www.responsiveclassroom.org
Responsive Classroom is an approach to teaching and learning that fosters safe, challenging, and joyful classrooms and schools. The program consists of practical strategies for bringing together social and academic learning throughout the school day and helps create learning environments where children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Through teacher modeling and the use of responsive language, children learn to become respectful and caring members of their classroom and school community.
One of the components of a Responsive Classroom is the Morning Meeting. Each day we begin our meetings with a greeting, where each child is greeted by one of their peers. After the greeting each student and teacher has an opportunity to share exciting news with the class. We then do a short activity to prepare us for the day before reading the morning message together.
10 Components of a 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 to ensure an environment that allows 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 as a tool to promote children's active learning, sense of community, 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 classroom materials using a format that encourages independence, creativity, and responsibility
Academic Choice - increasing student learning by allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work
Classroom Organization - setting up the physical room in ways that encourage students' independence, cooperation, and productivity
Working with Families - creating avenues for hearing parents' insights and helping them understand the school's teaching approaches
Collaborative Problem Solving - using conferencing, role playing, and other strategies to resolve problems with student
Responsive Classroom is an approach to teaching and learning that fosters safe, challenging, and joyful classrooms and schools. The program consists of practical strategies for bringing together social and academic learning throughout the school day and helps create learning environments where children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Through teacher modeling and the use of responsive language, children learn to become respectful and caring members of their classroom and school community.
One of the components of a Responsive Classroom is the Morning Meeting. Each day we begin our meetings with a greeting, where each child is greeted by one of their peers. After the greeting each student and teacher has an opportunity to share exciting news with the class. We then do a short activity to prepare us for the day before reading the morning message together.
10 Components of a 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 to ensure an environment that allows 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 as a tool to promote children's active learning, sense of community, 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 classroom materials using a format that encourages independence, creativity, and responsibility
Academic Choice - increasing student learning by allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work
Classroom Organization - setting up the physical room in ways that encourage students' independence, cooperation, and productivity
Working with Families - creating avenues for hearing parents' insights and helping them understand the school's teaching approaches
Collaborative Problem Solving - using conferencing, role playing, and other strategies to resolve problems with student
