Mentoring and Motivating

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.

RENEE BUNICK (HS ‘04) 2nd Grade Teacher

CLAUDIA ESSES

1st Grade Teacher

SUSIE SHREM (ES ‘98, HS ‘02) 1st Grade Teacher

ENGAGING ACADEMICS

Teachers create tasks that are active, interactive, challenging, purposeful, and connected to students’ interests.

POSITIVE COMMUNITY

Teachers create an emotionally safe environment that makes students feel comfortable taking risks.

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

Teachers maintain a calm, orderly classroom that promotes selfdiscipline and determination.

DEVELOPMENTALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING

Teachers use their knowledge of child development coupled with class observations to create the right style of learning for their specific classrooms.