Course Description: The session is designed for educators from all content areas. In this session, participants will engage in ways to build relationships with their students by using virtues language and Restorative Practices.  Participants will learn about Restorative Practices techniques and learn a variety of ways to guide their students in building a class family community.    

1. Participants will engage in ways to build positive relationships by using virtues language. 

2. Participants will learn ways to incorporate Restorative Practices strategies into their classrooms. 

3. Participants will explore a variety of ways to create a positive and productive learning community.

Facilitator: Nina Arlotta

Bio: Nina Arlotta is an elementary art educator at Norwood Elementary School in Dundalk, MD. She has six years of teaching experience in a Title I school. She focuses on building positive relationships with her student artists and creating productive and collaborative class communities.

Key Teaching and Learning Strategies explored in this course: 

• Perception - SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: With intention, model and develop social-emotional learning competencies. (Self-Awareness)

• Artist Communities - BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: Demonstrate understanding and empathy while building caring relationships that can be leveraged to increase rigor and risk.

To download the full MSDE Fine Arts Office Professional Learning Framework, please click here.