Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, Second Edition

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 schoolsAddress how stress and anxiety impact the learning environmentAddress students emotional needs and cultivate positive relationships in the classroomStrengthen classroom management with healthy approaches and practicesMaintain authority while balancing structure with freedomContents:IntroductionPart I: Dimensions of a Very Big PictureChapter 1: What Safety IsChapter 2: The Heart of the Matter Feelings and SchoolChapter 3: Safety It s a Brain ThingChapter 4: Learning and the BrainChapter 5: Body and MindChapter 6: Where Children Are Coming From Stress and AdaptationChapter 7: Over the Edge A World of ViolenceChapter 8: Brave New World The Changing Role of the SchoolChapter 9: All Are Welcome Here The Need for CommunityChapter 10: Snags in the TapestryChapter 11: More Welcome Than Others Discrimination and BelongingChapter 12: How Does Your Garden Grow? More Diversity, More DiscriminationPart II: The ToolboxChapter 13: Academic Safety Learning and SuccessChapter 14: Emotional Safety Personal and Character DevelopmentChapter 15: Social Safety Belonging and Interpersonal CompetenceChapter 16: Behavioral Safety Discipline and CooperationChapter 17: Physical Safety The Student BodyPart III: The GrownupsChapter 18: Teacher Safety Protecting the ProtectorsChapter 19: The Collaborators Parents and CommunityEpilogue: Are We Almost There Yet?AppendixReferences and ResourcesIndex