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According to research, students who are explicitly taught social-emotional skills see a noticeable improvement in their academic performance. That is why the first principle of the Responsive Classroom approach is “Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content.”

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Classroom Management & Discipline Discipline

3 Practices That Support Positive Classroom Discipline

After the first few weeks of school, as students become more familiar with the rhythms and routines of the classroom, they often grow more comfortable in their learning environment. That ...

Elementary School School Leaders and Administration Whole School

Schwenksville Elementary: An Impactful First Year with the Responsive Classroom Approach

Location: Collegeville, PA Type of school: Public elementary school Grade levels: K–5 Number of students: 473 A Responsive Classroom school since: 2024 In the 2024–2025 school year, Schwenksville Elementary had ...

Positive Community SEL Skills

Teaching Skills for Life With C.A.R.E.S.

At the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach is a core belief: In order to thrive in and out of school, students need to develop key social and behavioral skills. ...

SEL Skills

Teaching Skills for Life With C.A.R.E.S.

Positive Community SEL Skills

Teaching Skills for Life With C.A.R.E.S.

Restoring the Developmental Lens in K-12 Education

Child & Adolescent Development Positive Community SEL Skills

Restoring the Developmental Lens in K-12 Education

Find Time for Social-Emotional Learning

Positive Community SEL Skills

Find Time for Social-Emotional Learning

Teaching Perseverance? Try Interactive Modeling

Classroom Management & Discipline Interactive Modeling Positive Community SEL Skills

Teaching Perseverance? Try Interactive Modeling

A New Perspective on Student Self-Reflection

Interactive Modeling SEL Skills Self-Reflection

A New Perspective on Student Self-Reflection

Teaching C.A.R.E.S. in an Elementary School Classroom

Elementary School Positive Community SEL Skills

Teaching C.A.R.E.S. in an Elementary School Classroom

Words Matter: How to Reflect, Correct, and Project

Positive Community Positive Teacher Language SEL Skills Self-Reflection

Words Matter: How to Reflect, Correct, and Project

Recover from Failure with a Dose of Self-Empathy

Positive Teacher Language SEL Skills Self-Reflection

Recover from Failure with a Dose of Self-Empathy

What Kind of Teacher Are You? A Question Revisited

Families Positive Community SEL Skills Teacher Language

What Kind of Teacher Are You? A Question Revisited

I’m Not Acting as Role Model, I’m Serving as a Role Model: A Conversation with Authors Julie Kelly and Kirsten Howard

Elementary School Interactive Modeling Positive Teacher Language SEL Skills Teacher Language

I’m Not Acting as Role Model, I’m Serving as a Role Model: A Conversation with Authors Julie Kelly and Kirsten Howard

Reflective Teaching for Effective Learning

SEL Skills Self-Reflection

Reflective Teaching for Effective Learning

Reflection in a Virtual Classroom

Positive Community SEL Skills Self-Reflection Virtual Learning

Reflection in a Virtual Classroom

Developing Intrinsic Motivation with Choice

Academic Choice Engaging Academics SEL Skills

Developing Intrinsic Motivation with Choice

Challenge Is a Part of Learning

Academic Choice Classroom Organization Guided Discovery SEL Skills Teacher Language The Language of Learning

Challenge Is a Part of Learning

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