We lean on outside organizations to provide after - school programming for our students and rely on teachers to implement
restorative practices in the classroom to deal with the fallout from neighborhood violence.
Not exact matches
Practice restorative conversation techniques
in the hallways, cafeteria, playground, and
classrooms.
Restore360 schools go beyond
classroom curricula to engage everyone
in the school community
in social and emotional learning,
restorative practices, and equity.
Morningside Center works hand
in hand with educators to build students» social and emotional skills, strengthen the
classroom and school community, and use
restorative practices to make our schools more caring and equitable.
At Kirkwood School
in Toppenish, Washington, they saw discipline referrals drop from seven per day to only two or three after only a few months of teaching lessons from the Second Step program
in classrooms.18 But when SEL is part of a system that's also using prevention - focused approaches to discipline such as SWPBIS,
restorative practices, and trauma - sensitive strategies, the positive impact can be greatly enhanced.
Popular workshop topics include personalized learning plans, student - directed, project - based learning, teacher governance, democratic
classrooms, student / teacher advisories, developing student agency, equity,
restorative practices, special education
in inclusive environments, service and experiential learning and school culture.
Highland Park incorporated its own version of
restorative circles
in some
classrooms and there's no doubt this strategy, when
practiced effectively, can slowly restore the peace and trust schools must foster since they are the safe havens so many children look to for stability
in their lives.
Rather than punishing and excluding students, I am using
restorative practices similar to those outlined
in the guidance
in my
classroom.
Ascend Public Charter Schools network has implemented more
restorative practices in its schools, such as Responsive
Classrooms, an evidence - based program focusing on the link between academic success and social and emotional learning.
Which of the
restorative practices and beliefs are
in place
in your
classroom, school, or district?
Skills trainings
in restorative practices include circle facilitation for
classroom management and climate change and Tier II and Tier III interventions.
In this way,
restorative practices offer a positive alternative to the punitive forms of discipline that disproportionately target students of color and push them out of our
classrooms and school communities into the «school - to - prison pipeline.»
Such training may include instruction
in bias - free policing, including instruction on implicit bias and cultural competence; child and adolescent development and age appropriate responses;
practices demonstrated to improve school climate;
restorative justice techniques; mentoring;
classroom presentation skills; conflict resolution; privacy issues; and working collaboratively with school administrators.
Teachers
in the
restorative practices movement promote a sense of family
in the
classroom by having students sit
in circles to discuss both curriculum - related topics (e.g., the role of genocide and war
in a World History class) and noncurricular issues that bear discussing (e.g., how students might manage stress on the eve of a major state exam).
The
restorative approach to discipline incorporates principles of the SWPBIS approach to focus on prevention through relationship building by drawing on the collective strengths of the community to help individuals
in trouble regain their footing
in a nurturing environment with consistent
classroom practices and high expectations.
We used
restorative practices in both the playground and the
classroom but we wanted to create a whole - school community culture.»
Empower adults and youth with the skills to maintain an atmosphere of trust and respect
in the
classroom using
restorative practices.