EDU 351 Classroom Management
This course will educate teacher candidates about learning processes, motivation, communication, and classroom management and will allow them to develop the necessary skill to apply those understandings. It will prepare individuals to address the range of behavioral differences observed in typical children and youth as well as the characteristics of learners with disabilities. Emphasis will be focused on classroom management techniques that will enhance both individual and group learning in a safe and well-organized environment. Special emphasis will be placed on managing behavior of students with disabilities and promoting development of positive social interaction skills through the teaching of school-based models to address behavior including positive behavior supports (PBS), Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and response to intervention (RTI) programs as well as curricula and interventions to assist children and youth in developing social emotional competence, self-regulation and executive function skills. Candidates will review functional behavior assessments and behavior intervention plans. Course will also cover best practices in social emotional learning (SEL). Topics will include teaching students in P-12.
Credits
3
Offered
Every Spring Semester