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From Punitive to Restorative: Transforming School Culture Through Restorative Practices

k12 Digest

Shaw Academy served some of the most underserved and marginalized youth students dismissed from their base schools for attendance, behavioral, or other illicit concerns. The school’s culture and discipline practices were punitive and exclusionary. In conclusion, restorative practices were instrumental in Shaw Academy’s transformation.

Culture 246
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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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With reading engagement in crisis, one group of teens decided to flip the narrative–by turning on their cameras. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. The assignment?

Culture 257
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From Punitive to Restorative: Transforming School Culture Through Restorative Practices

k12 Digest

Shaw Academy served some of the most underserved and marginalized youth students dismissed from their base schools for attendance, behavioral, or other illicit concerns. The school’s culture and discipline practices were punitive and exclusionary. In conclusion, restorative practices were instrumental in Shaw Academy’s transformation.

Culture 233
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Reviving Engagement in the Spanish Classroom: A Musical Challenge with ChatGPT

Faculty Focus

Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion. In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). How do they shape its meaning?

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

Edsurge

The result: high school teachers often expend their time creating classroom resources instead of developing a rich classroom culture that pulls students in, he adds. But in high school, teachers more typically create their own curriculum, despite a lack of training how to design curriculum.

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Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change

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In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education. Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders.

Education 121
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Integrating Systems Thinking to Enhance Liberal Arts Curriculum through Learner-Centered Teaching 

Faculty Focus

Key learning outcomes from a Liberal Arts Curriculum include: A liberal arts curriculum fosters a comprehensive understanding of human cultures and the physical and natural world through diverse fields such as sciences, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts.

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