{"product_id":"9781598579420","title":"Restore the Respect : How to Mediate School Conflicts and Keep Students Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnresolved conflicts in schools build barriers to learning, including low motivation, lack of focus, and disruptive behaviors that remove students from the classroom. When teacher-student conflicts occur, the negative effects can be long-lasting without a safe and structured way to repair the relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reader-friendly guidebook has a concrete, evidence-based solution: an easy and effective 50-minute mediation technique for teachers and students in Grades K-12. School psychologist Ondine Gross guides you through the whole process of starting a teacher-student mediation program, conducting successful mediations, and collecting and monitoring data to measure the effectiveness of the program. You'll also learn how to use the technique to mediate conflicts between students and between adults in schools, including staff members and parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly successful as a Tier II intervention, this common-sense solution will help your school leave ineffective discipline techniques behind—and embrace more supportive approaches that model social and problem solving skills, reduce suspensions, and keep students learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY MEDIATION?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduces disciplinary actions—82% of students who participated in teacher–student mediation had no further disciplinary referrals from that teacher* \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoves or reduces obstacles to student learning and achievement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGives teachers insights into student stressors so they can develop positive solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrengthens and repairs relationships among all members of a school community: teachers, students, staff members, and parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnhances social-emotional learning and communication skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilds trust and promotes a caring and respectful environment among people of different backgrounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits perfectly within response to intervention and systems of schoolwide positive behavior support frameworks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks in any school—embed it as a Tier II intervention in your multitiered system of supports or use it as a standalone strategy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e*Statistic derived from average of three years of data from a midsize public high school\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRACTICAL MATERIALS: \u003c\/b\u003eCompelling school stories; candid feedback from teachers, students and administrators; step-by-step mediation training and practice scenarios; sample mediation dialogue and communication tips; an intervention tracking tool; and a \"mediation toolbox\" of handouts and forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036923281648,"sku":"9781598579420","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598579420_p0.jpg?v=1763814658","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598579420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}