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
