Posted by Chip on April 3, 2012
On March 28th, Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach and other books, led a half-day seminar for 120 educators from New England and New York at Wellesley College. The seminar was titled “Democracy, Public Education & Habits of the Heart: Teaching and Leading in Courageous Schools.” JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Center for Courage & Renewal, Courage in Schools, Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy, Northeast Foundation for Children, Parker Palmer, Responsive Classroom approach | 
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Posted by Chip on August 26, 2011
I’m pleased to announce that registration is now open for a new one-day child development workshop offered by Northeast Foundation for Children (developers of the Responsive Classroom® approach). It’s called Child Development Matters, and I’ll be presenting the first session on November 1st on the UMASS Boston Campus. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question [...]
Categories: Teachers & Teaching, The Responsive Classroom® approach, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: child development, child development workshop, Northeast Foundation for Children, Responsive Classroom approach | 4 Comments »
Posted by Chip on July 28, 2008
The last line in the book I’m about to recommend reads, “This is how school can sound.” Whether you’re about to enter your first classroom or have been teaching for 20 years, I can think of no better book to recommend to you this summer then Paula Denton’s The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language [...]
Categories: Books, Managing Behavior |
Tags: Managing Behavior, Northeast Foundation for Children, Paula Denton, Power of Our Words, Responsive Classroom approach, teacher language | 2 Comments »
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