Posted by Chip on October 3, 2011
We need many villages … Yes, it will take many “villages” to move us beyond the constraints and narrow definitions of achievement and success currently assigned to American educational policies and mandated practices in our classrooms and schools. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry [...]
Categories: Building Relationships & Community, Education Reform, Teachers & Teaching, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: achievement gap, Courage to Teach, Education Reform, Educators for Social Responsibility, No Child Left Behind, Open Circle, Parker Palmer, Responsive Classroom approach, schools and democracy, Second Step, test scores, whole child, whole school, whole teacher | 
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Posted by Chip on July 8, 2010
A number of studies in early childhood classrooms have documented that “self-regulation predicts academic performance in first grade, over and above cognitive skills and family background.” (Examples of these studies: Blair, 2002; Farran, 2010; McClelland, M. M.; Piccinin, A., & Stallings, M. C., 2010; Raver & Knitzer, 2002). JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Managing Behavior, Social & Emotional Learning, The Responsive Classroom® approach, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: bullying, Developmental Designs, Developmental Studies Center, Managing Behavior, Open Circle, Responsive Classroom approach, social-emotional development, social-emotional learning, Tools of the Mind | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on November 28, 2007
The idea that children need more time in school to be more productive students and to achieve at a higher level seems intuitively sensible. The value of adding time to teacher’s schedules for teaching, planning, professional development and assessment also makes sense on the surface. The value of adding time to the school day and/or [...]
Categories: Schoolwide Issues, Teachers & Teaching, Thinking Developmentally, Time to Learn |
Tags: 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Developmental Designs, Developmental Studies Center, Educators for Social Responsibility, High, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Jacque Montangero, Jean Piaget, Open Circle, Responsive Classroom approach, Schoolwide Issues, Time to Learn, Understanding Changes in Time | 2 Comments »
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