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

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