ED-4010A - Classroom Management in Elementary Education

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

In this course, students will acquire concepts, approaches, and tools for effective behavioral management in the secondary classroom. Students will survey the instructional approaches, resources, and techniques that create seemingly effortless lessons in spite of disruptive or violent behavior. Students will learn classroom management techniques necessary for effective secondary instruction, including environment design, relationships with peers and teacher, family collaboration, establishment of expectations, classroom time management, organizing group and independent work, and student motivation. This course will guide the senior undergraduate students to confidence in fulfilling their professional and legal responsibilities on the first day of class and throughout their secondary teaching tenures. Minimizing unwanted learner behavior is an objective of secondary educators everywhere, and classroom management style through application is important to skillful pedagogy.