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 – Reinforce and expand skills for dealing with common classroom discipline problems. Prerequisite: Completion of a week-long Responsive Classroom institute |
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Overview for Administrators – Administrators explore how the Responsive Classroom approach enhances academic and social learning, in individual classrooms and schoolwide. No prerequisite. |
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Morning Meeting and Academics - Gain a deeper understanding of how Morning Meeting can be used as a strong foundation for learning throughout the day. Prerequisite: Completion of a week-long Responsive Classroom institute |
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| Week-Long Institutes — Offered every summer in various locations. Tuition is $695. |
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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 |
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Responsive Classroom III (RCIII) - Explores Responsive Classroom practices in depth based on individual classroom or school issues. Prerequisites: RCI and RCII |
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.
| 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. |
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 two-day conference offers administrators and teacher leaders dozens of rich, interactive opportunities to learn about (1) implementing Responsive Classroom practices schoolwide and (2) building the adult community so crucial to successful schoolwide implementation.
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