Classroom Management
This course covers time management, student self-motivation, instructional equipment, subject-centered strategies, discipline, as well as written and verbal communication skills from early childhood through the secondary level.
*A Masters degree or higher is required for this course*
Topics and Objectives
Discipline Models for Educators
- Analyze several discipline models.
- Compare and contrast the differences among various discipline models.
- Examine situations in which each discipline model would work best.
- Compare and contrast discipline systems for the primary, intermediate, and secondary grade levels with those currently used in the classrooms.
Room Arrangement
- Identify effective classroom arrangements to minimize discipline problems.
Preventive Discipline
- Analyze the causes of discipline problems
Developing Classroom Rules and Procedures
- Analyze a systematic approach to classroom management.
- Identify guidelines for developing classroom rules and procedures.
Communication Skills
- Identify communication skills that promote successful classroom management.
Classroom Management Strategies and Effective Teacher Behaviors
- Examine strategies to enhance students' self-concepts.
- Describe the characteristics of a well-managed classroom.
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various teaching strategies in relation to effective classroom management.
Dignifying Students' Errors
- Analyze the steps in dignifying a student's error.
Time Management
- Evaluate time management strategies.