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Repairing the Moment: Restorative Tools for Everyday Classroom Conflict
Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Ziock Ballroom B
When classroom conflict, student shutdowns, or escalations occur, educators often feel pressure to respond quickly,sometimes relying on reactive or punitive strategies that unintentionally damage relationships and psychological safety. This interactive session introduces Repairing the Moment, a restorative, SEL-aligned framework designed to help educators pause, reflect, and respond with intention when safety breaks down.


Participants will explore how everyday disruptions such as student withdrawal, peer conflict, or public escalation can become opportunities to strengthen relationships rather than fracture them. Using real classroom scenarios, educators will practice moving from reaction to repair through affective statements, decision mapping, community agreements, victim-offender dialogue, and structured restorative talk circles. Emphasis is placed on regulation before resolution, collective accountability, and repairing harm while maintaining adult authority.


Grounded in evidence-based restorative and SEL practices, this session equips educators with concrete tools they can immediately apply to build classrooms where belonging, trust, and connection lead the way.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Junco

Eric Junco

Director of Academic Cultivation & Engagement / Professor, Northern Illinois University
Dr. Eric Junco is a Director of Academic Cultivation & Engagement and Professor in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. He teaches a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Teaching Science Methods, Classroom Management for Elementary Educators... Read More →
avatar for Miriam Ojaghi

Miriam Ojaghi

SEL and Middle School Consultant, Dekalb Regional Office of Education
Dr. Miriam “Mimi” Ojaghi is a Professional Learning Consultant & SEL Specialist at the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education. As a veteran of over 25 years in education, Mimi has worked in a jail, taught middle school and college, served as a director of after school programming... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Ziock Ballroom B
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