Credits & Acknowledgements

Connected Classroom Compass is built on the foundational work of educators, therapists, and researchers whose books have shaped the field of connection-based, trauma-informed classroom support. We have studied and learned from the following works, and every response in this app reflects the knowledge gained from reading them.

We pay our deepest respect to these authors. Their work makes this tool possible.

Responsive Classroom

Center for Responsive Schools

The Connected Child (TBRI)

Dr. Karyn Purvis & Dr. David Cross

Creating the Connected Classroom

Robyn Gobbel

The Whole-Brain Child and related works

Dr. Dan Siegel

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and related works

Dr. Bruce Perry

The Catalyst Approach

Catalyst Approach

Conscious Discipline

Dr. Becky Bailey

A note on usage: Connected Classroom Compass generates original responses in its own words. We do not reproduce or quote the books listed above. The principles informing our responses are drawn from our reading and study of these works, the same way any trained professional would draw on their education when guiding others.