Classroom Expectations: Responsive Classroom
I believe in the use of the Responsive Classroom approach to develop a positive and nurturing classroom environment where students feel safe taking risks.
Responsive Classroom is a teaching philosophy that is meant to foster respectful relationships and a positive environment within the classroom. Research associated with this approach has found that the greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. Establishing respectful relationships within the classroom where students can work together effectively will provide a greater opportunity for collaborative learning. Principles supporting Responsive Classroom believe that in order to be successful academically and socially, children need a set of social skills: cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control.
There are a set of practices at the core of Responsive Classroom:
- Morning Meeting (Interactive Greeting, Share, Activity, News and Announcements)
- Rule Creation
- Interactive Modeling
- Positive Teacher Language
- Logical Consequences
- Guided Discovery
- Academic Choice
- Classroom Organization
- Working with Families
- Collaborative Problem Solving
Responsive Classroom is a teaching philosophy that is meant to foster respectful relationships and a positive environment within the classroom. Research associated with this approach has found that the greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. Establishing respectful relationships within the classroom where students can work together effectively will provide a greater opportunity for collaborative learning. Principles supporting Responsive Classroom believe that in order to be successful academically and socially, children need a set of social skills: cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control.
There are a set of practices at the core of Responsive Classroom:
- Morning Meeting (Interactive Greeting, Share, Activity, News and Announcements)
- Rule Creation
- Interactive Modeling
- Positive Teacher Language
- Logical Consequences
- Guided Discovery
- Academic Choice
- Classroom Organization
- Working with Families
- Collaborative Problem Solving