The Responsive Classroom
Responsive Classroom is an approach to elementary teaching that creates a balance between a child's academic growth and his/her social growth.
- Morning Meeting
- Rule Creation
- Positive Teacher Language
- Logical Consequences
- Classroom Organization
- Academic Choice
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Interactive Modeling
- Working with Families
Class DoJo
Celebrity of the Week
"You're Hired!" Weekly Helpers
Teacher's Assistant (help teacher, pass out paper), Secretary(send forms to office, other classrooms), Electrician(lights, computers, other tech), Janitor(clean up class at end of day, erase boards), Librarian(sends books to library), Conductor(line leader, role model for line), Substitute(takes spot of absent student), Inspector(makes sure classroom is kept tidy, reports positive behaviors), Supply Manager(pass out supplies, refills when necessary), Mail Carrier(puts homework, fliers in cubby), Celebrity(special privilleges), Pencil Technician(pencil sharpener)