Developing Responsive Classroom Learning Environments

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Developing Responsive Classroom Learning
Environments

• Presented By
• Sheila Abruzzo, Cathy Humphrey, Judi Kur, Marcia
  Heitzmann, Jim Nolan, Debbie Patrick

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Developing Responsive Classroom Learning
Environments

• I. Overview Principles of Responsive Classrooms
• II. Breakouts
• Morning Meeting
• Community Building and Responsibility
• Class Meetings as Problem Solving
• Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior

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Basic Principles

• The social curriculum is as important as the
  academic curriculum.
• The two must be integrated and balanced to meet
  the needs of the whole child.

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Basic Principles

• How children learn is as important as what they
  learn.
• Choices
• Discovery
• Balance teacher direction and child initiation

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Basic Principles

• The greatest cognitive growth occurs through
  social interaction
• Collaborative projects
• Small group discussion
• Peer editing

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Basic Principles

• Children need to learn social skills to be
  successful.
• CARES
• Cooperation
• Assertion
• Responsibility
• Empathy
• Self-control

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Basic Principles

• Knowing the children we teach is as important as
  knowing the content we teach.
• Culturally
• Developmentally
• Individually

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Basic Principles

• Knowing the families of the children we teach is
  as important as knowing the children.
• Families as partners
• Building relationships

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Basic Principles

• Teachers and administrators must model the social
  and academic skills that they wish to teach.
• Positive adult interactions
• Children are always watching