EDUC 6690 Classroom Management

A study and exploration of a variety of classroom management strategies and styles. Leadership styles, crisis control, appropriate rewards and consequences, student and teacher rights and inter-relationships, group dynamics, coping with students with disabilities, and communication between administration-teacher-parent-student are reviewed. Classroom policies and procedures for managing the daily routines are examined. (Pre-service certificate is required. Field experience required.)

Credits

3

Typically Offered

fall, spring, summer

Student Learning Outcomes

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OUTCOMES (See School of Education Syllabus A – IV)

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will:

1. Identify ways in which to organize a classroom;
2. Identify ways in which to organize supplies required for learning activities;
3. Develop appropriate classroom rules and procedures for meeting the diverse needs of students;
4. Recognize and implement methods for managing student work;
5. Create an appropriate plan for the first day of school;
6. Use effective communication techniques to manage the classroom;
7. Identify effective strategies for maintaining appropriate behavior;
8. Develop methods for managing problem behaviors; and
9. Develop strategies for managing the classroom when utilizing different instructional methods.