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Ten Schools Recognized for Schoolwide Work
On July 22, at the Responsive Classroom Schools Conference, Northeast Foundation for Children (NEFC), the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach, recognized and celebrated ten schools for their accomplishments in the process of working towards schoolwide implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach. The schools honored were:
| Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School |
Washington, DC |
| Dame School |
Concord, New Hampshire |
| Four Corners Elementary School |
Greenfield, Massachusetts |
| Hayshire Elementary |
York, Pennsylvania |
| John J. Flynn Elementary |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Kensington Avenue School |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
| New City School |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Sarasota Suncoast Academy |
Sarasota, Florida |
| Southern Aroostook Elementary |
Dyer Brook, Maine |
| Valley Crossing Community School |
Woodbury, Minnesota |
Philadelphia Teacher Wins NEFC Scholarship
Noga Newberg, who teaches fourth graders at Independence Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended a week-long Responsive Classroom II training this summer—for free. Noga was this year’s winner of the Ruth Sidney Charney Scholarship, established in 2006 to honor NEFC’s co-founder and the author of Teaching Children to Care.
In the essay she submitted with her application, Noga credits Responsive Classroom practices with “completely changing the way I speak to children, how I approach them, and what I expect of them.” In her advanced Responsive Classroom training, Noga says she hopes to continue finding her own voice as a teacher, while learning “how to listen more deeply to students and their families.”
The Charney scholarship provides full tuition for a teacher who is ready to attend advanced Responsive Classroom training but lacks the financial means to do so. Information on how to apply is available each spring at www.responsiveclassroom.org.
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NEFC Book a Finalist for Publishing Award
 The Power of Our Words:Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn, by Paula Denton, was a finalist for the prestigious 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers, a national professional organization for educational publishers and content developers.
A bestseller since its publication in 2007, The Power of Our Words offers insights, examples, and practical tips to help teachers strengthen their use of language as a tool that can help children learn at their best. Author Paula Denton, a veteran educator, now serves as NEFC’s director of program development and delivery. She is also the author of Learning Through Academic Choice and the co-author of The First Six Weeks of School.
New Faces at NEFC
   
Several new staff members have joined us in the past few months.
Mike Anderson, Babs Freeman-Loftis, and Margaret Wilson (left to right) have joined the staff as professional development specialists. Based in New Hampshire, Tennessee, and California respectively, their work includes program development, professional development for presenters, writing, presenting workshops, and on-site follow-up work with schools.
Monica Borgatti, assistant workshop coordinator (pictured far right), has joined the team that organizes Responsive Classroom workshops and institutes. You might meet Monica when she’s working at one of our events. She’s also one of the people who answers calls to our toll-free phone registration hotline.
We’re now printing our newsletter on recycled paper!
As part of our commitment to conserve
natural resources and protect the environment, we’ve switched to recycled paper. To further conserve natural resources, please share your copy with others and recycle it when you’re through reading it.
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