Implementing Restorative Practices

Restorative justice circles and restorative practices are effective methods that initiate communication, build relationships, encourage students to share prior knowledge, and address conflict in the classroom, school, and community. These practices can be used as assessment tools in the classroom and serve as alternatives to traditional suspensions and expulsions. Participants will learn best practices and roles to help students move conflicts smoothly to resolutions, as well as ways to use restorative justice circles and restorative practices as forms of assessment.