Powerful, practical school-based teacher learning
These multimedia kits contain all your facilitator needs to lead colleagues through an eight-session study group focused on a key Responsive Classroom practice. In groups of 10 to 20, teachers engage in structured discussion of a core text and watch DVDs showing teachers using the practice they’re studying. Between sessions, learners practice their growing skills in their own classrooms.
An excellent investment in ongoing professional development, kits are . . .
- Cost-effective. $659 per kit. Purchase once, use again and again.
- Convenient. Choose your own facilitator for school-based sessions that fit your schedule.
- Versatile. Introduce key Responsive Classroom practices, reinforce workshop learning, refresh and refine practice.
Offer your staff the kind of school-based professional development recognized as highly effective by the National Staff Development Council.
(See Wei, R. C., Darling-Hammond, L., Andree, A., Richardson, N., Orphanos, S. 2009. Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Dallas, Texas National Staff Development Council.)
"Very user-friendly and flexible. The kit provided us with a clear structure to lead the group while letting us tailor sessions to meet group needs."
—Emily Murphy, Assistant Principal
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Questions about Responsive Classroom Professional Development Kits?
Email pdkits@responsiveclassroom.org and we'll connect you with a staff member who can help.
Optional Workshop for Facilitators
We offer a one-day workshop for facilitators at our headquarters in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Although not essential to successful use of the kit, the workshop gives facilitators a structured opportunity to work with kit materials while brushing up on adult facilitation skills. Attendees will learn about using facilitation structures included in the study group sessions (structuring discussions, getting the most from DVD viewing, facilitating small group work for optimal learning, etc.).
Purchase of the kit entitles you to one tuition-free workshop slot. After purchase of the kit, you will receive a letter notifying you of your coupon code and giving directions for how to sign up for the workshop. Additional slots: $179 per person.
Upcoming sessions:
Saturday, September 11, and Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Responsive Classroom Center in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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