Course Offering - Restorative Responses to Challenging Behavior
Course Description
One of the most meaningful expressions of a Christian worldview is how we respond to challenging behavior. As educators and administrators, our responses shape school culture, influence relationships with students and parents, and reflect our core values and beliefs. This course explores how a restorative, trauma-informed approach can help prevent and reduce challenging behavior, while providing a biblically grounded framework for responding effectively when it occurs.
Course Purpose
The purpose of Restorative Responses to Challenging Behavior is to equip teachers and administrators with a biblically grounded framework and practical tools to respond to challenging behavior in ways that address underlying needs, repair harm, and foster community.
Course Format: online course (at: https://acsieurope.net/moodle )
Course Language: English
Length of Course: 6 weeks (3-4 hours/week)
Register here
This course is available to anyone interested in the course content. You do not need to be a member of ACSI or even be currently teaching. We require a minimum of 10 participants to begin the course. Please contact us for more details or questions.
Participation requirements and costs:
- Time frame and requirements: 3-4 hours per week for 6 weeks (for fluent English speakers) which equals 18 class hours of instruction
- Course fee: 60 Euro registration fee (payable by credit card) includes an electronic certificate of completion.
- Remember that ACSI member schools in Europe receive 2 complimentary courses each year.
- The course fee includes digital versions of the reading materials and a digital certificate of completion.
- There is also an option to participate as a guest and use a generic login for supervisors or administrators who want to evaluate the course. Just send us an email request.
Course Objectives -
Participants will be able to…
- Articulate a biblically grounded framework for classroom management/student behavior.
- Identify underlying needs behind challenging behavior.
- Intentionally apply practices that cultivate community.
- Evaluate personal and/or school-wide practices and policies.
- Apply restorative practices to prevent, reduce, and respond to challenging behavior.
Education as a Restoration of Hope
Today we turn to the good news: God’s plan of restoration through Christ. This is not only a personal hope but also a framework for how we think about education, leadership, and the shaping of society. How can we build meaningful outcomes into the process of teaching and learning which truly reflect the hope we have in Christ?
Recognizing the Problem of Sin
The foundational, yet often overlooked, reality is the way sin impacts both teaching and learning. As school leaders, we cannot view education merely as the transfer of knowledge or the development of skills. Education is always moral and spiritual, shaped either by truth that comes from God or by distortions introduced by sin.
ACSI Europe Online Prayer
Join Christian school leaders from across the Europe region for a time of prayer, fellowship and encouragement. This group meets on Zoom the 2nd Thursday each month at 13:00 CET to focus our attention on God's presence and provision for His work through global Christian education.
Education as an Affirmation of Identity
Here we explore one of the most pressing issues facing Christian schools today: how we understand and communicate identity and purpose. Our role as school leaders is to help students discover who they are and why they are here, according to God’s Word, and to ensure that our school culture and curriculum reflect this foundational truth.
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