EMPOWER:
MENTORING AND MOTIVATING
The Responsive Classroom® Master Teachers cohort comprises Lower School faculty who are dedicated to practicing and promoting Responsive Classroom® techniques and philosophies. These teachers are committed to supporting the rest of the staff in implementing best practices of Responsive Classroom®, including engaging academics, positive teacher language, student motivation and classroom management. They have spent significant time leading professional development workshops for teachers and assistant teachers, coaching individual faculty members with high-quality support, and elevating the conversation and discourse around building a positive culture in the entire Lower School for the benefit of our students.
ENGAGING ACADEMICS
Teachers create tasks that are active, interactive, challenging, purposeful, and connected to students’ interests.
RENEE BUNICK (HS ‘04) 2nd Grade Teacher
CLAUDIA ESSES 1st Grade Teacher
POSITIVE COMMUNITY
Teachers create an emotionally safe environment that makes students feel comfortable taking risks.
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SUSIE SHREM (ES ‘98, HS ‘02) 1st Grade Teacher
Teachers maintain a calm, orderly classroom that promotes selfdiscipline and determination.
DEVELOPMENTALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
ADELE TABUSH 2nd Grade Teacher 10
LEAH WEINER 3rd Grade Teacher
Teachers use their knowledge of child development coupled with class observations to create the right style of learning for their specific classrooms.
