Instilling Empathy Through Restorative Practices: Featuring Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein

Summary: How can we use different discipline practices to restore harm to those who are impacted by student decisions? This week's guest, Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein, discuss how restorative practices are impactful experiences for all stakeholders, the importance of building a culture of empathy, and using student voice to increase ownership and responsibility. About our Guests: Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein are the co-authors of Hacking School Discipline: 9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice. Nathan Maynard has been facilitating restorative practices for over ten years in a wide range of educational settings. Currently, Nathan is serving as the Dean of Culture in a high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, blogger, presenter, and author. Brad Weinstein served as principal for two years at an Academy on the east side of Indianapolis. Before being principal, Brad taught for 11 years, including roles as a coach and STEM department chair. Now, Brad is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, blogger, presenter, author and creator of @teachergoals. Follow Nathan Maynard: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nmaynardedu?lang=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-maynard-6849827a/ Website: https://www.hackingschooldiscipline.com Follow Brad Weinstein: Twitter: https://twitter.com/weinsteinedu?lang=hu BehaviorFlip: https://behaviorflip.com/the-team Website: https://www.hackingschooldiscipline.com Follow our Host Twitter: www.twitter.com/Joshua__Stamper Instagram: www.instagram.com/joshua__stamper Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-stamper Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on social media and in our comments section. Please use the #AspireLead hashtag as you continue the conversation on social media. If you’ve gotten any value from this show at all, please subscribe and leave a rating and review wherever you’re listening. The ranking of this show is 100% tied to subscriptions and reviews. You can help us reach more school leaders by subscribing to the show and leaving an honest rating and review.