Circle Up!
This object, passed from person to person, symbolizes shared power and voice in a restorative circle.
What is a talking piece?
This kind of statement expresses how a behavior affected someone without blaming or shaming.
What is an affective statement or “I” statement?
This practice involves paying attention to your environment on purpose and being present in the moment. It can be a productive way to start your day.
What is mindfulness?
These are the amazing school staff members who receive a stipend to lead for restorative practices in their schools
Who are the RA Coaches?
This is taking responsibility for your part in a challenge or conflict with another person.
What is accountability?
This person helps create psychological safety and guides the flow of the circle process.
Who is the circle keeper or circle facilitator?
What happened? Who was affected? What needs to be done to make things right?
What are restorative questions?
This self-regulation framework uses colors to help students identify and manage their emotional states.
What is the Zones of Regulation?
The 3 pillars of restorative approaches
What are Building community, self-care, and conflict resolution
This is when people are invited to share their versions of the events.
What is Voice?
These are co-created at the beginning of a circle to support a safe and respectful space.
What are community agreements or shared norms?
A restorative alternative to traditional discipline that brings together those who are harmed and those responsible for repairing relationships.
What is a restorative conference or circle?
This term describes what happens when the emotional brain over takes the rational brain making it hard to think clearly or respond calmly.
What is an amygdala hijack?
This restorative framework describes four approaches to discipline and classroom structure—To, For, Not, and With—based on levels of adult control and support.
What is the Social Discipline Window?
This term is when a restorative circle/conversation invites participants to suggest ways to resolve the problem.
What is solution-focused?
This daily or weekly routine builds trust, connection, and community among students.
What is a community circle?
This active listening skill involves reflecting feelings and demonstrating care and curiosity.
What is empathic listening?
This is the ability of a trusted adult to understand and respond sensitively to a child's emotional cues to help the student feel secure and supported, contributing to the development of the student's own emotional regulation abilities
What is co-regulation?
Before engaging in our RA PLC's or any structured circle activity all participants are asked to agree on these.
What are community agreements?
What is weigh blame or determine fault?
This is included at the beginning of the circle to help participants acknowledge their emotions and provide tools to stay engaged in difficult conversations.
What is a mindfulness moment?
This is one cardinal rule for bringing participants together in Restorative Circles.
What is the Circle? Is it completely voluntary?
This type of breathing we teach has four corners and we was taught to fighter pilots. Fighter pilots to help them maintain composure and cope with the physiological effects of high-G maneuvers
What is Box Breathing?
When families are included in the sharing of information about restorative approaches and/or community-building activities, they have an opportunity to participate or provide input as appropriate.
What is Family Engagement?
Using power over people may cause this form of reaction.
What is a barrier: communication shut down or defensiveness?