ED 200 - Classroom Management

3 Credit(s)

Participants in ED 200 examine the control of behavior in school classroom settings. The course discusses the different philosophies, models and concrete strategies that can be used to guide and maintain classroom organization and control, as well as those strategies used to defuse or redirect inappropriate childhood behaviors. Student motivation and the relationship between curriculum content and student motivation are also discussed. Candidates learn to use functional behavioral assessments within the classroom and the specific strategies necessary to deal with severe behaviors. Building a positive, supportive, and challenging learning environment are emphasized to be the pivotal mechanism for the shaping of appropriate academic behaviors. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are studied and observed. Students participate in a service learning project, as well as Stage 1 and 2 Fieldwork.