BRINGING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO YOUR STUDENTS
A free one-time only webinar hosted by KNS Learning Solutions
There is no better time than now to learn why restorative practices are important. Your students are isolated, anxious, lonely and scared. Restorative practices will help you respond to their emotional and mental needs - helping them feel safe and heard and more ready to engage and learn when your doors open again and you welcome your students back!
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Being ready to offer a supportive, caring, empowering and safe environment for all of your students during this time of physical isolation and when you reunite again in person will be vitally important.
Restorative approaches can help you build this kind of environment for your students. Restorative approaches are about building community and strengthening relationships. They are based on the premise that when we feel part of a supportive community we respect others in that community and become accountable to it. When put into practice effectively the effects of restorative approaches can be profound. Studies show kids experience greater safety, a sense of belonging and build stronger relationships from restorative approaches which results in more cooperation, responsibility, respect and learning.
Restorative practices are based on the following principles:
- Acknowledge that relationships are central to building a community.
- Build systems that address misbehavior and harm in a way that strengthens relationships.
- Focus on the harm done rather than only on rule-breaking.
- Give voice to the person harmed.
- Engage in collaborative problem solving.
- Empower change and growth.
- Enhance responsibility.
In a nutshell, using a restorative approach means you care more about creating a community built upon kindness, mutual respect and compassion than on consequences.
Passion, Experience, Success: Meet Your Webinar Presenter
No matter if you have no experience or lots of experience with restorative practices,you need to meet Bill Michener. He is the only independent trainer of trainers of restorative practices through Restorative Solutions, Inc. Bill was also a trainer for four years through the International Institute for Restorative Practices training staff in juvenile justice funded programs, school systems and community-based youth programs. He also started a successful, first ever, Alternative Suspension Program centered around restorative practices. His extensive training experience, coupled with his passion for and hands-on experience using restorative practices with kids, is invaluable.
#1 Webinar Promise
Get you fully up to speed on the basics of restorative practices, the fundamental process and the social justice window.
#2 Webinar Promise
Give you a clear understanding of the benefits of using restorative practices with your students, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
#3 Webinar Promise
Introduce you to the steps you can immediately take to begin bringing restorative practices to your school and organization.
BRINGING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO YOUR STUDENTS
While the coronavirus is a medical issue, a large part of what we all are experiencing is a social and interpersonal crisis. Being consciously aware of this and seeking ways to being relational with our kids now and in the future becomes even more important. Develop a resilient response by attending this webinar and considering how you can interact with your kids using a restorative lens as you navigate this crisis together.
