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The School of Belonging Play Book: A guide for building a culture of caring in the classroom

The School of Belonging Play Book includes a classroom culture building planning process, 10 short-form audio reflections, and 40 classroom practices; all intended to help you build and maintain a culture of inclusion and belonging for all.

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Course curriculum

1. School of Belonging Play Book
1. Social and Emotional Well-being (SEWB)
2. Building a caring classroom culture-An action plan
1. Play Book Calendar
1. Week 1. Belonging Certainty
2. The Inside Classroom
3. Circle of Belonging
4. Common Language
5. Leaving a Legacy
1. Week 5. Ritual
2. Community Meeting
3. Conversations on Empathy and Compassion
4. Honor Language
5. Ritualizing music
1. Week 9. Listening
2. High-Level Listening
3. Listening as a Cultural Norm
4. Authentic Feelings
5. Listening Wheel
1. Week 13. Focus and Mindfulness
2. Ritualizing Focus
3. A Quiet Place
4. Stack your coins, focus and breathe
5. Almost Moments
1. Week 17. Dialogue
2. The Check-in
3. Mid-course Contract
4. Managing Conflict and Misunderstanding
5. Peace Table
1. Week 21. Feedback
2. "I" Messages
3. Fishbowl
4. Honorable Endings
5. Perceptual Diversity
1. Week 25. Intention
2. Positive Intentions
3. Life Maps
4. The Inner Voice
5. Miracle Questions
1. Snapshots
2. Priceless Gifts
3. Circle of Honor
4. Comfort and Caring
5. Bridge Building
1. Week 33. Modeling
2. Cultivate Imagination
3. Letter to my future self
4. Success and Happiness
5. Hidden Talents
1. Week 37. Community of practice
2. Looking Back
3. New beginnings
4. Pat on the Back
5. Celebrate the Year
1. The gift of teaching
2. The teacher archetype
3. Teach the Teacher
4. Circles
5. People we need
6. Listening to the Voices
7. More on Appreciative Inquiry
8. Additional School of Belonging Resources
9. Resources for you
1. About The Author

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The School of Belonging Play Book: A guide for building a culture of caring in the classroom

Create the conditions in your classroom where all students feel safe, understood and listened to.

Free

Course curriculum

The School of Belonging

Building a culture of belonging, safety and inclusion

Play Book Calendar

Belonging Certainty

Creating Rituals

Teaching Listening

Embedding Focus and Mindfulness

Facilitating Dialogue and Collaboration

Feedback for Personal Growth

Holding an Intention

Snapshots of Emotional Events

Teaching Through Modeling

Building a Community of practice

Extensions and Resources

About the Author

About this course