line
mediation will be provided for a fee. For more
information, please contact NAPPP or Dr. Cynthia
Morton, Rockdale
School District (See Training below).
The
OPMP team as a group of experts in peer
mediation, online mediation, Internet and mobile technology will
continue.
· Judith
A. Tindall, Ph.D. - President, National Association of Peer Program Professionals
· Cynthia
Morton, Ed.D. - Past Chair of Education Research and Teaching Section, ACR, Rockdale School District, GA
· Prof.
Karen DeVoogd, MA – Past Director Mediator Mentors, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
· Giuseppe
Leone - Founder, Virtual Mediation Lab
· Kristen
Woodward - Conflict Resolution Specialist, Fairfax County Schools
Kyle Bruner-Bruner Mediation, Atlanta, GA
See link to training to work with our team!
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