Social Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership

Real problems exist in society and these problems manifest themselves in the classroom. The effects of depression, anxiety, economic stresses, divorce, poverty, racism, drug abuse, and alcoholism can all be found in the school setting. In addition to teaching students in reading, writing, and arithmetic, educators need skills to better help students get along with others, solve problems, and deal with emotions. These are key aspects of social emotional learning (SEL). Social/Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership: True Stories from the Classroom shares real school experiences from varied and unique perspectives. The authors begin by investigating how to prepare future and current teachers to teach social emotional learning. They then proceed to share true stories through the lens of teachers, parents, administrators, and students. These experiences from the field provide increased understanding, hope, encouragement, and challenges to the reader.

Edited by Rocky Wallace; Valerie Flanagan and Robin Magruder

Acknowledgments
Dedication
Foreword (Joe Blackbourn)
Introduction (Valerie Flanagan, Lisa Fulks, and Robin Magruder)
Part One: New Teachers
Chapter 1: Preparing Future and Current Teachers for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) (Valerie
Flanagan, Lisa Fulks, and Robin Magruder)
Chapter 2: Understanding Teacher Emotional Stress (Chuck Hamilton)
Chapter 3: Who's Going to Win? (Jeff Wiesman)
Chapter 4: The Other Side of the Tracks (Kerri Adkins)
Part Two: In the Classroom
Chapter 5: Social Emotional Health is Contagious (Katie Smith)
Chapter 6: Two 'Rounders' for Sure (Rocky Wallace)
Chapter 7: Rewrite and Repeat (Elisha Lawrence)
Chapter 8: Sometimes You Just Need a Little Push (Holly Graham)
Chapter 9: Connecting SEL to Mentoring for African American Male Students (Jeffrey Herron)
Part Three: From a Parent's Perspective
Chapter 10: Love Covers All (Jane Bragg)
Chapter 11: Through the Eyes of a Parent: The Other Side of the Table (Laura Beth Hayes)
Chapter 12: My Son CAN Read (Rocky Wallace)
Part Four: School Administration
Chapter 13: Glass Houses (Ellen Hamilton-Ford)
Chapter 14: They'll Be Fine, Kids are Resilient...Please Stop Saying That! (Franklin Thomas)
Chapter 15: The Toughest Egg to Crack (Kalem Grasham)
Chapter 16: Trix Are for Kids...SEL is for Adults Too (Franklin Thomas)
Part Five: Personal Reflection
Chapter 17: Swimming Lessons (Joetta Kelly)
Chapter 18: Performance Anxiety (Rocky Wallace)
Chapter 19: The Mustard Seed of Teaching (Lisa Fulks)
Chapter 20: It's Just Not Fair (Marilyn Goodwin)
Chapter 21: He Deals With It (Deborah Holt)
Chapter 22: Closing Thoughts (Rocky Wallace)
Afterword (Mike Hylen)
References