School Tool / Healing Practices

Julie Causton

Kate MacLeod

Building a Positive and Supportive Classroom

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Social-emotional learning Classroom Management

It's easy to say you're going to be better about using supportive discipline, but integrating it into your daily practice can be another matter. This quick reference guide by ASCD authors Causton and MacLeod can help. Designed to be a handy, easily digestible classroom or PD tool—it's a laminated, 3-panel foldout—the QRG includes tips and strategies to help educators develop conscious communication, mindful reflection, and self-care—all with the aim of transforming students' school experiences and decreasing challenging behaviors. It can be used for self-study, discussions with colleagues, and even as a go-to, in-the-moment resource. Little by little, you'll be taking part in the authors' mission to transform schools into healing, loving places where learning and acceptance can occur. (See their related story on p. 20.)

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Julie Causton is founder and CEO of Inclusive Schooling, supporting administrators, educators, and families who wish to create more caring, inclusive schools for all learners. She is a former professor in the Inclusive and Special Education Program in the Department of Teaching and Leadership at Syracuse University and has spent 20 years studying and creating best practices for inclusive education. As a former special education teacher, she knows firsthand how belonging leads to better outcomes for students.

Causton works with administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and families to help them create inclusive experiences. She is the author of seven books about inclusive education and has published articles in over 30 educational research and practitioner journals.

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Kate MacLeod is an assistant professor of special education at the University of Maine at Farmington and founder and consultant at Inclusive Schooling. Her teaching, research, writing, and consulting are guided by a passion for inclusive education and social justice.

MacLeod is a former high school special education teacher in New York City and now works with administrators, educators, and families around the country to create more inclusive practices for all students. Her research and writing are focused on understanding the culture of inclusive schools and best practices for supporting students with complex support needs, including those with challenging behaviors.