RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM
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The Responsive Classroom is a general approach to teaching, rather than a program designed to address a specific school issue. It is based on the premise that children learn best when they have both academic and social-emotional skills. The Responsive Classroom approach consists of a set of practices that build academic and social-emotional competencies and that can be used along with many other programs. These classroom practices are the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach: |
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What are the 10 classroom practices that are at the heart of Responsive Classroom?*
•Morning Meeting—gathering as a whole class each morning to greet one another, share news, and warm up for the day ahead •Rule Creation—helping students create classroom rules that allow all class members to meet their learning goals •Interactive Modeling—teaching children to notice and internalize expected behaviors through a unique modeling technique •Positive Teacher Language—using words and tone to promote children’s active learning and self-discipline •Logical Consequences—responding to misbehavior in a way that allows children to fix and learn from their mistakes while preserving their dignity •Guided Discovery—introducing materials using a format that encourages creativity and responsibility •Academic Choice—increasing student motivation by differentiating instruction and allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work •Classroom Organization—setting up the physical room in ways that encourage independence, cooperation, and productivity •Working with Families—hearing families’ insights and helping them understand the school’s teaching approaches •Collaborative Problem Solving—using conferencing, role-playing, and other strategies to engage students in problem-solving  Greetings in 1600 Languages  Wikispace with great resources  Morning Meeting Collaborative Games |
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(click to retrieve document listed below): The Seven Principles of Responsive Classroom If I Were….. Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Strategies ENFIELD SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIOR PLAN Morning Meeting Activities and Morning Greetings Guided Discovery PBIS and the Responsive Classroom® Approach Creating Safe, Challenging, and Joyful Elementary Classrooms and Schools PBIS and the Responsive Classroom® Approach Week 1 Sample Morning Meetings What Is a Closing Circle? Responsive Classroom Language Responsive Classroom LiveBinder Guided Discovery Video
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Guiding Principles of the Responsive Classroom Approach
1. The social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum.
2. How children learn is as important as what children learn.
3. The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
4. There is a set of social skills that children need in order to be successful academically and socially: Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self-control (CARES).
5. Knowing the children we teach is as important as knowing the content we teach.
6. Knowing the parents of the children we teach is as important as knowing the children.
7. How we, the adults at school, work together is as important as our individual competence.
1. The social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum.
2. How children learn is as important as what children learn.
3. The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
4. There is a set of social skills that children need in order to be successful academically and socially: Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self-control (CARES).
5. Knowing the children we teach is as important as knowing the content we teach.
6. Knowing the parents of the children we teach is as important as knowing the children.
7. How we, the adults at school, work together is as important as our individual competence.