Jodi McErlane is currently a first grade teacher in Greenville, Pennsylvania. She has been teaching for 29 years. When not in the classroom, she is passionate about sharing the Responsive Classroom approach with other educators and has been doing so since 1998. In her spare time, Jodi loves taking walks, reading, and spending time with her family. Books she just can’t do without are The Power of Our Words and Interactive Modeling, both published by Center for Responsive Schools.