Welcome to Our Classroom

In Welcome to our Classroom, Dr. Maria Bridwell shares insights to the effectiveness of a value-driven practice inspired by Purkey and Novak's research on invitational education. Through her research and lived in-school experiences, Dr. Bridwell offers applicable steps to implement values that help educators with year-long challenges with students. The book elaborates on educational values that are important in making students feel a sense of belonging. Cultivating these values will transform your classroom from negative frustrations to a positive outlook that will help you to foster student potential.

Inside, you will find practical tips to cultivate values that invite students to reach their potential, strategies to help teachers sustain values throughout the year, and inspiring examples of implementing a value-driven practice that works.

Whether you are a novice or a veteran teacher, Welcome to our Classroom provides tools to help any educator sustain practices that will lessen frustrations to challenges while also creating a positive classroom culture that welcomes students to excel and thrive.

-- Dr. Maria Bridwell