ETC 595 Classroom Management, Assessment and Evaluation

This course examines theories and practice of classroom management. Emphasis is placed on candidate development of skills and strategies necessary to establish and maintain safe and supportive classroom communities that will positively engage students in learning.  The core of classroom management is found in building authentic relationships with students and their families.  This course will explore relationship-building and social emotional learning as a critical component of an effective learning community.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to MIT or M.Ed program, or permission of program director.

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Engage students in core concepts of social-emotional learning.
3. Develop the beginnings of their own classroom management philosophy.
4. Link classroom management practices and strategies with theoretical frameworks.
5. Develop strategies for engaging with diverse families.
6. Identify, develop, and analyze rules, routines, and procedures within the classroom.
7. Identify and utilize the interpersonal skills, techniques and strategies necessary to maintain connections with students and families over time.
8. Describe, analyze and reflect upon disruptive student behaviors and provide diverse alternative strategies that may elicit a safe, positive and supportive learning environment.
9. Establish expectations, tone, and procedures that will create a positive learning environment from the first day of teaching on.
10. Identify and apply practical classroom management strategies to real-life classroom situations.