Responsive Classroom
| Provider Name: | Northeast Foundation for Children |
| Contact: | Sarah DiNicola |
| Address: |
PO Box 718 Turners Falls MA 01376 |
| Phone: | 413-863-8288 |
| Fax: | 877-206-3952 |
| Toll Free: | 800-360-6332 |
| Web Site: | www.responsiveclassroom.org |
| Email: | info@responsiveclassroom.org |
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, Diversity, Family, Fairness, Pro Social Norms, Respect, Responsibility, Social Justice, Trustworthiness |
| Life Skills: | Active Listening, Body Language, Beliefs and aggression, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Decision Making, Empathy, Goal Setting, Group Relationship Skills, Moral Reasoning, Problem Solving, Relationship Skills, Standard Setting Skills, Study Skills, Student Achievement, Student Involvement/Connectedness, Time Management |
| Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: | Adjustment to Change, Perceptions of School Climate, Self Awareness, Self Control/Discipline, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Sense of Community, Stress Management |
| Socially Negative Behaviors: | Prejudice, Teasing, Vandalism |
| Community Involvement: | Citizenship, Community Building, Mentoring, Mediation, Peace Making, Peer Support, Parent/Family Involvement, School wide community, Service Learning |
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: | Elementary |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
| "Responsive Classroom IS a practical approach TO teaching AND learning that creates safe, challenging, AND joyful elementary schools. Developed by classroom teachers AT the Northeast Foundation FOR Children, the Responsive Classroom approach IS based ON developmentally appropriate practice AND consists OF practical strategies FOR bringing together social AND academic learning throughout the school DAY. Since 1981, thousands OF classroom teachers AND hundreds OF schools AND school districts have used the Responsive Classroom approach TO CREATE learning environments WHERE children thrive academically, socially, AND emotionally. Children IN urban, rural AND suburban settings WHERE Responsive Classroom practices ARE used show decreases IN problem behaviors AND increases IN social skills, investment, responsibility, AND learning. The Responsive Classroom approach recognizes AND develops the power OF positive community membership TO motivate meaningful achievement. TO become familiar WITH the Responsive Classroom approach, you can visit www.responsiveclassroom.org, subscribe TO a free online OR IN-print newsletter, take advantage OF the available print, video AND audio resources, OR attend an Introductory Workshop. FROM there, Northeast Foundation FOR Children provides weeklong professional development institutes IN the Responsive Classroom approach AND can provide enhanced follow-up coaching OR customized training. MORE information about training AND resources IN the Responsive Classroom approach ARE available AT www.responsiveclassroom.org." |
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.
| Needs Assessment: | |
| Implementation: | Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Curriculum Integration |
| Evaluation Methods: |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.
| Training: Optional | Training Delivered: Nationally |
| Amount of training required: One Day, 3-5 Days | |
| Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): Yes | |
| Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, On-Site Consultation, Large group Presentation, Training of Trainers Available, 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 |
| 2. Results/outcomes were published in: Peer reviewed journals |
SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.
| Required | |
| Optional | CD, Audio Tapes, Video, Games, Certificates |