I am not a behavior expert, although I have had some training in Nurtured Heart Approach and Morning Meeting. I do have a deep understanding of pedagogy, building relationships, and learning. So when I attended several sessions this week at my site, given by my principal and other leaders, on Responsive Classroom and behavior, I learned a lot. And I was able to make connections to culturally responsive learning and to my prior learning. I’d like to summarize some of the big takeaways here, in an effort to review my learning and share with others.
In order to be successful in and out of school, students need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies—cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control—and a set of academic competencies—academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, and academic behaviors.
–Responsive Classroom