Jennifer Batton
Chair Co-chair Peace Education Conflict Resolution Education Working Group (Pewg) @Global Partnership For The Prevention Of Armed Conflict Gppac
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WORK HISTORY
Chair Co-chair Peace Education Conflict Resolution Education Working Group (Pewg) @Global Partnership For The Prevention Of Armed Conflict Gppac
The Hague, NL
Provide leadership for GPPAC, a civil society organization based in the Hague representing more than 1500 civil society organizations around the world, for 10+ years. As Chair (20••••20) and Co-Chair of the PEWG (20••••17), brought together civil society, peace education practitioners, academia and representatives of Ministries of Education or relevant government agencies to 1) build capacity of peace educators, teachers, and civil society organizations; 2) convene Ministries of Education/government equivalents to endorse and support peace education in national curricula; 3) support the exchange of materials, manuals, curricula, learning modules and lessons learned around peace education; and 4) maintain and develop a network of organizations and individuals engaged with peace education to support learning around peace education. Recent Projects:+(20••••21) Good Practice Guidance for Implementing Education for Peace, Conflict Resolution and Social Emotional Learning at Scale in Education Systems, Webinar Series, Co-Hosted with Dr. Margaret Sinclair + Developed and facilitated two 6 week on-line courses for global government and international CSO professionals 1.\"Teaching Social Emotional Learning, Conflict Resolution and Peace Education through Technology\" September - November 2020; 2.\"Core Skills for Teaching Peace, Conflict Resolution Education and Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom\" November - December 2020 + Developing, Coordinating, and Co-Facilitating the 9th International Seminar for Colleges and Universities Developing and Enhancing their Peace and Conflict Studies Programs March - April 2021 (Virtual)
EDUCATION
Miami University
BA, Political Science
Antioch University
MA, Conflict Management
Nova Southeastern University
39 hours of coursework toward a doctorate, Conflict Management
Cleveland State University
Doctoral Studies, Urban Education - Policy Studies
ABOUT JENNIFER BATTON
25 years senior-level administrative experience in conflict resolution, peace and SEL education in government, higher education, and non-profits, developing and operationalizing initiatives at a local to global level in 23 countries, for 73 colleges/universities and 600+ schools. Recent Projects: Reviewer for Brill Publishing, manuscript-\"Peaceful Approaches for a More Peaceful World\"; Developing Youth DEI Participatory Video Project for Community Action and Problem Solving for a city; Coordinating city-wide training of community leaders across sectors to lead large scale dialogues for collaborative action Sample State/National Work:* 8 years implementing CRE in state policy and programming in Ohio for 3,600 schools & 52 teacher training colleges/universities including state-wide grant training for 600+ schools and pre-service/in- service teacher trainings * Revised and developed state curriculum standards * Facilitated 9 natl. capacity building seminars for colleges developing peace/conflict programs Sample International Experience:* Provided training & consultation for educators & policy makers in 23 countries including: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Guatemala, India, Kyrgyzstan, N. Ireland, Netherlands, Macedonia, Qatar, Serbia, S. Korea, Spain, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, & Ukraine * Hosted/organized 14 intl. conferences on CRE * Convened/facilitated 4 intl. education policy meetings with the OAS, GPPAC, and UN * Created 1st study abroad course on peace & conflict for CCID * Served on advisories for The Organization of American States, The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Help the Afghan Children Sample Higher Education Work:* 7 years director of Global Issues Resource Center * Created 1st Certificate Program in C.R. & Peace Studies in an Ohio community college (C.C.)* Developed/managed 1st Sustained Dialogue Campus Network at C.C.* Co-developed natl. manual for C.C. developing peace & conflict studies programs Specialties: Institutionalizing SEL, CRE and Social Cohesion Curriculum in schools/H.E, Designing comprehensive school conflict management programs & skill-building, operationalizing policies/programs in CRE and related topics
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