Question 1

Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives

Accepted Answer

Edited by Carpenter, Happe, & Egerton  




	Often thought of as a predominantly ‘male’ disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls – sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being. As current research reveals a much more balanced male-to-female ratio in autism, this book provides crucial insight into autistic girls’ experiences, helping professionals to recognize, understand, support and teach them effectively.
	 Drawing on the latest research findings, chapters consider why girls have historically been overlooked by traditional diagnostic approaches, identifying behaviours that may be particular to girls, and exploring the ‘camouflaging’ that can make the diagnosis of autistic girls more difficult. Chapters emphasize both the challenges and advantages of autism and take a multidisciplinary approach to encompass contributions from autistic girls and women, their family members, teachers, psychologists and other professionals.
	The result is an invaluable source of first-hand insights, knowledge and strategies, which will enable those living or working with girls on the autism spectrum to provide more informed and effective support.

Question 2

Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Classrooms

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By Becky Bailey




	There have been many shifts in modern society, yet none so profound as the shift from roles to relationships. Building relationships is key to learning to interact using a new foundation of social emotional skills. Conscious Discipline is a skill-based program to help educators resolve conflicts, enhance brain development by creating optimal learning environments and supporting self-regulation in ways that strengthen relationships instead of destroying them. Children learn to build respectful relationships with themselves, peers, parents and each other. 
	Conscious Discipline is a brain-based social-emotional learning model that build resilience in children, families and schools. It helps teachers to build effective classrooms by fostering the emotional intelligence of teachers first and children second.
	As teachers become more emotionally intelligent, we are better equipped to create positive, healthy educational climates that create and maintain optimal learning states. The core components of Conscious Discipline are safety, connection, and problem-solving.

Question 3

Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety: Skills for Academic and Social Success

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By Warner, Colognori, & Lynch 



It is common for teenagers to be self-conscious and to care about what others think of them. Some nervousness in social situations during this time is typical and expected. However, some teens have significant fears of social and performance situations that causes them to avoid situations or to endure them with great distress. Social anxiety can interfere with quality of life Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety: Skills for Academic and Social Success


	It is common for teenagers to be self-conscious and to care about what others think of them. Some nervousness in social situations during this time is typical and expected. However, some teens have significant fears of social and performance situations that causes them to avoid situations or to endure them with great distress. Social anxiety can interfere with quality of life and healthy development.
	This unique book gives front-line school professionals innovative, easy-to-use tools for identifying and intervening with socially anxious students in grades 6–12. It presents Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS), a school-based intervention with demonstrated effectiveness. Case examples and sample scripts demonstrate how to implement psychoeducation, cognitive strategies, social skills training, exposure, and relapse prevention with groups and individual students.

Question 4

Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom

Accepted Answer

By Kristen Souers & Pete Hall 




	One out of three children in the United States will experience at least one traumatic event by age 16. These experiences frequently elicit a traumatic stress response, which can impact students’ learning, behavior, formation of relationships, and accomplishment of developmental tasks. This book will help you cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for student across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings. 
	This book study will help you:
	
		understand what trauma is and how it hinders learning
		build strong relationships and create a safe space for students to learn at high levels
		adopt a strength-based approach to viewing and responding to student behaviors
		head-off frustration with essential self-care techniques that help you and your student’s flourish.

Question 5

Girls and Autism: Education, Family, & Personal Perspectives

Accepted Answer

Edited by Barry Carpenter, Francesca Happe and Jo Egerton

 

Often thought of as a predominantly ‘male’ disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls – sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being. As current research reveals a much more balanced male-to-female ratio in autism, this book provides crucial insight into autistic girls’ experiences, helping professionals to recognize, understand, support and teach them effectively.

 

Giving voice to the experiences, concerns, needs and hopes of girls on the autism spectrum, this much-needed text will provide parents, teachers and other professionals with essential information to help them support and teach autistic girls more effectively.

Question 6

From Behaving to Belonging: The inclusive art of supporting students who challenge us.

Accepted Answer

by Julie Causton and Kate MacLeod

 

Challenging behavior is one of the most significant issues educators face. Though it may seem radical to use words like love, compassion, and heart when we talk about behavior and discipline, the compassionate and heartfelt words, actions, and strategies teachers employ in the classroom directly shape who students are—and who they will become. But how can teaching from the heart translate into effective supports and practices for students who exhibit challenging behavior?

 

This book details how teachers can shift from a "behavior management" mindset (that punishes students for "bad" behavior or rewards students for "good" or "compliant" behavior) to an approach that supports all students—even the most challenging ones—with kindness, creativity, acceptance, and love.

Question 7

Educator Bandwidth: How to Reclaim Your Energy, Passion, and Time

Accepted Answer

by Jane A. G. Kise and Ann Holm

 

It's time to make your mental bandwidth work for you. Being an educator is more stressful than ever, and teachers and administrators must constantly shift gears. The first step is to understand how much stress is weighing on your own mental bandwidth.

 

This book combines the latest neuroscience research with the authors own extensive experience working with educators to bring the most effective strategies and habits that help you manage your mental bandwidth and prioritize drains on mental energy. When you can establish good habits, focus on what's possible within your locus of control, and balance priorities, you can improve your educator bandwidth and feel more engaged, centered, and effective in your work.

Question 8

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

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by Zaretta L. Hammond

 

The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning


 
Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.

Question 9

Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine | Michele Borba Ed D.

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We think we have to push our kids to do more, achieve more, BE more. But we’re modeling the wrong traits—like rule-following and caution—and research shows it’s NOT working. This kind of “Striver” mindset isn’t just making kids unhappier, says Dr. Michele Borba…it’s actually the opposite of what it takes to thrive in the uncertain world ahead. Thrivers are different: they flourish in our fast-paced, digital-driven, often uncertain world. Why? Through her in-depth research, Dr. Borba discovered that the difference comes down not to grades or test scores, but to seven character traits that set Thrivers apart—confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance, and optimism. The even better news: these traits can be taught to children at any age…in fact, parents and educations must do so.

In Thrivers, Dr. Borba offers practical, actionable ways to develop these traits in children from preschool through high school, showing how to teach kids how to cope today so they can thrive tomorrow.

Question 10

The NEW Conscious Discipline Book: Building Resilient Classrooms - Expanded & Updated | Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda

Accepted Answer

This is the foundational book for Conscious Discipline. It revolutionizes the classroom approach to social-emotional learning by addressing the adult’s skill set and internal states first, and then empowering the adult to teach and model these skills with children. Both research studies and individual testimonials show that Conscious Discipline simply works for transforming social-emotional skills, school climate, academics and home/school connections. Stop struggling with behaviors and standards, and start finding the joy in teaching again!

Question 11

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog (3rd Ed.) | Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD

Accepted Answer

What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster affect a child's mind -- and how can that mind recover? Using real-life events about childhood trauma, this book explains what happens to the brain when a child is exposed to extreme stress -- and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease a child's pain and help him grow into a healthy adult.

Question 12

Shakespeare Save My Life - Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard | Laura Bates

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In this captivating memoir, Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates takes us on an extraordinary journey through the darkest corners of incarceration, where she shares the incredible story of a prisoner's redemption through the timeless words of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare Saved My Life is a riveting testament to the transformative power of literature, showcasing how the universal themes of love, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption resonate even in the harshest of circumstances. Bates's poignant narrative highlights the resilience of the human spirit and the potential for personal growth, no matter the circumstances. This book celebrates the redemptive power of words, the enlightenment of education and serves as a powerful reminder of the universal human connection that teachers can forge.

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