The Responsive Classroom Approach
In our classroom I implement the Responsive Classroom® approach to enable optimal student learning. This approach to teaching and learning fosters safe, challenging, and joyful elementary classrooms and schools. It consists of teaching practices for bringing together social and academic learning throughout the school day. Some of these include:
-A daily morning meeting
-Positive teacher language
to promote learning
-Creating rules as a class
that support everyone’s learning
-The use of logical
consequences rather than punishment
-Opportunities for academic
choice to increase engagement
-A classroom environment
that is organized, comfortable, and respectful to children
The
Responsive Classroom approach is
based on the beliefs that social and academic learning go hand in hand and that
all children want to learn and can
learn.
For more information about Responsive Classroom, please visit http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/about-responsive-classroom.
From
Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
