Amanda Wilson – författare

A master class in preventing challenging student behavior with confidence Navigating Behavior Change is a book for all the teachers and school professionals who struggle with the constant cycle of reacting to student behavior. This guide outlines universal practices which should be in place within every classroom to prevent challenging behaviors before they start. When students are focused and ready to learn, educators can do the important work of teaching. In this book, school psychologist Amanda Wilson and special educator Danielle Lindquist help you build your skill set, so you can create an environment where students are regulated and motivated to learn. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive framework of components that you can implement in any K-12 classroom to prevent challenging behaviors and increase student engagement. Understand the influence of executive functions, missing skills, and motivation on student behaviorLearn the core components of classroom management, including class structure and high-leverage instructional practicesEffectively and meaningfully embed reinforcement to increase student motivationLearn how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors to assist students in de-escalating and re-engagingManage your classroom in a trauma-informed way that maintains student dignityThis book will help K-12 teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, and other service providers, instructional coaches, and administrators of students with behavior challenges. Take a proactive approach to behavior and help students so you can spend more time teaching and they can spend more time learning.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of our most pressing social and environmental crises.The authors present a practical and visionary approach to social innovation and provide a comprehensive set of tools and strategies for transformative change, rooted in a critical and emancipatory perspective. By balancing rigorous theoretical insights with actionable strategies, the book empowers and inspires readers in their efforts to confront social and environmental injustices and build the skills needed to drive meaningful and effective social change.This is a call to action for anyone seeking to challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what is possible in creating a just and sustainable world.

Amanda Wilson calls this her art and literature in a poetic truce-"e;styled exclusively by you and what we've both been through."e; Connect and vibe, let words come alive in a hundred pages or so. Who knows where you'll go! Explore what she calls "e;real-life micro-poems and some unintentional rhyme"e;, as she journeys with you through time in her first collection of poetry, What Am I Doing in Casablanca?-an allegory of perfection-out-of-reach, Utopia desperately incomplete, and her tribute to "e;Something New"e;. In here, she dares you to find you.