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This evening, I am doing my homework reflection prior to talking to the students at lunch on Tuesday. I plan to do a restorative circle during lunch to see if I can reach a few students. I plan to discuss the rules, and introduce my Panda Bear as the talking piece. All students are expected to participate in the circle. I plan to introduce the a few basic rules, and then work with the students to create rules that they buy into so they can help keep the library calm and peaceful during lunch A& B. Involve students to see what they  think in terms of the noise level and gain their trust by talking to them. Ask students how do they show trust.  Ask them for examples like what does good behavior look like in the library? What does poor behavior look like in the library? Ask students to help make their library space better for everyone including students who have homework, students who come to read, students who come to play chess, students who come to find a new book to read or to do research.  Students who come to quietly social with their friends.  Students who come to do Art projects. Students who come to to use the Wellness Center. Establish ground rules. Ask for their assistance--no profanity, no interrupting each other, no negative comments, a student can disagree, but in a way that states his or her position, but honors the other person who has a different opinion. It is okay not to agree, but be respectful of each other's opinions. Collaboration and communication are important to make the library space better for all. Student should have fun and ask questions if they don't understand something in the process. For example, only one person is talking at a time. The person with the talking piece is the only one doing the talking. By the way, my talking piece is a cuddly Black and White Panda Bear for the students to pass around as they have their  turn talking.  Finally, have fun and hopefully we will get a quieter library during Lunch A & B.  Barbara    

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This evening, I am doing my homework reflection prior to talking to the students at lunch on Tuesday. I plan to do a restorative circle during lunch to see if I can reach a few students. I plan to discuss the rules, and introduce my Panda Bear as the talking piece. All students are expected to participate in the circle. I plan to introduce the a few basic rules, and then work with the students to create rules that they buy into so they can help keep the library calm and peaceful during lunch A& B. Involve students to see what they  think in terms of the noise level and gain their trust by talking to them. Ask students how do they show trust.  Ask them for examples like what does good behavior look like in the library? What does poor behavior look like in the library? Ask students to help make their library space better for everyone including students who have homework, students who come to read, students who come to play chess, students who come to find a new book to read or to do research.  Students who come to quietly social with their friends.  Students who come to do Art projects. Students who come to to use the Wellness Center. Establish ground rules. Ask for their assistance--no profanity, no interrupting each other, no negative comments, a student can disagree, but in a way that states his or her position, but honors the other person who has a different opinion. It is okay not to agree, but be respectful of each other's opinions. Collaboration and communication are important to make the library space better for all. Student should have fun and ask questions if they don't understand something in the process. For example, only one person is talking at a time. The person with the talking piece is the only one doing the talking. By the way, my talking piece is a cuddly Black and White Panda Bear for the students to pass around as they have their  turn talking.  Finally, have fun and hopefully we will get a quieter library during Lunch A & B.  Barbara    

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Reflect on a problem that arose in your class. How were you able to resolve it using restorative circles? OR What type of problems can you use restorative circles to solve?

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How did planning your questions to grow in intensity change the conversation?

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How have your restorative circles been going in your classroom.  What is going well? What has been effective?  What do you want to change? Did anything surprise you? Did you have a circle keeper?

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Reflect on a circle you did with your class. What went well? What would you change?

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What will your talking piece be and why?

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What questions will you ask during your first circle with your students?

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What are your goals for this TLC and what expectations do you have? Do you have any specific questions?

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My goal for this TLC is to learn how to guide my students to become self-inquirers. Restorative Circles is a great way to give students time to sit with their feelings and notice where they those feelings come from and understand that when those feelings are negative, there is something they can do about it.

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What is a restorative circle?

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How did you feel before, during and after participating in the restorative circle?