This document provides an overview of Module 5 of the "Discipline That Restores" online course, which focuses on student-teacher conflict. The goal is to help teachers build a restorative discipline system to address misbehavior in a way that strengthens classroom and school relationships. Conflict is defined as blocking, while disagreement does not necessarily involve blocking. Most conflicts start small and escalate, often including injustices. More information on this module and the full course is available through Fresno Pacific University's Office of Continuing Education.

1. Discipline That Restores
Presented by Nancy Isaacs, Director
Discipline That Restores
Office of Continuing Education
Fresno Pacific University

2. CONFLICTS IN THE CLASSROOM
EDUC 915—Module 5
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3. STUDENT/TEACHER CONFLICT
The second stop along the DTR Flowchart is about
Student/Teacher Conflict and how you deal with conflict.

4. The Goal
The goal of this module is to help teachers be prepared to
build a restorative discipline system that addresses
misbehavior in a way that strengthens relationships in
classroom and in school.

5. What is Conflict?
Let’s first look at conflict – What is conflict? What do you
think of when you think of conflict? How do you deal with
conflict? How does conflict affect behavior and how does
behavior affect conflict?

6. How Do You Respond to Conflict?

7. The difference between disagreement and conflict is
that a disagreement does not have to include
"blocking", but conflict is defined by "blocking". People
do not have to be mad at each other to block. Most
conflict starts small (blocking) and then escalates,
often to include injustices.

8. We have provided a brief overview of Module 5 of our
“Discipline That Restores online course. If you are
interested in learning more about this module, check out our
online course at fresno.edu/cpd.

9. Discipline That Restores
Next, we will present an overview of Module 6 of our online
“Discipline That Restores” course EDUC 915. Stay tuned.

10. For more information, contact:
Nancy Isaacs, Director, Discipline That Restores
Office of Continuing Education
Fresno Pacific University
(559) 453-2042
nancy.isaacs@fresno.edu
www.DisciplineThatRestores.org