Open Circle Teacher Training
| Provider Name: | Open Circle Social Competency Program |
| Contact: | Jim Vetter |
| Address: |
WCW Stone Center, Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley MA 02131 |
| Phone: | 781-283-8219 |
| Fax: | 781-283-3171 |
| Toll Free: | |
| Web Site: | ww.open-circle.org |
| Email: | jvetter@wellesley.edu |
PROGRAM FOCUS: In this section the provider lists the dimensions of student growth and development that its program intends to address.
| Values and Virtues: | Caring, Courage, Diversity, Fairness, Honesty, Kindness, Pro Social Norms, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness |
| Life Skills: | Active Listening, Body Language, Compromise, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Decision Making, Empathy, Goal Setting, Group Relationship Skills, Leadership, Moral Reasoning, Problem Solving, Relationship Skills, Student Involvement/Connectedness |
| Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: | Human Potential, Motivation, Perceptions of School Climate, Self Awareness, Self Control/Discipline, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Sense of Community, Stress Management |
| Socially Negative Behaviors: | Bullying, Peer Pressure, Prejudice, Teasing, Violence |
| Community Involvement: | Bonding with Pro-Social Institutions, Citizenship, Community Building, Peace Making, Peer Support, Parent/Family Involvement, School wide community |
AUDIENCE:
| 1. This is the target audience the program/services are designed to impact. | |
| Students: | Elementary |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
| 2. This is the audience that will work directly with the program to achieve results. | |
| Students: | |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
| "OPEN circle IS a comprehensive multi-YEAR social AND emotional learning program FOR elementary school (grade K-5) children, their teachers, principals AND parents. OPEN Circle recognizes the important role that relationships play IN the academic AND social success OF children AND works TO support caring, respectful school communities WITH high expectations FOR ALL students. Since its inception, OPEN Circle has trained MORE than 6,000 teachers who have introduced the OPEN Circle Curriculum TO MORE than 200,000 children IN elementary schools IN New England, New Jersey AND New York. The YEAR-long OPEN Circle Curriculum contains lessons IN three competency areas: -Communication -Self-control -Interpersonal problem solving OPEN Circle provides a structured format TO facilitate teaching social competency skills, TO provide a consistent context FOR discussion OF issues important TO members OF the class, AND TO build a cooperative classroom environment. OPEN circle provides extensive training AND support TO teachers AND other school staff implementing the program. FOR MORE detailed information, visit our website AT www.OPEN-circle.org." |
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.
| Needs Assessment: | Survey |
| Implementation: | Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Parent Programs, Curriculum Integration |
| Evaluation Methods: | Interview, Observation, Student Assessment, Survey |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.
| Training: Required | Training Delivered: Regionally, On-Site |
| Amount of training required: 3-5 Days | |
| Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): Yes | |
| Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, On-Site Consultation, Large group Presentation, Follow up support | |
EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: This section lists whether or not the program provider has evaluated the results of their program. If the program does have evaluation results, this section indicates what kinds of data were collected and where the results were published.
| DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: Yes |
| 1. Methods and/or designs that have been used: Quasi-Experimental, Case Study, Interview, Observation, Testimonials |
| 2. Results/outcomes were published in: Peer reviewed journals, Not Published |
SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.
| Required | Curriculum Guides, Teacher Manual, Newsletters |
| Optional |