Energize Your Meetings!: 35 Interactive Learning Structures for Educators. This item is unavailable.Energize Your Meetings!: 35 Interactive Learning Structures for Educators

Run meetings that educators look forward to and leave feeling invigorated. Interactive structures make staff meetings, study groups, and other PD sessions more engaging, meaningful, and productive. Easy to do and to lead, the tried-and-true learning structures in this book have been honed by facilitators in Responsive Classroom workshops. You'll find ideas for large-group brainstorming, small-group problem solving, partner idea exchanges, and much more. Use them to: Introduce new material Deepen understanding Reflect on learning and develop action steps Assess comprehension Solve problems collaboratively Includes a guide to help you choose the best structure for the adult learners in your group, practical tips for success, variations to keep things lively, and examples showing each structure in action.

Responsive Classroom is a research-based approach to K-8 teaching that focuses on the strong link between academic success and social-emotional skills. We believe that a high-quality education for every child is built on the foundation of a safe and joyful learning community. We provide professional development for elementary and middle schools worldwide.


Center for Responsive Schools, Inc., a not-for-profit educational organization in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, is the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach.