
The Courageous Classroom
Creating a Culture of Safety for Students to Learn and Thrive
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The Courageous Classroom
Creating a Culture of Safety for Students to Learn and Thrive
About this book
Help students and educators cope with fear in the classroom with this up-to-date new resource
In The Courageous Classroom: Creating a Culture of Safety for Students to Learn and Thrive, community psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor and nationally acclaimed educator, Jed Dearybury deliver a concise and insightful take on the culture of fear in schools around the country. You'll learn about the various ways fear is present in students and educators, practical tools and strategies for educators to cope with fear and anxiety in the classroom, the reality of racism, homophobia and microaggressions and their impact on learning, and how to create a landscape of calm in your classroom.
This important book will show you:
- The difference between fear and anxiety and how to respond to both
- How to create social-emotional learning environments where students feel mentally and physically safe
- Why, despite schools being safer than ever, students and educators fear for their personal safety
- How to manage educator stress, fear, and anxiety in a time of increasing coverage of school shootings
Perfect for K-12 public school educators, Courageous Classrooms will also earn a place in the libraries of educators in training and parents with school-age children who wish to better help children cope with fear.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About theĀ Authors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Brainās Fear System
- Chapter 2 Animals and Fear
- Chapter 3 Fear Outside School
- Chapter 4 Crossing the Threshold into Schools
- Chapter 5 Fear Inside School
- Chapter 6 The Brain and Learning
- Chapter 7 When Teachers Are Targeted
- Chapter 8 When a Child Is/Might Be in Danger
- Chapter 9 Building Courageous Classrooms
- Chapter 10 Creating a Landscape of Calm in the Classroom
- Chapter 11 Health and Education
- Chapter 12 Talking with Parents
- Chapter 13 What Now?
- Appendix A: External Stimulus of the Brain
- Appendix B: The Brainās Fear Circuit
- References
- Index
- EULA