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Module #1 With at least one other member of our class watch the 1998 movie American History X. You should be prepared to discuss this move for a minimum of 30 minutes after the viewing. Please budget your time as necessary. (If you have watched this movie before, you may either watch it again with new eyes, or you may follow the recommendation for using an alternative movie below. My recommendation is that you watch the movie again with a goal of applying it to the assignment below.) Warning! - this movie is Rated R for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity. Although this is a difficult movie to watch, there are many reasons I use this particular film in Conflict Resolution. If after reading the IMBD web link here @http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/ you decide you would prefer to NOT watch this movie you may propose an alternative assignment using a movie that includes major elements of conflict. This is conflict resolution. Email hank to suggest alternatives. If you suggest an alternative movie you must convince a minimum of 2 other people to join you in watching the film that you have requested to wa tch. Before watching your alternative movie email Hank to confirm that it is OK to substitute that movie. After watching the movie have a discussion with the others who watched the movie with you on the role of nature and nurture in the film and the role of school, teachers and mentors in the film. Write a brief - 2- page (500 word+ or -) report describing the influences you observed and discussed. Put you first reflection on your individual wiki page.

Module #2 Violence - Prediction, Prevention and Intervention - Myth vs Reality - Write 5 Sentences about your reaction to the statistical data showing the trend below. (Remember your initial estimate on violence in the last 30 Years.)

Module #3 Hearts and Minds Describe three things you plan to do in your teaching practice to reduce stress and win the Hearts and Minds of your students and co workers. 1. 2.  3.

Module #4 Do the Personality Prototype test with another person. Discuss what the results mean. When you Teach you learn. Tell us on this site what you learned by sharing PP Results with another person.

Module #5 Moral Dilemma - Develop a MD for use in your teaching practice. Outline it here. Use any lesson plan style or outline that you might have for your class / subject / or grade level. Describe your audience, age, demographic and what you will do. [|Moral Dilemma Resource 1] [|Moral dilemmas 2]

Module #6 1. Post 2 "I" messages - (positive) comment on the reactions of the people that you used for the "I" message. Remember it MUST have Behavior, Consequence of the Behavior, and a feeling. 2. Post 1 "I" Message (negative or corrective) This does not need to be delivered but you must share the circumstances that lead up to the "I" message.

Module #7 1. Open a copy of the book IN STEPP. Read the Chapter on Time Management. Including Ben's Story. 2. Go to this Web Site. [|Values and Stuff] Explore the links that you find on the page. 3. In the upper left of the page, under the heading of tools look for the Mission Statement builder. Click on the link. 4. Then when the MSB page opens click on the link on the far right of the page (Your Values) and build a mission statement. 5. Post a copy of your mission Statement on your wiki page.

Module #8 Select any one additional chapter to read. (Not Time Management) Describe the Chapter you read and your reaction to the chapter. Pick one activity from the book and describe how you will use this for Conflict Resolution

Module # 9 Watch this youtube video [|Taught to Hate] Or view it below. media type="file" key="Hate Carefully-Taught.mp4" width="300" height="300"

You've got to be carefully taught!
Describe one element of this class that you will do to teach the reciprocal Hate and Fear. How will Conflict Resolution continue to change the world? (250 words or less). or: Post two new resources for conflict resolution on our Wiki site under Video / other resources. Give your self credit.

Module #10 offers an alternative of two assignments. You can do either A or B.

A. Beg, borrow, rent or steal a copy of the 1999 film October Sky. You may watch the movie as a group or individually but all work must be done individually, and posted on your own individual wiki page.

After watching the movie compare and contrast that film with the film American History X. Use specific examples from each of the two movies to explain.


 * 1) The role of nurture by the families of the two main characters, Derrick and Homer.
 * 2) The role of the mother in the development of each of the two main characters Derrick and Homer.
 * 3) The role of the teacher Murray in Derrick’s life and the role of Miss Reilly in Homer’s life.
 * 4) The role of the two principals in the lives of Derrick and Homer.
 * 5) The role of the community in the lives of Derrick and Homer.
 * 6) Once you have finished this assignment and all of the other 9 assignments on our Wiki site send Hank an email letting him know that you are completely finished. He will then email you your grade. It may take a few weeks from your submission until the grading is completed.

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B. Go to this site [] follow the directions to join the site and make a class specific Weebly site for use in your classroom. This is an easy to use web page making tool. Here is an example made by students in this course from Honduras. [] ======

Your weebly must include the following elements: OR See other Web Alternative Below

 * 1) ====== A definition of conflict ======
 * 2) ====== At least 3 resources that are grade specific to your teaching practice that could be used in conflict resolution. ======
 * 3) ====== Identifying information to tell us who you are and for whom the weebly is intended to be used. ======
 * 4) ====== At least 2 conflict resolution activities that are grade specific to your teaching practice that could be used in conflict resolution. ======
 * 5) ====== This assignment is intended to provide you an opportunity to be creative and to use and apply the elements of our class experience. Have fun, be original and make something useful. ======
 * 6) ====== Once you have finished this assignment and all of the other 9 assignments on this Wiki site send Hank an email Hank's Email letting him know that you are completely finished. ======
 * 7) ====== He will then review your work and email you your grade. ======
 * 8) ====== It may take a few weeks from your submission until the grading is complete. ======


 * == OR you may make a web site of your own choosing. Explain on your wiki page the relationship it has to conflict, and conflict resolution. ==
 * == OR you may make a web site of your own choosing. Explain on your wiki page the relationship it has to conflict, and conflict resolution. ==

Module #11 offers an alternative of any one of the 10 modules above. Watch the movie Emperors Club. Then write a reflection of 250 words (+-) describing the values choices that Mr. H made and discovered through the end of the movie. Describe your alternate choices or support his. For What would you walk the "I" beam?

=Finally! Please finish all your assignments by April 15th. Hank will be checking in after that date to grade your pages and comments. Any work submitted after that date will be subject to a diminished scoring for failing to learn how to manage your time. My plan is a negative scoring of 2.5 points / day of tardiness after April 15. So what would have been an A will be and A- one to two days late, B+ 3 to 4 days days late, B if 5 to 6 days late, B- if 7 to 8 days late. C if more than 9 days late. Incomplete after that.= = = =If you have a good reason to be late and make the request of late grading, at my discretion we may agree to extend the due date. BUT the request should be made prior to the due date! Remember that this is conflict resolution.= = = =I enjoyed working with you and will look forward to getting your work for EDU640.= =Until next time!= =Be well!= =hank=