2019 Education magazine

2019 “Education making a difference” LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 Page 5 is more engaging and provides a deeper level of understanding of the processes needed to solve problems. Mrs. Irwin and Mrs. Aper agree that school is not the same now that it was years ago. Educating students has changed. Students are now expected to know the reasoning behind their work. The administrators also agree that educating students cannot take place without strong classroom management and building relationships with students. Teachers are challenged at the beginning of the year to learn one unique thing about each of their students to make a personal connection. Relationships are also important through the implementation of using ‘Restorative Practice.’ Last summer Mrs. Aper along with four teachers attended a week-long training in Bloomington that was provided through a grant from the Regional Office of Education. This training provided the ability for Mrs. Aper and the team to train others. By the end of the week, a plan had been developed to train the remaining teachers and staff at CEL. Restorative Practice is the process of taking something that is broken due to mistakes (or something else), and restoring them or making them “right.” Mrs. Aper noted, “using Restorative Practice provides those involved a voice and allows all parties to be heard.” She also noted Restorative Practice has not only been used CONTINUED