Responsive+Classrooms

=Classroom Practices= At the heart of the //Responsive Classroom// approach are ten classroom practices:
 * **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 ways that allow 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 motivation by differentiating instruction and regularly allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work
 * **Classroom Organization** – setting up the 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 students

=﻿ORIGINS A WEBSITE FOR EDUCATORS= [|Origins website]

Activity Central: Games, Greetings, Closings, and acknoledgements to build community and engage students in learning.
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Responsive Classroom Teaching Ideas: Academic Lessons, Games, Greetings and Morning Meetings
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The Responsive Classroom Approach Information Packet
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