Concluding Restorative Practices Training @ WHS

The October 17th Inservice Day at WHS was used for our school to complete the final training in the Restorative Practices model implemented last year.  Mr. Lee Rush, a professional trainer from the International Institute for Restorative Practices (www.iirp.org) based in Bethlehem, PA, conducted a one-day session on "Facilitating Restorative Conferences" for faculty and paraprofessionals in the school library.

Lee Rush in the WHS Library (morning).

WHS is now eligible to receive a plaque for completion of staff training in this initiative to improve student behavior in the classroom and peer-to-peer conflict resolution, as well as promote better relationships between the school, parents and community members affected by student behaviors.

Lee Rush provides instruction on how to facilitate a restorative conference.

Career Research Project - parenthetical citations, bibliographies...and Sakai!

• Students in Mrs. Hochstin's Healthy Independent Living course are busy working on a career research paper this semester.  First, all of the students had to demonstrate they understood the parts of a citation as the assignment required a bibliography ('Works Cited') and at least one parenthetical citation for a direct quote or paraphrase from a source.

•  The librarian provided a brief tutorial on using EasyBib to prepare bibliographies  and showed recommended web sites and print resources.  She then introduced the students to the school's new electronic portfolio system, Sakai, where students can find the necessary resources and web sites for this project, as well as instructions to submit their 'Works Cited' page using the Drop-Box feature.  We are living in the digital age so we are not wasting paper by printing out drafts and revisions!

Students must use print AND electronic resources

Students are researching in the library and the Mac Lab