Through the Peace Teachers program, participants:

• Develop a foundational understanding of the American approach to peace and the resolution of violent conflicts in countries around the world.
• Discover new ways to teach about global conflict and peace in their subject areas and receive resources to integrate these concepts and practical peacebuilding skills into their classrooms.
• Build connections with like-minded educators and USIP experts.
• Serve as ambassadors for teaching about global conflict and peace in their schools and communities.

During the program, participants:

• Complete USIP’s self-paced, online “Introduction to Peacebuilding” course.
• Attend a virtual summer introductory workshop.
• Lead their school’s participation in marking the International Day of Peace on September 21.
• Design and implement an action plan for incorporating relevant USIP resources into one class.
• Participate in monthly one-hour virtual meetings with their Peace Teachers cohort and USIP staff.
• Evaluate and share their experience and the program’s impact.
• Receive over 21 professional development credit hours.

The following packets of resources were created by USIP Peace Teachers as part of their program. The content was the teachers’ own work and as such, is not intended to reflect the views or work of the U.S. Institute of Peace. We encourage other educators to adapt these resources for their own classroom use.

• 2017 Peace Teachers program: Classroom Strategies to Teach Peace
• 2016 Peace Teachers program: New Resources for the Classroom
• 2015 Peace Teachers Program: New Resources for the Classroom

At a time when violent conflict regularly dominates headlines, teachers are the key to helping young people obtain the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to understand how peace is possible—and to envision their own role in creating a more peaceful world.

The following ideas are drawn from lessons or activities created by past USIP Peace Teachers using USIP’s resources for students and educators. 

• "Megan Chabalowski on USIP's Peace Teachers Program"
• "‘Peace Teachers’ Chronicle Year of Bringing Conflict-Resolution to the Classroom"
• "Peace Teachers Program Announces 2018 Cohort"
• "Peace Teachers from MO, MT, FL Visit USIP to Reflect and Share"
• "Using Lessons From Global Conflict, These Teachers Broker Peace in Their Communities"
• "Peace Making Begins in the Classroom"
• "Peace Ambassador Visits Grandview High School"
• "Grandview teacher brings peace into classroom"
• "Eastside teacher earns peace recognition" 
• "Peace Teachers Program Spreads to Four New States" 
• "A Year in the Life of a USIP Peace Teacher: Stories from the Classroom" 
• "These Teachers are Bringing Global Peacebuilding Skills to the Classroom"
• “Five Tips for Teaching Peace from USIP’s Peace Teachers”
• “Students Learn Real-Life Peacebuilding Lessons from Simulation of Global Crisis”
• “USIP Skypes with a High School in Oregon”
• “Eighth Grade DCPS Students Learn the Principles and Tools of Nonviolence”
• “Peacebuilding Workshop with Brightwood Education Campus Students"