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Training of Trainers: Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively
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| My Classroom’s Journey with Restorative Practices | |
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Deanna Webb |
2010-01-07 |
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This article by Deanna L. Webb, an eighth-grade special education teacher at a middle school in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA, and a June 2009 IIRP Master of Restorative Practices and Education recipient, talks about how her creative, day-to-day implementation of restorative practices have helped make her classroom a thriving community where staff and students help each other to learn and grow. |
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| Restorative Practices and the Transformation at West Philadelphia High School | |
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Laura Mirsky |
2009-06-22 |
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The climate of this urban high school, which was on Pennsylvania's "Persistently Dangerous Schools" list, has undergone enormous changes, due to strong leadership and restorative practices, as reported in this article by Laura Mirsky. |
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| The Second Commencement Ceremony of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) Graduate School | |
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June 20, 2009 marked the second commencement of the IIRP Graduate School, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. This article by Laura Mirsky shares stories about some of the 14 master's degree recipients and reports on the commencement address, which was delivered by restorative justice pioneer Terry O'Connell, director of IIRP affiliate Real Justice Australia. |
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| Empowering the Next Generation: Restorative Practices in a Preschool | |
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Marie-Isabelle Pautz, an IIRP One-Year FastTrack Master’s Degree candidate in Restorative Practices and Youth Counseling, is seeing wonderful results implementing restorative practices in a preschool. This article includes excerpts from a paper written for her YC/ED 510, Professional Learning Group (PLG) Seminar: Restorative Project. |
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| Restorative Practices in Hungary — Transforming Schools and Prisons | |
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Vidia Negrea, director of Community Service Foundation (CSF) Hungary, has been working in conjunction with the Hungarian Ministry of Justice, the city of Budapest, the Sycamore Tree Project of Prison Fellowship International and the SOS Children’s Village to spread the practices throughout the country in education, criminal justice and social services. This article includes an interview with Negrea and stories about implementation. |
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| Restorative Conference Facilitator Script | |
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Script for facilitators of restorative conferences. |
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| Beautiful Humans: The IIRP’s 12th World Conference | |
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Intellectually stimulating and soul-nourishing, the IIRP's October 2009 conference was a celebration of restorative practices created by everyone who attended, whether or not they presented a session. This article by Laura Mirsky includes coverage of the plenary sessions and a random selection of breakout sessions. |
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| The Children's Aid Society of New York — A New Start for Disconnected Youth | |
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The Children’s Aid Society of New York is successfully employing restorative practices in its work with youth in several of the city’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods. This article by Abbey J. Porter and Laura Mirsky includes comments from Ana Bermudez, director of The Children’s Aid Society’s juvenile justice programs, as well as stories about how the practices are being implemented. |
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| New IIRP report — "Improving School Climate: Findings from Schools Implementing Restorative Practices" | |
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In this 36-page PDF document, IIRP Director of Research Sharon Lewis presents disciplinary and other data from U.S., Canadian and British schools that have implemented restorative practices. From the preface: "Taken together and 'in their own words,' it is clear that restorative practices is having a positive effect on the lives of many students and is changing the climate of many schools." |
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| Restorative Practices in Brazil's Youth Justice and Public School Systems | |
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Summer Training Institute 2010