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Restorative justice, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care are all proactive tools that, within the PBIS framework, can work in conjunction to reinforce positive patterns of emotional regulation. Systemic implementation of these tools can support all students and improve social and academic outcomes.

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How do these tools help me to re-imagine the way that I want to manage my classroom?

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How do these tools help me to re-imagine the way that I want to manage my classroom?

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Examining how these tools can be implemented into the classroom has helped me expand my idea of what a radically inclusive classroom can look like. So many of us are accustomed to traditional forms of discipline, but rethinking how we do this to improve the learning experience of students is necessary to reduce trauma and get better academic and social outcomes for our students.

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In what ways can these tools help me to create a better learning environment in my classroom?

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In what ways can these tools help me to create a better learning environment in my classroom?

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By teaching students to practice mindfulness, we can reduce anxiety, allowing students to focus more on learning. Trama-informed teaching can also help reduce the effects of negative emotions, which will help create a learning environment that is a refuge for students. Restorative justice helps to maintain the gains made by these student-first practicies and if enacted systemically, will allow for equitable responses to student behavior that will disrupt the trauama cycle that punishment perpetuates. If these tools are used effectively together, learning environemnts will be created that allow students to thrive, both academically and socioemotionally.

Trauma-informed teaching could simply mean being aware of the physical cues that you are giving students throughout the day. Having a negative tone of voice and body language can have a dramatic effect on the climate of the class. In the article on trauma informed mindful teaching practicies, the author reminds us that we can adjust our physical presence to be more "congruent with the type of response and culture you would like to create" (Wiggs).

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How can I, as a teacher, use these tools to strengthen relationships between my students and I?

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How can I, as a teacher, use these tools to strengthen relationships between my students and I?

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By using tools such as mindfulness, trauma-informed teaching, and restorative justice, I am demonstrating to students that not only are academics valued, but also their social and emotional health. By approaching classroom instruction and classroom management with these tools, educators are building trust with their students. This trust is fundamental to establishing a positive and productive learning environment. Being sensitive to the social and emotional needs of students is essential to our ultimate goal of maximizing learning.

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"mindfulness strengthens some underlying development processes—such as focus, resilience, and self-soothing—that will help kids in the long run"

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"mindfulness strengthens some underlying development processes—such as focus, resilience, and self-soothing—that will help kids in the long run"

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-Amy Saltzman, M.D., director of the Association for Mindfulness in Education

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"Students' actions are a direct result of their experiences".

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"Students' actions are a direct result of their experiences".

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Trauma-informed care is using an understanding of trauma to reduce its impact on students'

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practicing mindfulness can help students regulate their emotions and improve academic and social and emotional learning.

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The Milwaukee Public Schools defines mindfulness as the "purposeful awareness of our thoughts, emotions, physical feelings, and environment in the present moment, without judgment" (MPS).

In MPS, mindfulness practicies are incoporated into all 3 tiers of support within the PBIS framework.

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Restorative justice is an alternative approach to discipline that focuses on mediation and agreement rather than punishment. This approach gives students opportunities for meaningful accountability and reparation of harm.

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Positive Behavioral Interventions Support is a proactive approach for schools to improve student outcome by supporting students with positive preventative measures.