EDUT 5016 Peace Through Restorative Practices
Building Peace Through Restorative Practices
This course introduces teachers to a holistic approach to classroom management based on the principles of restorative justice in schools. While traditional classroom management often relies on a system of rewards and punishments to encourage positive behavior, restorative practices focus on building healthy relationships, fostering social and emotional skills, encouraging engagement, and empowering students to address and correct misbehaviors cooperatively. When we invite students to take an active role in both preventing and repairing the harm caused by misbehavior, we build stronger school communities. Incorporating classroom strategies, school-wide policy recommendations, and personal experiences, this course provides a solid framework for teachers to use as they create a climate of warmth and inclusion that respects all people and holds everyone accountable for being a good citizen.