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Just as with Mindfulness, there are many resources to learn about RP - what it is and how to implement it. Here I include resources that I have personally found valuable.
Readings:
Holding a Restorative Conversation -Thorough description of Restorative Conversation and learning sheets to practice using Restorative language in common school scenarios.
Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools - Comprehensive RP toolkit that includes definitions, frameworks, action-steps, and guiding questions.
Example of Restorative Practices School - Website from a San Francisco school that has implemented RP. Includes FAQ, videos, and links to more resources.
Try with Your Students - Circle Resources:
Community Building Circle Prompts - This list of 60+ "Get-to-Know You" Circle prompts is a positive way to start by facilitating Circles in your classroom.
Circle Forward - I have a copy of this book if you want to see or borrow it. "Circle Forward is a resource guide designed to help teachers, administrators, students and parents incorporate the practice of Circles into the everyday life of the school community. This resource guide offers comprehensive step–by-step instructions for how to plan, facilitate and implement the Circle for a variety of purposes within the school environment. It describes the basic process, essential elements and a step-by-step guide for how to organize, plan, and lead Circles. It also provides over one hundred specific lesson plans and ideas for the application of Circles...."
Teaching Restorative Practices with Classroom Circles - In depth Circle information including explanations, Circle prompts, and lesson plans.
Videos:
Example of a community building Circle led by high school students.
TED Talk about RP:
This video shows the power and resource intensive nature of an authentic high school student Re-Entry Circle:
Research:
The more I learn about RP, the more I understand that in order for BHS to be an authentic RP school, we would need significant system-wide changes. That being said, there are schools in San Francisco, Oakland, Denver, and Minnesota that have published information about how they do RP.
Applying Restorative Practices to Minneapolis Public Schools Students Recommended for Possible Expulsion - Summary of success of pilot of RP program for students recommended to be expelled from Minneapolis Public Schools.
Restorative Practices in Schools - Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline & Stats That Prove It Works - Statistics of positive behavioral outcomes from several schools and/or school districts using RP.
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