Academics in Morning Meeting
Overview
During this one-day workshop, you will:
- Explore practical ways to incorporate academic learning in Morning Meetings
- Learn strategies for balancing social and academic learning in Morning Meetings
- Work with fellow participants to plan Morning Meetings for your own classes
Prerequisite: Responsive Classroom 1
This workshop can be presented on-site for your school. See School Services.
Note: Origins reserves the right to cancel workshops. Origins is not liable for any travel-related or other expenses incurred by a registrant or payee due to a canceled workshop.
What to Expect
All Origins Responsive Classroom workshops are highly interactive, providing many opportunities for you to talk with other educators and ask your most compelling questions to workshop facilitators. You will be seated in a circle during presentations
Workshop Schedule
Most workshops begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with more detailed information about the schedule for your particular course. The start and end time for on-site workshops may be altered to better the school schedule.
Sample schedule
8:00-8:30 Check-in
and refreshments
8:30-12:00 Integrating
academics into the components of Morning Meeting
12:00-1:00 Recess and
Lunch
1:00-3:30 Planning
and applying integration strategies
Food arrangements
We provide morning snacks and lunch for off-site workshops hosted by Origins. Food arrangements for on-site workshops will be subject to the school agreement.
Continuing Education Credits
A 6-hour certificate of attendance is awarded to one-day workshop participants.
Facilitators
All our facilitators are experienced practitioners who know classroom life. All have gone through an extensive and rigorous multi-year certification process. This process ensures that they are well practiced in using the Responsive Classroom approach and skillful in teaching it to others. Some facilitators work full-time for Origins, doing professional development work year-round; others are classroom teachers who use the Responsive Classroom approach in their own classrooms. All share with you a love of learning, laughter, and children.
Learn more about Responsive Classroom core facilitators
Continuing Education Credits + Social-Emotional Know-How!
