EDUC 3702 - Classroom Management PK-8

Credits: 2

Classroom management PK-8 will focus on issues of motivation, procedures and routines, discipline strategies and respect which are commonly found in grades PK-8. The course will concentrate on preventative approaches to classroom management which involves creating a positive classroom community with mutual respect between teacher and student and setting up a structured classroom. Lastly, the course will include key tasks that teachers must attend to in order to development an environment conducive to learning. These tasks include: (1) organizing the physical environment, (2) setting up a classroom structure conducive to instruction (3) establishing procedures and routines, (4) developing caring relationships, (5) implementing engaging instruction and (6) preventing and responding to discipline problems through a discipline plan.

Prerequisites: Sophomore Teacher Education Major or Minor.