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.

Dr. Rocky Wallace is Professor of Education at Campbellsville University in Kentucky and has been teaching and writing about servant leadership for over twenty years. He has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited twelve books on servant leadership and/or organizational health for Rowman & Littlefield, as well as several published articles on the topic.
Robin Magruder, EdD, is the Undergraduate Chair for the CU School of Education, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses as well. Before joining the faculty at Campbellsville University, she was an elementary and middle school math teacher for 12 years. Robin has won numerous awards and was the university's distinguished tenure professor in 2018. Her areas of research interest are in elementary pedagogy and mathematics education. Robin is the mother of three adult children.
Valerie Flanagan, PhD, is the Graduate Chair in CU's School of Education. She previously served as a middle school science and STEM educator. She has been a middle school teacher of the year recipient, and currently facilitates courses in graduate teacher leadership and school improvement programs. Valerie's areas of research interest include social emotional learning and trauma informed teaching.

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)
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