What is responsive classroom approach?

Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.

What does responsive approach mean?

Classroom Practices and Strategies The Responsive Classroom approach consists of a set of practices and strategies that build academic and social-emotional competencies. This approach works well with many other programs and can be introduced gradually into a teacher’s practice.

Who developed the Responsive Classroom approach?

CASEL
The Responsive Classroom approach is one of 23 programs included in Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs (Preschool and Elementary Edition), a landmark guide developed by CASEL.

What is responsive teaching and learning?

Responsive teaching is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. Responsive teaching in the differentiated classroom connects the learner and the content in meaningful, respectful and effective ways. It is grounded in the teacher’s understanding of and connection with each student.

Why is responsive teaching important?

Culturally responsive teaching promotes the success of all students equally—something that traditional education methods often fall short on. When students’ cultural backgrounds aren’t thoughtfully considered, classrooms suffer from issues like language barriers, systemic discrimination, and lack of representation.

Why is it important to create a responsive classroom?

“The Responsive Classroom approach provides prime evidence that social and emotional teaching strategies, when well constructed, lead to improved classroom behavior and academic growth.” Students learn best when their classrooms are places where they feel safe, challenged, and joyful— places that free them to learn.

What is a responsive learning environment?

A responsive learning environment engages all students by providing a respectful climate where instruction and curriculum are designed to respond to the backgrounds and needs of every student.

Why are culturally responsive classrooms important?

Culturally responsive teaching helps bridge those gaps by engaging students from underrepresented cultures (which can be informed by everything from race and ethnicity to religion and ability) in the learning process in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them.

What are the 4 key domains of a responsive classroom?

The Four Key Domains of Responsive Classroom promotes autonomy, responsibility, and high engagement in learning. Basing all decisions for teaching and discipline upon research and knowledge of students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Is responsive classroom effective?

Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach as defined in the ESSA. Independent research has found that the Responsive Classroom approach is associated with higher academic achievement, improved teacher-student interactions, and higher quality instruction.