Topics and Workshops.
Below are examples of session topics that can be adapted for whole staff, small groups, or family-facing workshops.
Giving All Children a Voice through Circle Practice
Explore how proactive community circles foster student voice, connection, and a strong sense of belonging— especially for students who are multilingual, quieter, or neurodivergent. Learn structures, prompts, and facilitation strategies that promote equity and student-led dialogue.
Responsive Classroom in Action
Dive into key Responsive Classroom practices that support consistency, joy, and connection across classrooms. Explore Morning Meeting, interactive modeling, co-creating classroom norms and expectations, reinforcing language, and proactive behavior support.
Restorative Language & Harm Repair Strategies
Learn how to respond to behavior with language that builds understanding and accountability. Practice using affective language, reflection prompts, and restorative questions to support students in repairing relationships and rebuilding trust.
Using Data to Deepen Connection &
Strengthen Classroom Community
Explore how student-centered tools like weekly check-ins, relationship-rich surveys, and classroom reflections can help uncover patterns, strengthen belonging, and guide responsive practice. This session focuses on using data not for compliance, but as a mirror—to reflect classroom dynamics, student voice, and shifts in community over time.
Partnering with Families as Restorative Partners
Host family-facing community circles to build trust, foster meaningful engagement, and introduce restorative practices as a way of strengthening connection at home. This session models the structure and power of circle practice—giving families space to share stories, build community with one another, and learn how restorative language and reflection can be part of daily life. Designed to deepen home-school partnerships while extending restorative values beyond the classroom.
