I subscribe to Responsive Classroom’s newsletters and blogs. They usually help to ground me, help me to see and understand my students better. This week’s entry was about Questioning Assumptions. And as a teacher, I know there are too many times when I’ve jumped to a conclusion about a student’s behavior or motivation. And then been [...]
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Assumptions that aren’t always bad
Posted in The Craft of Teaching, tagged Angela Maiers, assumptions, high expectations for all, Responsive Classroom, teaching, You Matter on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Redirection
Posted in Braindroppings, The Craft of Teaching, tagged education, reflection and learning, Responsive Classroom, student behavior, teaching, Teaching Life on December 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It came to me as a sleep-filled message. One of my current charges is a real behavioral headache. This child has witnessed more trauma than anyone should, let alone anyone who is just 9 years old. And, as you might expect, the child has many behavioral tics that get in the way of his — [...]
Inviting Parents In
Posted in Braindroppings, The Craft of Teaching, tagged Home-School Connections, Hopes and Dreams, Parent outreach, Responsive Classroom on September 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There is no magic bullet for creating partnerships between home and family. How I wish there was! However, once in a while I hear another teacher’s idea and borrow it to suit my own purpose. Isn’t that something we all do? In this case I borrowed my colleague Kim Bonfilio’s idea of seeking parent input [...]
Where to begin…..
Posted in classroom management, The Craft of Teaching, tagged Caltha Crowe, classroom management, classroom routines, public education, Responsive Classroom, teaching, Teaching Life on August 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The first weeks of school, as every teacher will tell you, are spent setting up and refining routines. I find our school’s decision to use the principles of the Responsive Classroom provides lots of guidance and reminders on building a classroom community. This morning, I watched a refresher on one of the most basic of [...]
CHOICES Character Education
Posted in classroom management, tagged character education, CHOICES, cooperative discipline, Responsive Classroom, Ruth Payne, student behavior, trauma in the classroom, understanding poverty on November 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my school, we have been grappling with student behaviors, choices and what to do about them. Our Green Team – the staff guiding us to a cohesive K-4 plan – is incorporating and blending ideas from Ruth Payne’s outstanding book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Linda Albert’s book Cooperative Discipline, and Responsive Classroom. As [...]
