Linda Berger is a consulting teacher for Center for Responsive Schools. Through her 25 years in education, she primarily taught K/1 and recently landed in fourth grade in Santa Clara, California. Linda discovered Responsive Classroom 17 years ago and it expanded the way she taught. She believes Responsive Classroom supports a positive and productive learning community at every age. She sees the way short- and long-term growth occurs in a student-centered learning environment when explicit attention is given to things like teacher language, Interactive Modeling, positive conflict resolution, and productive collaboration. A constant learner, Linda is a “big picture” thinker and insatiably curious. A recent fellowship in educational technology allows her to explore ways to combine her passion for Responsive Classroom and strategies like Google Tools and Design Thinking to enhance and customize student and adult growth. When she needs to get out of her head, yoga, exercise, and live music help bring her back to earth…for a while.