A Recipe for Creating a Safe & Respectful School Climate

Differentiated LEARNING: Designing Learning Experiences for All Learners

A Coaching Overview for Educators

Documents

National School Climate Standards

Improving the Odds: The Untapped Power of Schools to Improve the Health of Teens

School Connectedness: Improving Students' Lives

Websites

Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.
Jane is national expert in creating learning environments that are safe, effective and focused on relationships. Her website includes helpful information, lots of free stuff and a wonderful bookstore featuring Jane's books on classroom managment and school climate.

Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D.
Jo Ann is a colleague and nationally known educational consultant specializing in the areas of bullying, improving school climate and character education. Her website includes numerous links and resources, as well as Jo Ann's books on improving school climate.

Reclaiming Youth International
Reclaiming Youth International is an organization that provides strengths-based training designed to cultivate the potential in all youth. RYI developed the Circle of Courage model of youth empowerment, a model that provides an ideal framework for school climate development.

Resiliency in Action
THE website for information on resiliency and youth. Nan Henderson, president, is a national expert in the area of resiliency.

The Search Institute
The Search Institute has been providing resources, books and just about everything else to support the development of health communities for young people for over 50 years. Loaded with free downloads and valuable information on the 40 Developmental Assets framework - a model for helping youth grow into being healthy, caring adults.

A Reading List for School Climate...

Confronting and Working to Reduce Bullying Behaviors in School Setting by Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D.

Creating Emotionally Safe Schools by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.

Reclaiming Youth at Risk by Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg and Steve Van Bockern

Resiliency in Action by Nan Henderson (Editor)

The Respectful School by Stephen L. Wessler (contributing author William Preble)

A Reading List for Effective Teaching Strategies / Differentiated Learning...

Differentiation Through Personality Type by Jane A. G. Kise

Effective Teaching, Effective Learning by Alice M. Fairhurst and Lisa L. Fairhurst

Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner

Looking at Type and Learning Styles by Gordon Lawrence

Differentiated Coaching by Jane A. G. Kise

People Types & Tiger Stripes by Gordon Lawrence

October 18th Improving School Climate Presentation: Handout as PDF