Since 1983, thousands of teachers have learned to use Responsive Classroom® strategies through our professional development services. These teachers are getting results: motivated students with strong academic performance, respectful and friendly student behavior, more time on task, more time on learning, and lower rates of referral for discipline problems.
We offer trainings throughout the year for teachers and administrators interested in learning about the Responsive Classroom approach. We can also provide these and other services on-site in your school or district.
Here’s an overview of our current offerings:
| One-Day Workshops — Offered throughout the school year at various locations. Tuition is $179. |
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Responsive Classroom Sampler – In this Introductory Overview, teachers new to the Responsive Classroom approach explore basic ideas and practices. No prerequisite. |
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Responding to Misbehavior – Teachers who have attended a Responsive Classroom week-long institute expand their skills in dealing with common classroom discipline problems. Prerequisite: RCI or PEI |
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Overview for Administrators – Administrators learn about the Responsive Classroom approach and how to implement it in classrooms and schoolwide. No prerequisite. |
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| Week-Long Institutes — Offered every summer in various locations. Tuition is $695. Registration is now open for summer 2008. Dates & Locations |
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Responsive Classroom I (RCI) - Learn about five of the classroom practices at the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach. No prerequisite. |
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Responsive Classroom II (RCII) - For educators who have taken RCI and want to further their understanding. Prerequisite: RCI or PEI |
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Responsive Classroom III (RCIII) - Explores Responsive Classroom practices in depth based on individual classroom or school issues. Prerequisites: RCI or PEI and RCII |
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Literacy in a Responsive Classroom (LIT) - Apply Responsive Classroom strategies to the teaching of literacy. Prerequisite: RCI or PEI |
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Physical Education (PEI) - For physical education teachers, administrators, and others who want to apply the Responsive Classroom approach to the playground and PE settings. No prerequisite. |
On-Site Services
Trainings - We also offer one-day workshops and week-long institutes in your school or district. The content is the same as that of the advertised workshops and institutes. On-site training can be more cost effective.
Follow-Up Consultation - After staff from a school have attended a week-long institute, we’ll provide follow-up services, from demonstration lessons to review workshops.
Schoolwide Implementation
Once a number of teachers in a school or district are implementing the Responsive Classroom approach, there is often a desire to incorporate Responsive Classroom principles, tools, strategies, and structures schoolwide. We offer a range of services to help do this.
Schoolwide Consultation — We work with your school and base our offerings on your specific needs.
Support for School Leaders — We also offer training and support for school leaders who are engaged in implementing Responsive Classroom strategies.
Responsive Classroom Schools Conference — This is a one-and-a-half-day conference focused on the schoolwide implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach. Participants learn what schoolwide implementation looks like and hear other schools’ successes and challenges. Registration for this year's conference will open on April 7, 2008.
PLEASE NOTE: To find out about training for middle school teachers, call Origins, the Midwest center for the Responsive Classroom approach, at 800-543-8715 or visit www.originsonline.org. |
