Monday, March 30, 2009
Say, Mean, Matter 19
Zig Ziglar: You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Say, Mean, Matter 18
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. Bill Gates
Belonging
An exercise in visual storytelling:
http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/webquest.asp?id=650
due Cinco de Mayo
http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/webquest.asp?id=650
due Cinco de Mayo
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
For Austin
SIT
Solve It Together
Resorative Practices
Repairing Behavior
Building Community
Roosevelt Middle School
Jefferon Parish Public Schools
Who is Involved?
Participation in Restorative Circles is strictly voluntary. No one is required to participate. Typically, a conference or a circle will last no more than one hour.
Participants in a Restorative Conference may include the offender(s), the victim(s), the offender(s) and the victim(s), involved school staff, involved other students, and the facilitator.
Participants in a Restorative circle will include the students involved and the facilitator.
Who Benefits?
Restorative Practices teach students skills needed to avoid suspensions and further negative social consequences of misbehavior. Other participants learn how to support students in creating a positive school environment with positive student-student and student teacher relationships.
In schools across the country, participants in Restorative Conferences and Restorative Circles report a high level of satisfaction. Participants report that they feel empowered and supported by bringing positive closure to difficult incidents of harm, that they are able to avert potential incidents of harm, and taht a sense of safety and care was restored to the school community.
Why Use Resorative Practices?
We use Restorative Practices because we are building a positive school environment where respect for all members of the school community is our highest value.
The goals of Resorative practices are
To allow students to take responsibility and make amends for misbehavior
To provide an intervention to correct or eliminate problem behavior and promote a positive learning environment
To provide a learning experience in problem-solving and conflict-resolution
To empower everyone with the opportunity to play a significant role in creating a safe and caring community
To provide a safe opportunity to express genuine feelings, concerns, hurts and apologies
To enhance the dignity of all the people we encounter on a daily basis
To increase awareness and understanding of the interconnectedness of all the people we encounter on a daily basis
Solve It Together
Resorative Practices
Repairing Behavior
Building Community
Roosevelt Middle School
Jefferon Parish Public Schools
Who is Involved?
Participation in Restorative Circles is strictly voluntary. No one is required to participate. Typically, a conference or a circle will last no more than one hour.
Participants in a Restorative Conference may include the offender(s), the victim(s), the offender(s) and the victim(s), involved school staff, involved other students, and the facilitator.
Participants in a Restorative circle will include the students involved and the facilitator.
Who Benefits?
Restorative Practices teach students skills needed to avoid suspensions and further negative social consequences of misbehavior. Other participants learn how to support students in creating a positive school environment with positive student-student and student teacher relationships.
In schools across the country, participants in Restorative Conferences and Restorative Circles report a high level of satisfaction. Participants report that they feel empowered and supported by bringing positive closure to difficult incidents of harm, that they are able to avert potential incidents of harm, and taht a sense of safety and care was restored to the school community.
Why Use Resorative Practices?
We use Restorative Practices because we are building a positive school environment where respect for all members of the school community is our highest value.
The goals of Resorative practices are
To allow students to take responsibility and make amends for misbehavior
To provide an intervention to correct or eliminate problem behavior and promote a positive learning environment
To provide a learning experience in problem-solving and conflict-resolution
To empower everyone with the opportunity to play a significant role in creating a safe and caring community
To provide a safe opportunity to express genuine feelings, concerns, hurts and apologies
To enhance the dignity of all the people we encounter on a daily basis
To increase awareness and understanding of the interconnectedness of all the people we encounter on a daily basis
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Kernal Essay
Where were you?
What was the first thing that happened?
What was the next thing that happened?
What was the last thing that happened?
What did you think at that moment?
Write the five sentence kernel essay.
Write a “ba da bing” to add to the kernel essay.
Write two to three more sentences for each sentence in your kernel essay.
Write a truism for the story’s conclusion.
Show me. Don’t tell me.
Based on Gretchen Bernabei’s Reviving the Essay
What was the first thing that happened?
What was the next thing that happened?
What was the last thing that happened?
What did you think at that moment?
Write the five sentence kernel essay.
Write a “ba da bing” to add to the kernel essay.
Write two to three more sentences for each sentence in your kernel essay.
Write a truism for the story’s conclusion.
Show me. Don’t tell me.
Based on Gretchen Bernabei’s Reviving the Essay
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