EDU 318 Content: Classroom Culture and Environment

This course examines theories and practice of classroom management. Emphasis is placed on candidate development of skills and strategies necessary to establish and maintain classroom communities that will support student learning and human relationships and the development and use of effective classroom assessment practices, both formal and informal. The course covers an introduction to assessment strategies, an exposure to classroom performance criteria, and an emphasis on how to monitor student progress and make data-driven instructional decisions. Candidates utilize assessment information in developing and reflecting on learning experiences in the classroom, communicating with parents, and enabling students to self-monitor their learning. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to program or Program Manager approval.

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Identify and utilize the interpersonal skills, techniques, and strategies necessary to maintain connections with students and families over time.
3. Describe, analyze and reflect upon disruptive student behaviors and provide diverse alternative strategies that may elicit a safe, positive, and supportive learning environment.
4. Establish expectations, tone, and procedures that will create a positive learning environment from the first day of teaching on.
5. Develop knowledge of legislation and initiatives that supports modifying or accommodating assessment practices so that students with exceptional needs can demonstrate mastery of concepts in alternative ways.
6. Identify and apply practical classroom management strategies to real-life classroom situations.