Posted by Chip on August 28, 2009
“Listening and observing are two of the most important and underdeveloped teacher tools.”
As I watched the eager and sometimes anxious faces of children entering their new classrooms for the very first time this year, I thought about how quickly the social order—sometimes called the “pecking order”—in every classroom seems to get established. And I thought [...]
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Tags: back to school, building adult community, listening and observing, The School Year | 
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Posted by Chip on August 25, 2009
One of the more important “back to school” activities teachers facilitate for their students is their setting of personal and class goals for the year ahead. In theResponsive Classroom approach, the goal-setting strategy is known as “Hopes and Dreams. By the second week of school, kindergarten through six grade classrooms display colorful pictures of children [...]
Categories: The Responsive Classroom® approach, The School Year |
Tags: back to school, building classroom community, children's positive attributes, Positive Attributes | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on September 2, 2008
Anyone–parent or teacher–starting the new school year with tweeners or teenagers should think about immediately ordering a copy of The Advisory Book by Linda Crawford!
Just published by Origins in Minneapolis, The Advisory Book is a treasure trove of information that reflects a precise understanding of middle schoolers’ needs and of what motivates them cognitively and socially. It’s [...]
Categories: Books, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, The Responsive Classroom® approach |
Tags: back to school, Developmental Education, developmental teaching, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, first day of school, linda Crawford, Origins, The Advisory Book | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on August 21, 2008
As you ready your child for the first day of school this year, your thoughts naturally turn to all the things you hope for and worry about with regard to this particular precious and wondrous mystery you wake up most mornings and tuck into bed many a night. Maybe you make a list, at least [...]
Categories: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, The Responsive Classroom® approach, The School Year |
Tags: back to school, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, first day of school, start of the school year, the Responsive Classroom approach, The School Year | 3 Comments »
Posted by Chip on September 6, 2007
Several themes reoccur in child development theory and literature. These are important to keep in mind when thinking about how children navigate their school world at different ages. They are:
1. Children’s growth and development follow reasonably predictable patterns.
2. Growth is deeply influenced by culture, personality and environment.
3. Development and intelligence do not proceed at the [...]
Categories: Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Diversity |
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