George Couros welcomes Nathan Maynard and Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga to this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast! What do we think of when we think of school discipline? What are the consequences of actions and how do these consequences look when students are in school? In this episode, Nathan Maynard and Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga discuss what they mean when they talk about restorative practices and what restorative looks like in schools today. This powerful episode shares tons of strategies for working to implement restorative practices that Maynard and Nesmith-Arechiga have tried out personally!

Quotes:

“We have to be intentional throughout the school year around community.” - Nathan Maynard

“It was always about teaching them and not just punishing them.” - Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga

Links:

Nathan Maynard Twitter - https://twitter.com/nmaynardedu?lang=en

Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-nesmith-arechiga-993552153

Dr. Belinda George (Tucked in Tuesdays) - https://www.youtube.com/@dr.belindageorge6221/featured

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