Compassion as Our Compass

Thoughtfully addressing students’ varying needs and perspectives in a meaningful way is challenging. By intentionally incorporating best practices, educators learn to facilitate honest dialogue, cultivate inclusion, build trust, and form a sense of emotional safety for students. Using field-tested, research-backed activities, Gloria L. Canada provides strategies, personal stories, and lessons learned to help educators create a compassionate, empathetic school culture.

This book will help K–12 administrators, teacher leaders, and counselors:

Transition the professional learning lessons into lessons or activities educators can use with students
Address the importance of building connections with students to foster a sense of trust and safety
Examine the various roles educators play and ways they are called on to step up to build student rapport
Gain explicit directions and materials lists for facilitating activities that focus on bringing compassion to the forefront
Learn the challenges that high-mobility students face and the ways educators can be mindful of and address those unique challenges

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Acknowledging Trauma

Chapter 2: Creating Connections

Chapter 3: Accepting Others

Chapter 4: Considering Our Roles

Chapter 5: Helping High-Mobility Students

Chapter 6: Increasing Caregiver Engagement

Conclusion

References and Resources

Index