SchoolTalk's RestorativeDC Training & Professional Development Calendar

IN-PERSON SESSION This session is designed to utilize restorative practices to engage students in multiple ways. With the complexity of socialization and student needs, this session will explore ways students can be engaged in formal and informal restorative processes. Participants will leave with tools and strategies to build transformational relationships with students, empowering youth to…

IN-PERSON SESSION Restorative justice is increasingly applied in schools worldwide to manage classrooms and create inclusive, socially connected, and supportive learning environments for every student, including those with disabilities. Restorative practices help students develop self-advocacy and social-emotional skills at the same time they are building academic competencies. This experiential workshop will help teachers, administrators, and…

VIRTUAL SESSION 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 design these sessions to support…

IN-PERSON SESSION Location: TBA We can always use a refresher on the foundations of facilitating proactive restorative circles. Proactive circles are effective approaches to establishing routines and norms of connection, active listening, and storytelling in our classrooms and school cultures. As we seek to establish more just, equitable, and restorative learning environments in schools, it…

IN-PERSON SESSION Part 1 - 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  |  Part 2 - 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. This session will build your capacity to practice a restorative response to behaviors in school. Through a restorative lens, participants will explore various techniques and strategies to effectively communicate with students when they disrupt community norms…

IN-PERSON SESSION Learn how to incorporate responsive peacemaking circles into your classroom and community. This session will focus on responsive circles and structured intervention for severe and complex incidents of harm. Participants will engage in mock disciplinary scenarios to practice a responsive circle; discuss preparatory meetings, mock circles, and written agreements; and review re-entry processes.…

IN-PERSON SESSION 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 social-emotional awareness, and implementing trauma-informed practices. Teachers and school staff can use these activities as…