Videos
How to Teach Students to Manage Their Own Conflicts — Edutopia
This video shows how teachers can help students solve conflicts instead of simply stepping in to fix every disagreement for them. It is especially useful for teaching problem-solving, emotional regulation, and peer communication.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/how-teach-students-manage-their-own-conflicts
Justice Committee: Using Restorative Practices to Resolve Conflicts — Edutopia
This video shows how students can be trained to help mediate conflicts between peers and between students and teachers using restorative practices.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/justice-committee-using-restorative-practices-resolve-conflicts/
An Alternative to In-School Suspension — Edutopia
This video explains how restorative circles can help students reflect on behavior, repair harm, and resolve conflict instead of relying only on punishment.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/alternative-school-suspension/
PBIS: Stopping a Fight / De-escalating a Conflict — PBIS School Example
This video directly addresses how school staff can respond when a conflict is escalating toward a fight. It is useful for showing how adult intervention, calm direction, and PBIS language can help stop a situation from getting worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv9askmwIcc
Breaking Up Fights: Intervention Skills Training — Crisis Prevention Institute
This resource explains key ideas schools should consider when staff may need to prevent, assess, or respond to student fights. It is especially useful for staff training and school safety discussions.
https://www.crisisprevention.com/en-IE/our-programmes/breaking-up-fights/
De-escalation Basics — Crisis Prevention Institute
This resource explains how school staff can recognize escalating behavior, use consistent language, and know when to call for help before a situation becomes a crisis.
https://www.crisisprevention.com/our-programs/de-escalation-basics/
De-escalation Video — TeamTeach
This training video shows less effective and more effective ways school staff can respond to a dysregulated student. It is helpful for teaching calm body language, tone, space, and safer adult responses.
https://knowledgehub.teamteach.com/video/deescalation-video/
Bullying Prevention, Reporting, and Responding Strategies Within the PBIS Framework — Center on PBIS
This video explains how schools can prevent bullying, improve reporting systems, and respond to student conflict in ways that support a safer school climate.
https://www.pbis.org/video/virtual-form-2026---bullying-prevention-reporting-and-responding-strategies-and-recommendations-within-the-pbis-framework
De-Escalation Spaces: Helping Students Manage Emotions — Edutopia
This video shows how schools can use de-escalation spaces to help students calm down, process conflict, and make better choices before situations turn into bigger problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxC_Q8zE0SU
Taking a Quick Walk to De-escalate — Edutopia
This short video explains how a simple walk can help students or adults calm their nervous system, reduce emotional intensity, and return to the situation with better self-control.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/taking-quick-walk-de-escalate
Creating a Dedicated Space for Reflection — Edutopia
This video shows how a peace corner or reflection space can help students calm down, think through their feelings, and handle conflict more appropriately.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/creating-dedicated-space-reflection
Peace Helpers Become Classroom Problem Solvers — Edutopia
This video shows how older elementary students can become peace helpers who support younger students with playground and classroom conflicts.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/peace-helpers-become-classroom-problem-solvers
The Forum: Students Learn the Skill of Conflict Resolution — Edutopia
This video shows students learning to discuss disagreements, listen to each other, and resolve conflicts through a structured school forum.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/forum-students-learn-skill-conflict-resolution
Social and Emotional Learning 101 — Edutopia
This video explains how social and emotional learning helps students develop self-awareness, emotional control, empathy, and relationship skills that reduce conflict and improve behavior.
https://www.edutopia.org/video/social-and-emotional-learning-101
Restorative Practices Helps Teach Students to Resolve Conflict — WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
This video gives a short real-world example of how restorative practices can help students address conflict, take responsibility, and repair relationships.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXqRXS6VJGo
Conflict Resolution — Sheri Taylor
This animated video walks students through a simple conflict resolution process and can work well as a student-facing resource for introducing the topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1NRbNsFmo
Articles and Documents
Strategies for De-escalating Student Behavior in the Classroom — Center on PBIS
This practical document gives teachers research-based strategies for calming escalating student behavior before it becomes unsafe. It is especially useful for preventing fights, reducing power struggles, and responding to students in crisis.
https://www.pbis.org/resource/strategies-for-de-escalating-student-behavior-in-the-classroom
How to De-escalate Classroom Conflict — National Education Association
This article gives school staff clear ideas for staying calm, recognizing triggers, using short and clear language, having a response plan, and getting help before a conflict turns violent.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-de-escalate-classroom-behavior
Breaking Up Fights: Intervention Skills Training — Crisis Prevention Institute
This resource focuses directly on preventing fights, assessing risk, and helping school staff respond more safely when students are physically fighting or close to fighting.
https://www.crisisprevention.com/en-GB/our-programmes/breaking-up-fights/
A Fight, A Teacher, and a System Without Support — National Education Association
This article discusses how student fights often begin with conflicts outside of school, including social media issues, and why teachers need better training, systems, and support to prevent violence.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/fight-teacher-and-system-without-support
A Blueprint for Restorative Conversations — Edutopia
This article explains how restorative conversations can help students calm down, talk through conflict, repair relationships, and prevent repeated problems after a disagreement or fight.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-restorative-conversations-mend-relationships-schools
How Restorative Justice Helps Students Learn — Edutopia
This article explains how restorative justice can help students repair harm, rebuild trust, and return to learning after conflict or misbehavior instead of relying only on punishment.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-restorative-justice-helps-students-learn/
An Alternative to Punitive Discipline That Really Holds Students Accountable — Edutopia
This article explains how restorative discipline can still hold students accountable after serious behavior while helping them repair harm and return safely to the school community.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-accountability-restorative-practices/
Getting Unstuck: Conflict Resolution Strategies That Work — Edutopia
This article gives school leaders practical strategies for working through difficult conflicts, lowering tension, asking better questions, and helping people move toward solutions.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/conflict-resolution-in-schools/
Classroom PBIS — Center on PBIS
This resource explains how positive behavior supports can prevent problem behavior by teaching expectations, reinforcing appropriate behavior, and creating consistent classroom systems.
https://www.pbis.org/classroom-pbis
Bullying Prevention, Reporting, and Responding Strategies Within the PBIS Framework — Center on PBIS
This resource explains how schools can prevent bullying, improve reporting, and respond to peer conflict in a way that supports safety and positive school climate.
https://www.pbis.org/video/virtual-form-2026---bullying-prevention-reporting-and-responding-strategies-and-recommendations-within-the-pbis-framework
School Violence Resources — SAMHSA
This resource collection focuses on school violence and its effects on students, families, teachers, and administrators. It is useful for schools looking for broader safety and prevention resources.
https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/dbhis/school-violence-resources
School Campus Mental Health — SAMHSA
This page explains how school mental health programs can support student wellness, prevent youth violence, and connect students with appropriate help before problems escalate.
https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/children-and-families/school-health
Project AWARE — SAMHSA
This resource describes a school-based mental health program focused on awareness, resilience, prevention, intervention, and reducing youth violence in school settings.
https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/children-and-families/school-health/project-aware
8 Steps to Take if Your Child Is Being Bullied at School — Understood
This parent-friendly article explains how to document bullying, report concerns, work with the school, and monitor the school’s response when peer conflict becomes repeated or harmful.
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/steps-take-if-you-suspect-bullying-childs-school
When Kids Grab, Push, and Play Too Rough — Understood
This article helps adults understand rough physical behavior in children and gives practical ideas for teaching personal space, using words, and practicing self-control.
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/child-grabs-plays-rough