
Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, Second Edition
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Overview
Whether students feel stressed or supported has a profound impact on their success, sense of belonging, and behavior. Designed as a guide for education professionals and parents, this book explores emotional safety, its effect on learning, and practical strategies for fostering well-being. Discover how to shape students' emotional responses by modeling healthy expression, building community, and nurturing self-awareness and self-management.
K-12 administrators and teachers can use this book to:
- Foster emotional safety and belonging in schools
- Address how stress and anxiety impact the learning environment
- Address students' emotional needs and cultivate positive relationships in the classroom
- Strengthen classroom management with healthy approaches and practices
- Maintain authority while balancing structure with freedom
Contents:
Introduction
Part I: Dimensions of a Very Big Picture
Chapter 1: What Safety Is
Chapter 2: The Heart of the Matter--Feelings and School
Chapter 3: Safety--It's a Brain Thing
Chapter 4: Learning and the Brain
Chapter 5: Body and Mind
Chapter 6: Where Children Are Coming From--Stress and Adaptation
Chapter 7: Over the Edge--A World of Violence
Chapter 8: Brave New World--The Changing Role of the School
Chapter 9: All Are Welcome Here--The Need for Community
Chapter 10: Snags in the Tapestry
Chapter 11: More Welcome Than Others--Discrimination and Belonging
Chapter 12: How Does Your Garden Grow? More Diversity, More Discrimination
Part II: The Toolbox
Chapter 13: Academic Safety--Learning and Success
Chapter 14: Emotional Safety--Personal and Character Development
Chapter 15: Social Safety--Belonging and Interpersonal Competence
Chapter 16: Behavioral Safety--Discipline and Cooperation
Chapter 17: Physical Safety--The Student Body
Part III: The Grownups
Chapter 18: Teacher Safety--Protecting the Protectors
Chapter 19: The Collaborators--Parents and Community
Epilogue: Are We Almost There Yet?
Appendix
References and Resources
Index
| ISBN-13 | 9781960574312 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1960574310 |
| List Price | $47.99 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Format | - |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 272 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2025-04-29 |
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