IIRP Canada Series – Restorative Practices in Canadian Education

Restorative Works!

Claire de Mézerville López is joined by co-host, Executive Director of IIRP Canada Pat Lewis, for a special series with IIRP Canada highlighting the use of restorative practices and restorative justice across Canada. In this episode they welcome seasoned educator, consultant, and curriculum specialist, Angela Green, to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Join us as Angela helps us explore the intersection of restorative practices and education in the Canadian context. Sharing how she integrates restorative practices into literacy, numeracy, and school improvement initiatives, Angela discusses the power of relationships in the classroom, the importance of psychological safety for learning, and how formative assessment fosters student engagement. Through personal stories and practical insights, Angela challenges the misconception that relationship-building and curriculum development exist in opposition. She highlights how restorative practices enhance student voice, support universal design for learning, and create environments where both teachers and students feel empowered to take academic risks. Angela Green is a former elementary educator and consultant who is passionate about the power of relationships and thrives on fostering positive learning communities for adults and young people. As a curriculum specialist in literacy and numeracy, Angela has engaged in instructional design, school improvement planning, and consulting using a restorative practices approach for over 30 years. She is currently an instructor for IIRP Canada and an adjunct mathematics education instructor at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Tune in to learn more about how Canadian educators are using restorative practices to integrate student voice, emotional safety, and academic rigor into their classroom environments.