Restorative Practices for Educators
Learning Format
This online experience is tailored for teachers, administrators and other school staff and includes the following:
- You will participate in a 4.5-hour synchronous video conference session (with 30 min. of break time built in) for each of the two days of training
- Pre-work includes readings, handouts, videos and other resources. There will be approximately 2 hours of pre-work for each day of synchronous instruction.
The one-day Introduction to Restorative Practices provides a construct to strengthen relationships and repair harm in a way that builds community. This framework workshop emphasizes proactive strategies for building strong relationships, engaging students, and addressing incidents of hurt/harm.
The one-day Using Circles Effectively provides an opportunity for educators and staff to develop skills to facilitate both community building circles and responsive circles to address conflict.
Facilitating Restorative Conferences
This 2-Day Restorative Conference Training is focused on providing participants with tools/strategies to address conflicts such as bullying, vandalism and other serious infractions. You will learn all the steps required to conduct a formal Restorative Conference.
Learning Format
This online experience is tailored for teachers, administrators and other school staff and includes the following:
- On two successive days (either two days in a row or split up, preferably with no more than a week in between) you will participate in a 4.5 hour synchronous video conference session (with 30 min. of break time built in)
- Pre-work includes readings, handouts, videos and other resources. There will be approximately 2 hours of pre-work for each day of synchronous instruction.
Professional Learning Communities
An intensive online experience designed for teachers, school counselors and paraprofessionals who have participated in Basic Restorative Practices* professional development. The essential theme of this learning can be customized, based on school/school board priorities. We have developed and delivered learning experiences focused on RP implementation planning at the school level; re-entry post COVID 19 planning and putting theory into practice for school leaders. However, the design of the learning experience – seven live sessions over six weeks that engage participants in opportunities to practice the full range of restorative practices, learn from fellow practitioners and deepen their professional practice – can be successfully applied to site specific restorative practices goal