The Responsive Classroom

Jenn Kleiber

  • The Need for Teacher Clarity, and Why It’s Missing In So Many Classrooms…

    The Need for Teacher Clarity, and Why It’s Missing In So Many Classrooms…

    Like in all aspects in life, when there is a clear target to hit, we are much more apt to make progress. If you simply set out to “get healthier”, there is a much lesser chance that you will actually make sustainable progress than if you were to say, “I want to lose 10 pounds,…

  • 5 Ways Parents Can Keep Students on Track this Summer!

    5 Ways Parents Can Keep Students on Track this Summer!

    I originally wrote this blog during the COVID shut down, but the practices are absolutely true for summers as well! I know it’s hard to keep students engaged during summer, but it’s worth it! There are 5 things I want you to remember that will keep your students moving forward during this time: Read to…

  • What is a Responsive Classroom?

    What is a Responsive Classroom?

    And why is it so very important? As we are finishing up the 2022-2023 school year, and starting to think about the next school year, we can’t deny that this year was incredibly hard, for teachers and students alike. Did you feel like you were constantly putting out fires this year? As you are trying…

  • We are Changing Our Name to (……drumroll PLEASE!): The Responsive Classroom!

    We are Changing Our Name to (……drumroll PLEASE!): The Responsive Classroom!

    Right now, we are in the process (the very slow, tedious process) of shifting our name from Pressing Onward to The Responsive Classroom. I’m so excited about the change, and I know that the name is much more descriptive of what our passion is. When we were brainstorming the name change, the term ‘clarity’ came…

  • 6 Ways to Care for Teachers Now!

    6 Ways to Care for Teachers Now!

    As this year comes to a close, it’s a great time to leave a lasting impact on teachers. Let’s be honest – it’s been a heck of year. Many of them are tired, overwhelmed and not sure how they’re going to make it to the end of the year, much less start the next school…