Belonging by Dustin Bindreiff - 9781071876190

BelongingHow Social Connection Can Heal, Empower, and Educate Kids\nAuthor(s): Dustin Bindreiff\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc, United States\nImprint: Corwin Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781071876190, 978-1071876190\nSynopsis\nDevelop a sense of safety and connection in our youth\n\nResearch shows that a sense of belonging has a profound effect on the physical, mental, and social well-being of children and adolescents. Yet, current events, including the decline of community and rising tensions over racial and economic inequalities, have endangered that fragile and critical componentand nowhere is this felt more acutely than in schools.\n\nIn Belonging, the author, who has spent decades working with the most challenging students, provides research-based strategies to strengthen relationships, build inclusive classrooms, develop trust, and foster a sense of psychological safety. Readers will find:\n\nVignettes demonstrating how belonging applies to a variety of learning .