Classroom Cultures, Community, and Climate

Catalog description

This course integrates the ways in which children learn and develop with the essential knowledge, skills, and lenses teachers need in order to build and nurture a positive and inclusive community of learners. Topics include increasing understanding and embracing of cultural differences, and focusing on why and how to promote effective and reciprocal relationships with students, families, colleagues, and the community in which the school is placed. Additional topics addressed include Trauma-Sensitive Schools, Restorative Justice, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Field experience in PK-5 classrooms is integral to meeting course objectives. Prerequisites: Completion of Block Two, MTH 115 , MTH 116 , TCE 181 or TCE 182 with a grade of C or higher in each course. Co-requisites: EDP 495E , TCE 346P, TCE 318P , TCE 317P .