Whole School and Targeted TA Institute: Step up your practice with one-on-one or group sessions with your school staff that are provided as a follow-up to professional development workshops to deepen understanding of content, strengthen skills and overcome implementation challenges. This Institute is available to staff members with Whole and Targeted TA schools only.
Whole School and Targeted TA Institute: Restorative practices are dialogue-based processes that center a community around equitable and inclusive relationships of trust, understanding, and collaboration. These practices, including community building circles, are trauma-informed and provide ample opportunities for social-emotional learning for students, school staff, and families. During this workshop participants will explore how restorative practices…
Step up your practice with one-on-one or group sessions with your school staff that are provided as a follow-up to professional development workshops to deepen understanding of content, strengthen skills and overcome implementation challenges.
Whole School and Targeted TA Institute: As staff return to school communities, they will be asked to manage complex schedules including on-line and in-person instruction, facilitate the increased needs of students and families, and maintain shifting resources while balancing their own households, health needs, and possible grief due to the loss of loved ones. This…
Whole School and Targeted TA Institute: Celebrations can be used to honor individuals, groups, or an entire school and are a way of building connections among the different stakeholders within the school community. Recognizing accomplishments and expressing gratitude promotes resilience and well-being. This workshop will explore strategies and various on-line tools that can be used…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: This workshop will provide educators, administrators and school staff a fundamental understanding of restorative practices that will assist with the re-entry and recovery processes. We will demonstrate how Restorative Practices can address school and classroom changes and expectations, student and staff concerns, and rebuild the school community with examples of…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: Restorative practices are dialogue-based processes that center a community around equitable and inclusive relationships of trust, understanding, and collaboration. These practices, including community building circles, are trauma-informed and provide ample opportunities for social-emotional learning for students, school staff, and families. During this workshop participants will explore how restorative practices can…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: This workshop is for teachers, youth workers, and other professionals who wish to build community and facilitate circles at their school, organization, or agency. Participants will learn the underlying assumptions, primary features, and fundamental processes of community building circles through direct experience and reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: Do you want the capacity to respond in the moment of conflict and create connection with people when situations feel like they are escalating quickly without resolution? We invite teachers, administrators and school staff to join us for an interactive session where you will have the opportunity to self-reflect when…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: Restorative practices can be extremely useful for helping schools support students with disabilities during this time of uncertainty and disruption of the normal school environment. Participants will explore the current needs of students with disabilities and their families; and identify how restorative practices can be utilized for establishing connections, problem-solving,…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: This PD will examine the impact of racism, inequity, and exclusion on the learning environment and developing safe spaces to have courageous conversations using the RJ circle process. These circles combine ancient practices and modern procedures to focus on essential relationships and listening. Connecting in a circle allows for communicating,…
RJ in the Classroom Institute: Social and emotional development through drama and games provide a living laboratory for your restorative circles that enables participants to practice engaging in creative ways to build community, approach problems, express feelings, and clarify values. It mirrors relevant social and personal issues that young people face daily and explores various…