As we prepare for our second live session, there are content areas for you to explore.
As with Session 1, think of this as a flipped-classroom model where you will spend about 2 hours learning new information before we meet to process that information during our live session together.
Please watch the videos below, read the excerpts provided from Restorative Circles in Schools, and use the questions to guide your learning. These questions are included simply to help you know where to focus your attention. Answers will not be collected.
Review from Live Session 1
Watch Review of Engagement Window and Restorative Practices Continuum Review (4:28) and read this excerpt* from Restorative Circles in Schools.
As you are watching and reading, consider the following questions:
- What are situations or stressors that may keep you out of the WITH box when doing circles or other practices?
- What are some of the challenges we encounter when we try to be restorative within systems that are not restorative?
Watch A Story about RP in a School (7:13). As you are watching, consider the following questions:
- How was the informal end of the continuum used in the scenario?
- How was conflict handled differently than with traditional discipline?
- Do you think a suspension would still be warranted? if so, why?
Circle Considerations in Using Circles
Watch Critical Considerations (4:01). While watching, consider what you might use as a talking piece or how you could engage with your constituents about selecting talking piece.
Then, watch three of the following five videos demonstrating restorative circles, and read the excerpt* from Restorative Circles in Schools.
Remember, as you are watching, refer to page 125 from Restorative Circles in Schools and consider:
- What critical issue or things to consider are being demonstrated?
- What was your reaction to the questions asked?
- What question(s) would you ask next?
- What situations do you want to plan circles for?
Circle Applications
Watch Circle Practice, Part 1 (2:09) and read the excerpt* from Restorative Circles in Schools.
As you are watching and reading, consider the following questions:
- Does my circle practice create a brave space for safety and trust? Is my circle practice causing more harm than building community?
- How can I use circles to value voice, agency, and a sense of belonging amongst students, staff, families and in my personal life?
Watch Circle Practice, Part 2 (6:15). As you are watching, consider the following questions:
- What questions would you ask in a sequential round?
- How could you use check in and check out circles in your setting?
Watch Circle Practice, Part 3 (6:55).
* The IIRP provides this content in accordance with Fair Use under U.S. copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code, section 107). It is provided solely for individual learners' personal use for educational purposes; it may not be shared, duplicated, or otherwise redistributed. For further information, please visit the IIRP Graduate School Library.
