Full Description
Engineer healthy interactions and repair dysregulation
Suicide rates, ADHD diagnoses, gaming addiction, and adolescent depression are increasing exponentially. It's difficult to ignore the number of children burdened by stress, anxiety, and unhealthy beliefs. Students struggle to cope in ways that reinforce labels defining them as difficult to teach.
However, the brain is malleable and new experiences can rewrite the story! The Emotionally Connected Classroom helps educators create environments that promote healthy attachments and repair neural dysregulations that impair learning capacity. Readers will find
User-friendly explanations of neuroscience and human behavior
Strategies and assessment tools to help teachers shift from content-focused learning and assessment to learning that prioritizes wellness
Lesson templates to help "train the brain"
Strategies to address dysfunctional behavior
Engaging stories and authentic case studies that bring theory to life
Written with the belief that educators play a critical role in students' lives, this book offers a new paradigm of connectedness that allows teachers to develop social-emotional learning practices that benefit all of their students.
Contents
Prologue - Survival Mode
Inubu
Johnny
Introduction
Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom
Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps
Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens
Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go?
Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom
Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain
Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs
Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure
Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan
Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice
Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change
Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck
Supplementary Materials
Connection Intentions and the Six Ps
Sample Intention Unit Plans/Subject Intentions
The Kinderbuddy Lesson Plan
