Blogs about: Elementary Classroom Circles
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Restorative Justice in school settings - promotes learning by engagement.
Do you pay much attention to issues you feel are not relevant? Some people find world politics relevant. For some people cancer research is relevant. It all has to do with your unique views of your… more →
Restorative Justice and Circles
Restorative Justice in school settings - promotes learning by engagement.
Kris Miner wrote 3 months ago: Do you pay much attention to issues you feel are not relevant? Some people find world politics rele … more →
Great, brief video on Elementary School - Restorative Justice
Kris Miner wrote 4 months ago: Kudos to my friends in Michigan – they are doing some great stuff and this video is an excelle … more →
Responding to 'restorative justice' doesn't work in schools.
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Kris Miner wrote 5 months ago: Dr Hillary Cremin, a former teacher from Cambridge University is getting attention for saying Restor … more →
School-Based Restorative Justice - Training Opportunity
Kris Miner wrote 5 months ago: FOUR full days of Restorative Justice in Schools – August 3 – 6 River Falls Wisconsin. S … more →
Circle-keeping brings the best of who we are right to the surface.
Kris Miner wrote 7 months ago: Kris and Catherine Catherine and I got to spend some time together, we caught up by sharing stories … more →
Second graders solving problems, with Circle process.
Kris Miner wrote 7 months ago: Catherine teaches and engages students with School-based Restorative Justice and Classroom Circles. … more →
Another example of School-based Restorative Justice, elementary Circle story
Kris Miner wrote 7 months ago: Here is another story of School-based Restorative Justice. Catherine has been teaching for over 20 … more →
Elementary Classroom - Talking Pieces
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Kris Miner wrote 7 months ago: Post by Catherine, classroom teacher and circlekeeper. Talking peices come in many shapes and sizes … more →
How to deal with Zero Tolerance Policies.
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Kris Miner wrote 7 months ago: I almost forgot I gave you a list of questions and I said I would address them. The question of how … more →
The Social Emotional Learning benefits of School-based Restorative Justice.
Kris Miner wrote 8 months ago: SEL – Social Emotional Learning – Postive Impacts here. A resourceful website in genera … more →
Values are crucial to Restorative Circle process.
Kris Miner wrote 8 months ago: In this photo I am placing the ‘values’ plates in the Center. ‘Safe Teen Driving … more →
Resovling conflict, restoratively with Circle and 2nd graders - by Catherine
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Kris Miner wrote 9 months ago: Catherine is a 2nd grade teacher who uses classroom circles. She is also on staff at SCVRJP. She h … more →
A few ideas for building Circle "Synergy"
Kris Miner wrote 10 months ago: Synergy (from the Greek syn-ergo, συνεργός meaning working together) is the term used to describe a … more →
Circle Trainers/Circlekeepers - Interview with "The Restorative Way"
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Kris Miner wrote 10 months ago: I asked my friends Jamie and Oscar to do a practitioner interview. I really enjoyed reading the int … more →
What does Kris Miner consider to be a Circle . . .
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Kris Miner wrote 11 months ago: Blogging is great, I really encourage you to try it. You get to share your own story and perspectiv … more →
A brief overview of Circle Stages - notes from '07
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Kris Miner wrote 11 months ago: I’m cleaning out the office. I am moving my book writing area from home to the office. My of … more →
School Settings: Restorative Justice or Restorative Practices
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Kris Miner wrote 11 months ago: In my opinion Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices are exactly the same thing. I have gott … more →
Really using consensus, especially with the talking piece
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Kris Miner wrote 11 months ago: Consesnsus is so much different than “majority rules”, despite the fact dictionary.com g … more →
Classroom Story - by Catherine
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Kris Miner wrote 1 year ago: Just another example of how circles make a huge difference in the classroom. I teach 2nd grade in an … more →
