Embrace Civility Information

Embrace Civility: Fostering Positive Relations in School is a professional development resource for school staff. This resource will include 6 short videos for school staff to watch, with accompanying written materials. Using a "flipped classroom-student voice" approach, staff can watch these videos on their own and then ask students questions about what they learned. This insight is then brought to a staff meeting for discussion and identification of positive strategies. The 6 units cover: Unit 1. Embrace Civility Student Survey & Overview of a Positive New Approach Unit 1. Research Insight to Support Rethinking Bullying Prevention Unit 3. Helping Students Who Have Been Targeted Gain Resilience Unit 4. Helping Students Who Are Hurtful Stop, Own it & Fix it Unit 5. Encouraging Students to Step in to Help Unit 6. Effective Interventions by Staff Who Witness Hurtful Incidents Unit 7. Effective Investigations & Restorative Interventions is a resource for designated staff members who must respond to the more serious hurtful situations. This resource also contains a Positive Plan of Action for any student facing challenges and an Accountability Agreement for any student who has been hurtful. This resource is thoroughly research-based. It is close to completion. However, at this time the insight provided is being reviewed by researchers and practitioners to ensure the highest quality.