Sep 12
Listen now on Circle Forum If staffing is a revolving door at your workplace, consider this week’s podcast on how to keep staff engaged with restorative leadership. We reflect on the research recommendation from the Rand Corporation: ”Leaders who have not made adult relationships a priority could consider transferring the strategies they use to build …
Sep 12
Listen now on Circle Forum The biggest source of burnout in the workplace is, according to Gallup, “unfair treatment at work.” Schools are no exception and staff are leaving in droves. In our new season, we will be focusing on restorative leadership and engagement…of adults. This week’s podcast features a story from Shelley where the …
Sep 12
Listen on Circle Forum Here’s another episode of Summer Shorts on CircleForum where we’re telling stories about situations where things did not go well or things weren’t working right. In a conversation earlier this year with Perry Smith from Abbotsford Schools in BC, we talk about what it takes to make a change in schools. …
Sep 12
Listen now. Circle Forum Summer Shorts on CircleForum are stories where things did not go well and how that changed our practice. In this podcast, we go back to a story we heard earlier this year from Brooke Monks, an experienced teacher who was very apprehensive about doing her first circle until…Steve coached her through …
Aug 12
Listen now on Circle Forum Restorative practices is not therapy yet here’s a story about how the two can work together. ummer Short on Circle Forum are stories where our practice changed because something restorative did not work out well. This eeek Stan tells a story about how he had to call in an expert …
Aug 12
Listen now Circle Forum Teens as teachers? You betcha. Adults can learn a lot from teen. It does take asking the right questions and takes really listening. Shelley tells a story of how initiating restorative practices in a Grade 7 & 8 classroom backfired until she backed up and asked what’s happening now. Summer Short …
Aug 01
Listen now on I-Tunes Circle Forum Summer Short on Circle Forum are stories where our practice changed because something restorative did not work out well. That’s how Steve changed his practice after running a staff circle with the best of intentions. It was WAY too big a group for an important conversation on racism. To learn more …
Aug 01
Listen now on I-Tunes Circle Forum Summer Short on Circle Forum are stories where our practice changed because something restorative did not work out well. We are often asked if we’ve run circles that have crashed and burned. The answer is a big YES. Stan tells a story about a Grade 8 class that was already …
Jul 12
Listen now on I-Tunes Circle Forum Summer Shorts on Circle Forum is a series of short stories with a difference. These are mistakes we made in our restorative practices AND how that changed our practice. Steve describes a circle he did in a classroom, what he learned and 3 things he’s changed in his practice with …
Jul 12
Listen now on I-Tunes Circle Forum Summer Shorts on Circle Forum is a series of short stories with a difference. These are mistakes we made in our restorative practices AND how that changed our practice. Shelley describes how a harmful comment from one staff member impacted a second staffer. Using restorative practices with adults changed Shelley’s …