Activity Two Restorative Justice
1. Based on our readings and class discussion, how will you create a learning environment that is conducive to learning? (Bullets are fine).
1. Based on our readings and class discussion, how will you create a learning environment that is conducive to learning? (Bullets are fine).
- I think that students need to feel a sense of belonging going along with Maslow's theory - relatedness. They should feel connected to their peers and their teacher in terms of respect and security.
- Building students self efficacy is huge because how they believe and feel about their own ability will affect everything else that they do in the classroom whether that is via feedback, encouragement, rewards, etc.
- Classroom set up must be conducive to learning with minimal distractions and a good flow so that students have a sense of control in the classroom as well.
- Students should be setting their own learning goals as well as the teacher. Students should set proximal and distal goals for their learning.
Three points from the videos that stood out:
- I didn't realize that Restorative Justice brings about social skills that students can use in the future when interacting with others.
- I was surprised that Restorative Justice brings about a community feel that allows “student to teacher” and “student to student” communication in a way that they haven't in the past.
- I was shocked by the student reactions and willingness to talking about their emotions and how much they actually got out of it as opposed to retributive punishment.
1.
How do you get children to participate in tough conversations
and express their emotions they are feeling?
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How do you keep the conversation from going
negatively and becoming hostile?
I was also very impressed with the students' reactions and willingness to participate in this restorative justice approach. They may have only interviewed students who had a positive view towards it, but based of the video it seemed that there was an overall positive reaction towards the approach. I was wondering if they had this reaction from the beginning or if it took time for them to warm up to this new approach.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about the need for students to feel belonging in the classroom. I would hope that any student, regardless of what is going on at home or with their friends and peers, can walk into my classroom and feel some level of comfort and security. This relies heavily on the learning environment. Some groups of friends may not mesh well with others, but the teacher needs to focus on establishing rules and expectations that align with respect and acceptance in the classroom. Not only should the rules be addressed, but the teacher has the same expectations for him/herself. For students to maintain that sense of belonging, the teacher should also be a role model for such expectations.
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