NWCCD 2016-17 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
NWCCD 2016-17 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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EDCI 2440 - Classroom Management


This course is designed to provide an overview of the best practices in both classroom and school-wide discipline models. The course will help students develop a personal system of discipline tailored to his or her individual philosophy and personality as well as to the needs, traits, and social realities of the school and community. This course assists students training to become elementary, junior high, and high school paraprofessionals and teachers acquire skills for effective classroom management. The course also helps experienced paraprofessionals and teachers who wish to improve their classroom management skills.

Prerequisites:
ENGL 1010 English I and EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education with a C or better; completion of or concurrent enrollment in  EDFD 2100 Educational Psychology

Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of EDCI 2440 Classroom Management , the student will:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the basic concepts of historical models of discipline and their contributions to the best of today’s approaches.
  2. Summarize the major points of discipline application models that depict today’s popular views of the purposes, strategies, and techniques of classroom management.
  3. Demonstrate strategies for working effectively with all students.
  4. Explain classroom management strategies and discipline models that are utilized in the local school district.
  5. Articulate his or her philosophy, theory, and practice of classroom management incorporating accepted practices.
  6. Write a classroom management plan.


General Education Requirement: None

Credits: 2

Instructional Method Lecture

Contact Hours: 2 hours/week



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