Webinar: Identifying and Teaching Skills to Sustain Inclusive, Safe, and Autonomous Classrooms

As we transform our classrooms to adapt to COVID-19 safety requirements, we must be especially mindful about creating equitable environments in which students feel safe, known, and included. Maintaining a classroom environment that keeps students and their academic, social, and emotional needs at the forefront means thoughtfully identifying and carefully teaching skills that will help to sustain student success.

Interactive Modeling and role-play support the diverse needs of all students and help paint a clear picture of skills, routines, and expectations for success. These practices use key elements of effective teaching to engage students and model skills that lead to their achieving greater and longer-lasting success.

Key takeaways:

Explore the key characteristics of classroom organization for engaged learning in the Responsive Classroom approach through the lens of social distancing requirements

Learn strategies to teach expectations for movement and use of materials in the classroom through Interactive Modeling, visual cues, and teacher language

Identify ways to ensure classrooms are culturally representative
Connect with other educators and Responsive Classroom experts to discuss barriers and potential solutions