POSITIVE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

Catalog description

This course prepares teacher education candidates in classroom management, behavior guidance, and social and emotional learning for the classroom. The course introduces candidates to strategies, skills, procedures, and models for managing the classroom with a focus on universal strategies to establish and maintain a positive classroom environment. Candidates will practice positive guidance, developmentally appropriate curricula development, room arrangement, and relationship development strategies through a strong field component. This course is part of the Junior Block Cohort. Course restricted to Elementary Education K-6 and Special Education K-12 majors. Prerequisites: Admission into teacher education; completion of all program courses previous to Junior Block.