National Resources

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Implementation Guide School-Wide Restorative Practices Partnership.
Three Tiers of Restorative Practices: This is a simple visual that illustrates the difference between Tier 1, 2, and 3 circles
Types of Circles and Their Purpose: From Oakland Unified School District

This video should be particularly helpful to teachers who want to see how it works and what it looks like in action.

<div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright"> <img src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-16-at-4.18.41-PM-231x300.png" alt="" class="wp-image-550" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-16-at-4.18.41-PM-231x300.png 231w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-16-at-4.18.41-PM.png 612w" sizes="(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px"> </figure> </div> Circle Forward by Carolyn Boyes-Watson and Kay Pranis – This is a guide for schools and educators to implement Restorative Circles, has some of the theoretical framework as well as tons of practical tools.  It’s a comprehensive, everything you need to know kind of resource.   Restorative Practices | National Education Association’s Ed Justice Keeping Schools Safe, Happy Places for Everyone | NEA Today To learn more about school climate and what some schools are doing to improve it, NEA Today talked to Maureen Costello, Director of Teaching Tolerance, a program of the Southern Poverty Law Center. More.