EDCI 2440 - Intro to Classroom Management

This course is designed to provide an overview of the best practices in both classroom and school-wide discipline models. Sheridan students will be required to complete field hours in the Education Lab (Lab School).

The course helps 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.

Credits: 2

Instructional Method Lecture

Prerequisites:
Grade of C or better in ENGL 1010 English I, EDEX 2484 Introduction to Special Education, and EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education, AND grade of C or better in, or concurrent enrollment in, EDFD 2100 Educational Psychology

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

Taken from the InTASC Standards, (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium, 2013)

Standard 1. Learner Development.

1. 1(h) The teacher respects learners’ differing strengths and needs and is committed to using this information to further each learner’s development.

Standard 2. Individual Differences.

2. 2(o). The teacher makes learners feel valued and helps them learn to value each other.

Standard 3. Performances.

3. 3(a) The teacher collaborates with learners, families, and colleagues to build a safe, positive learning climate of openness, mutual respect, support, and inquiry.

4. 3(b) The teacher develops learning experiences that engage learners in collaborative and self-directed learning and that extend learner interaction with ideas and people locally and globally.

5. 3(c) The teacher collaborates with learners and colleagues to develop shared values and expectations for respectful interactions, rigorous academic discussions, and individual and group responsibility for quality work.

6. 3(d) The teacher manages the learning environment to actively and equitable engage learners by organizing, allocating, and coordinating the resources of time, space, and learners’ attention.