The Emotionally Connected Classroom

Wellness and the Learning Experience
The Emotionally Connected Classroom
February 2019 | 224 pages | Corwin
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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

Introduction

Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom

Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom

Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps

Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps

Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens

Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens

Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go?

Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go?

Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom

Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom

Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain

Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain

Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs

Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs

Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure

Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure

Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan

Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan

Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice

Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice

Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change

Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change

Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck

Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck

Supplementary Materials

  • Connection Intentions and the Six Ps
  • Sample Intention Unit Plans/Subject Intentions
  • The Kinderbuddy Lesson Plan

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

Introduction

Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom

Chapter 1. Hunter Gatherers in the Classroom

Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps

Chapter 2. Connection Intentions, the Good Wolf, and the Six Ps

Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens

Chapter 3. Experiences, Emotions, Attachments, and Scary Kittens

Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go?

Chapter 4. Where Did My True Self Go?

Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom

Chapter 5. Emotional Addictions in the Classroom

Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain

Chapter 6. The Six Ps Attachment Strategies: Rewiring the Brain

Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs

Chapter 7. Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Classrooms, and Dogs

Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure

Chapter 8. Relaxed Environments, Safety, and Structure

Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan

Chapter 9. The Lesson and Unit Plan

Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice

Chapter 10. Control, Drama, and Choice

Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change

Chapter 11. A Bold Proclamation for Change

Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck

Epilogue: Prayers in a Food Truck

Supplementary Materials

  • Connection Intentions and the Six Ps
  • Sample Intention Unit Plans/Subject Intentions
  • The Kinderbuddy Lesson Plan
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The Emotionally Connected Classroom

Wellness and the Learning Experience


February 2019 | 224 pages | Corwin

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Lifetime 01/01/2025 9781544356389 $37.00

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. 

 


Table Of 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

Recent Product Reviews:

The book identifies strategies for specific learning difficulties as well as inclusion for all. Easy to navigate.
Miss Hannah Bryant, Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University
A useful addition to the reading list - the book provides practical insight in relation to classroom strategies. It has been beneficial to allow students to consider the holistic learning needs of pupils, which are often overlooked due to the constraints of the curriculum.
Mrs Annabel Latham, School of Education, Aberystwyth University
“The Emotionally Connected Classroom is a must-read for teachers and administrators interested in truly reaching all students in today’s classrooms. It addresses the very basic need students face to feel connected and belong so that learning can happen. In an ambitious way, it outlines some of the very real challenges of working alongside students who have difficult lives and gives practical strategies and a framework to do exactly this. Starting with a belief that all students can and want to learn and belong, using the six Ps of People, Purpose, Play, Passion, Present Thinking, and Personal Challenge and Learning, Bill Adair guides teachers through making intentional connections. Emotions are not to be feared or avoided but rather embraced and understood from knowing the learner. There are so many pearls of wisdom in this very readable book, and it is enlivened with students’ stories that illustrate the principles. I highly recommend it!!”
Dr. Jean Clinton, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
"Social-emotional learning (SEL) is at the forefront of many educational and policy conversations. Bill Adair has created a comprehensive, practical, and useful go-to guide that busy educators can use for each initiative they are tackling. The Emotionally Connected Classroom is a powerful anchor text for teachers' on-going work and deepening understanding of the importance of SEL."
Abbey Duggins, PhD, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Saluda County Schools, South Carolina
"All teachers have experienced the frustration of trying to teach disconnected children. Bill Adair shows how powerful helping children learn to connect, feel a sense of belonging, and feel a sense of purpose can be in changing lives for the better."
Kathy Rhodes, Principal, Hinton Schools, Iowa

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