EDUC 562

EDUC 562 : Classroom and Behavior Management

Credit Hours:( 3)

Instructional Method: Lecture

 Prerequisites: Admission into the Teacher Eduction Program or departmental approval.

Catalog Description  

Students enrolled in the classroom management course will develop an understanding of research-based classroom and behavior management techniques, practices that build classroom community, positive behavior supports, and individual interventions. Students will learn diverse and age-appropriate approaches to classroom management based upon research and best practice.

Detailed Description of Content of the Course:

Students enrolled in the classroom management course will develop an understanding of research-based classroom and behavior management techniques, classroom community building, positive behavior supports, and individual interventions. These include techniques that promote emotional well-being and teach and maintain behavioral conduct and skills consistent with norms, standards, and rules of the educational environment. Students will learn diverse and age-appropriate approaches to classroom management based upon culturally responsive behavioral, cognitive, affective, social, and ecological theory and evidence-based practice.

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:

This course is conducted with emphasis on practical application of the subject matter through student participation and discussion, individual and group projects and presentations, classroom demonstration, textbook and journal article reading, videos and lectures.

Student Learning Outcomes

Goals, objectives, and assignments in this class are aligned to the Virginia Department of Education competencies and licensure requirements.

Upon completion of this course the student will:

1. Identify and explain classroom and behavior management approaches based upon culturally responsive behavioral, cognitive, affective, social, and ecological educational theories and practices.
2. Compare techniques promoting emotional well-being in order to teach and maintain behavioral conduct and skills consistent with developmentally appropriate norms, standards, and rules of the educational environment.
3. Apply research-based classroom and behavior management practices, classroom community building, positive behavior supports, and individual interventions using performance data to provide optimal learning opportunities to assist in positive redirection of behavior and the development of social skills, and self-discipline.
4. Identify and explain how to effectively collaborate and engage with learners, families, and other educators to create a culturally responsive, safe, orderly, equitable, positive, and supportive learning environment in which diversities are valued.
5. Identify and model age-appropriate and culturally responsive practices such as tiered systems of support, conflict resolution, restorative discipline, and trauma informed classroom management.
6. Identify and compare various school crisis management and safety plans.
7. Develop a comprehensive classroom management plan. 

Assessment Measures

Formative and summative measures may include a combination of: 

• Class participation and discussions
• Field activities including data collection necessary to support effective classroom management
• Individual and group projects 
• Class presentations and demonstrations
• Case studies
• Reflective writing
• Tests and quizzes
• Comprehensive observation project in a content area secondary classroom

 

Review and Approval

May 3, 2019

Revised

June, 2023