BOOKS AND ARTICLES
Communication Skills
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
Learn how to communicate in a nonviolent way.
Restorative Practices
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Advocates
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Teens Behind Racist Graffiti Received an Unusual Sentence, But did it work?
In 2017, five students who sprayed racist graffiti across an historic African-American schoolhouse in Virginia received an unusual punishment, reading 12 books then writing about the books over the course of the year.
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The Promise of Restorative Practices to Transform Teacher-Student Relationships and Achieve Equity in School Discipline
Demonstrates the potential of Restorative Practices for improving schools.
Empathy & Communication
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Understanding and building empathy.
For Educators: How to Build Empathy and Strengthen Your School Community
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Three tips for teaching empathy.
A Quick Guide to Teaching Empathy in the Classroom
Motivational
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Gives readers a new way to think about motivation.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Self Empowerment
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A personal journey to transform everyday drama.
The Empowerment Dynamic (TED*) Making the Shift from Drama to Empowerment
Social Emotional learning
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The best social emotional learning resources for teachers.
25 Resources for Social Emotional Learning
Prison....Advocacy, Social Justice
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The First Step Act aims to transform the federal prison system, prioritize rehabilitation over punishment, and reform some of our nation’s harshest prison sentences.
3 More Steps to Make “First Step Act” Work