Description: RestorativeDC’s Community of Practice (CoP) is a space to share ideas, quality practices, and knowledge on restorative approaches. The CoP will provide participants with an opportunity to: Participate in problem-solving group activities. Explore promising restorative strategies. Practice tangible and practical skills necessary for a restorative mindset and culture shift. Join a citywide network of…
Coaching & Skill Building Personalized Guidance | Expert Solutions |Implementation Support Are you struggling with a particular restorative practice? Is there a restorative justice plan or project you want some help with? Just wondering where to start? Join this informal session to receive customized coaching from our restorative justice experts! We designed these sessions to…
Location: In-Person, OSSE, Eleanor Holmes Norton Room 108 Description: Target Audience: School Staff, Behavior and Mental Support Staff, Teachers This workshop will examine how restorative practices enhance and make possible relational pedagogy. We will discuss what both concepts are, how they intersect, and the impact that both have on student behavior and academic and cognitive…
Location: In-Person, OSSE, Eleanor Holmes Norton Room 108 Description: Target Audience: School Staff, Teachers Learn how to incorporate responsive peacemaking circles into your classroom and community. This session will focus on responsive circles and the structured intervention for severe and complex incidents of harm. Participants will engage in mock disciplinary scenarios to practice a responsive…
Coaching & Skill Building Personalized Guidance | Expert Solutions |Implementation Support Are you struggling with a particular restorative practice? Is there a restorative justice plan or project you want some help with? Just wondering where to start? Join this informal session to receive customized coaching from our restorative justice experts! We designed these sessions to…
Location: In-Person, OSSE, Eleanor Holmes Norton Room 108 Description: Target Audience: Administrators, School Staff, Behavior Support Staff Join us as we introduce restorative concepts and explore the continuum of restorative practices. Strategies include using proactive circles for strengthening relationships and social-emotional skills and implementing restorative circles to shift school culture and climate and address systems…
Location: In-Person, OSSE, Eleanor Holmes Norton Room 108 Description: Target Audience: School Staff, Behavior Support Staff, Teachers Join us to learn strategies for incorporating humor, fun, connection, and energy into in-person and online sessions with students. The session includes an exploration of the role of icebreakers, brain breaks, and student engagers in building relationships, promoting…
Youth-Led Conflict Resolution Restorative Practices Location: 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002, OSSE, Room 108 Join this Community of Practice session on Youth-Led Conflict Resolution Restorative Practices! We will consider the question: How could student facilitated conflict resolution processes mitigate the impact of school community-based violence? Participants will consider how equitable collaboration between students…
Coaching & Skill Building Personalized Guidance | Expert Solutions |Implementation Support Are you struggling with a particular restorative practice? Is there a restorative justice plan or project you want some help with? Just wondering where to start? Join this informal session to receive customized coaching from our restorative justice experts! We designed these sessions to…
Description: Target Audience: Teachers, Teacher Supports, School Staff This workshop is designed to explore ways that restorative practices can be used in the classroom. Teachers and school staff will gain skills and tools to incorporate restorative practices that will increase student engagement in academic and community content, promote consistent student attendance, and develop proactive systems…
Location: In-Person, OSSE, Eleanor Holmes Norton Room 108 Description: Target Audience: Teachers, Teacher Supports, School Staff For restorative practices to be useful for young learners, restorative practitioners must consider the developmental range of children in grades K-8 and accommodate a young learner's attention span, energy level, learning style, and expressive and receptive language capacity. This…
Coaching & Skill Building Personalized Guidance | Expert Solutions |Implementation Support Are you struggling with a particular restorative practice? Is there a restorative justice plan or project you want some help with? Just wondering where to start? Join this informal session to receive customized coaching from our restorative justice experts! We designed these sessions to…