This page is chock full of free resources about restorative justice in education. From books to blogs to TED Talks, if you aren’t already, you’re sure to become a true believer in this amazing practice that has the power to change our world.
Helpful Resources
- Choose Love
- Circle Ways
- International Institute for Restorative Practices Free Webinars
- Brené Brown Daring Classrooms Hub
- Peace Education Program Videos
- Restorative Justice on the Rise
- RJ Ed Colorado
Activities
Brain Science
Conflict Management & Conflict Resolution
- 5 Conflict Management Styles at a Glance
- Conflict Resolution: How to Settle Your Differences Fairly
- Sesame Street: Robin Williams: Conflict
Culturally Responsive Restorative Practices
Culture & Climate
- Brené Brown | Daring Classrooms | SXSWedu 2017
- Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
- Edutopia: Using Restorative Justice to Transform School Culture
- Healing the Harm in Schools
- Jennifer Gonzalez on the Aerodynamics of Exceptional Schools | SXSW EDU
- Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to Fix a Broken School? Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard
- What Kids Wish Their Teachers Knew | Kyle Schwartz | TEDxKyoto
Restorative Justice vs. Restorative Practices
- Restorative Practices History and Overview
- Restorative Practices in Schools Have Power to Transform Communities | Liz Knapp | TEDxMcMinnville
Emotions & Mood
Grief
Punitive & Exclusionary Discipline
- School Suspensions Are an Adult Behavior | Rosemarie Allen | TEDxMileHigh
- What Are We Doing About School Suspensions? | TJ Rumler | TEDxGreenville
Relationships
- National Educators for Restorative Practices: Relationship Centered Learning
- Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion | TED
Restorative Justice Practices
- Classroom Circles – How to Run a Circle
- Cultivating Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practices and Connections through School-Based Gardens
- How to Successfully Implement Restorative Practices at School – Prodigy
- Restorative Justice | Laila Fakhoury | TEDxLSSC
- Restorative Practices in Schools Have Power to Transform Communities | Liz Knapp | TEDxMcMinnville
Restorative Language
- The Center for Non-Violent Communication
- Tool for Using Non Violent Communication
- Want to Know How to Have Restorative Conversations to Resolve Conflict? Here Are Six Steps.
Restorative Justice Outside of the School Environment
- A Police Officer’s Story of Restorative Justice
- Embedding Restorative Practices in Community | Paul Chambers | TEDxStPeterPort
- Restorative Justice – Everything You Need to Know
- Restorative Practices to Resolve Conflict/Build Relationships: Katy Hutchison at TEDxWestVancouverED
Support around Suicide
Understanding Trauma
- ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions – Harvard University
- Robyn Gobbel: Free Resources
- Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Why Do Kids Misbehave? (and why hasn’t our traditional discipline system worked?)
Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Responsive & Trauma-Sensitive Education
- Fall-Hamilton Elementary: Transitioning to Trauma-Informed Practices to Support Learning
- Getting Consistent with Consequences – ASCD
- Why We Need Trauma-Sensitive Schools (updated 8/2017)
Could This Be the Answer?
All of the resources on this page are insightful and create compelling arguments for implementing restorative practices in our schools and communities. Perhaps you could begin with these.
- A Police Officer’s Story of Restorative Justice
- Embedding Restorative Practices in Community | Paul Chambers | TEDxStPeterPort
- Resistance to Restorative Justice: Understanding, Working Through Staff Skepticism
- Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion | TED
- Supporting Youth through Restorative Practices
