*CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT* Responsive Classroom Level 1 (RC1)
Date: August 15-19, 2011
Location: Berlin Elementary School, Berlin VT
Times: 8-3:30pmCost:
$695 for members
$840 for nonmembers
*An additional $180 for optional 3 credits from Chapman University
* Breakfast will be providedRegistration:
www.lapdavt.org
Call (802) 224-9110
for more information
The Level 1 weeklong course (RC1) is an entry point offering that lays a strong foundation in the Responsive Classroom® approach.
Specific practices taught during the week:
1. Morning Meeting
2. Creating Rules
3. Interactive Modeling
4. Teacher Language
5. Logical Consequences
We also touch on the importance of establishing management routines, such as signals, and routines for snack, arrival, and closing. And we spend time on planning for the first six weeks of school.
In addition to teaching practices, we cover the following concepts:
• The seven principles
• Developmental considerations – How and why they relate to the seven principles and Responsive Classroom practices
• Basic needs – Belonging; significance (competence, autonomy); fun (engagement) and how they relate to seven principles and developmental considerations
• Proactive/reactive management
• The role of the learner and the teacher in learningUpon completion of RC1, teachers should have grown in their abilities to:
Upon completion of RC1, teachers should have grown in their abilities to:
• Explain key concepts in their own words and relate them to the Responsive Classroom practices taught during the week as well as to their teaching practice in general
• Demonstrate the ability to implement designated practices with accuracy and explain appropriate contexts and considerations for their use
• Recognize that the Responsive Classroom approach is a broad approach to education incorporating important applications to both social and academic aspects of classroom life beyond the practices directly taught in RC1
Although we want each participant to increase knowledge of the Responsive Classroom practices and concepts that are taught, we do not expect mastery.
