Classroom Mgmt & Discipline

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to provide pre-service teachers with group and individual behavior management and instructional procedures that can be used in a variety of educational environments. Course content will provide both theoretical understanding and practical application of strategies aimed at creating safe, encouraging, and effective learning environments. Emphasis will be placed on the use of evidence-based (a) instructional procedures rather than the content (i.e., curriculum) of instruction, (b) behavior and program evaluation, and (c) core management principles. Throughout the syllabus there ar indications of Evidence Based Practices (EBP). It is important for educators to use practices that have been shown, through sound research, to improve the achievement and performance of students. This course has been designed to expose students to and provide opportunities to use EBP.