ERIC Number: ED673036
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb-6
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Responsive Circles: A Guide to Resolving Student Conflict and Building School Community
J. R. Entsminger
Solution Tree
In "Responsive Circles," author JR Entsminger equips educators with practical strategies to address conflict and improve student behavior through restorative practices. The book emphasizes using responsive circles to repair harm, foster empathy, and address student conflict while reducing reliance on traditional punishment. It also explores bias, social-emotional learning, and integrating restorative practices or approaches into school culture for a healthier community schoolwide. K-12 administrators and educators can use this book to: (1) Benefit from leader- and teacher-specific implementation guidance; (2) Understand which facilitation tools to use and why; (3) Receive the five steps and necessary tools for facilitating a responsive circle; (4) Learn to navigate responsive circle resistance and resource limitations; and (5) Address underlying behavior issues and learn alternatives to excluding students from their school community.
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Student School Relationship, Behavior Problems, School Culture, Educational Strategies, Social Emotional Learning, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Empathy, Guides, Classroom Techniques, Punishment
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Administrators
Language: English
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