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Circle Work:
Building Students’ Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
and growing teaching and learning relationships.
25 June 2014
9 am to 4 pm
This 1-day hands on workshop introduces participants to the use of
Restorative Circle Processes to nurture students’ social emotional learning (SEL).
Social and Emotional Learning(SEL)
We know that SEL are important life skills. An important aspect of the holistic development
of our students is to enable them to develop SEL. What strategies can we use?
Using Restorative Circles has been proven to be effective.
What are Restorative Circles ?
They are a facilitated way of holding group conversations. Restorative circles can be used
successfully in a wide range of situations and environments which call for social emotional
skills. They can range from creating community, sharing knowledge, teaching school
/societal expectations and values, planning direction, to building and sustaining
relationships, exploring and repairing hurt and harm.
Objective
Workshop Details
Facilitators will explain, demonstrate Circle Processes. Participants will experience Circle
Processes through hands on and experiential learning on how to use the processes to help
students in their Social Emotional Learning, which in turn will help grow strong
Interpersonal Relationships among students and between teachers and students.
For whom?
All Educators - form teachers, discipline masters, counselors, teachers in-charge of CCA,
CCE mentors, AEDs, all who work with groups of students.
*This course is strictly for AEDs who have completed their Specialist Diploma AED Pre-service
training.
What you will learn!!!
This is a highly interactive training where participants will
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Explore the Circles Continuum from low level relationship building circles to high end
conflict resolution circles.
Explore if Circles are just reactive or can Circles be used proactively and be preventative.
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Use Circles to build positive class learning cultures.
Use whole class Conferences for dealing with issues that arise within whole class groups.
Explore practical Circle activities and the place of games within circles – the use of talking
pieces, establishment of guiding expectations and dealing with discipline in circles.
Explore use of Circle Work in a staff context.
Share fresh ideas, innovations and resources
Trainers
Greg Jansen
Richard Matla
Greg Jansen and Richard Matla from New Zealand are experienced facilitators of the use of
Circle Processes. They will show participants how they can practice these processes and
help students in their social emotional learning and strengthen teacher-student
relationship.
Co-founders of an educational consultancy - 'Restorative Schools',
(http://www.restorativeschools.org.nz), they work with primary and secondary schools
throughout New Zealand focusing on developing strong teaching and learning
relationships. With a wealth of experiences both teaching and leading within and beyond
mainstream education, throughout New Zealand and overseas, they pride themselves in
providing highly responsive, practical, hands on workshops that are relevant and
meaningful to everyday teaching and school life.
Greg & Rich both completed post graduate study in 2009 and were contributing authors of
the published book (November 2011) Responsive Pedagogy – Engaging Restoratively with
Challenging Behaviour available through New Zealand Centre for Educational Research.
http://www.nzcer.org.nz/nzcerpress/responsive-pedagogy
Course Fee:
$160 for ASCD members or $190 for non-ASCD members (Fee includes tea, lunch and
course materials)
Venue:
Academy of Singapore Teachers
2 Malan Road S109433
25 June 2014 - Geo Lab (BLK A, LEVEL 2)
Application
Please complete the attached form and email it to ascdsing@gmail.com.
For enquiries please call 91385667.
Closing date of applications: 20 May 2014 (Friday)