Classroom Management
Course Description: This course focuses on the study of current theories and practices of classroom management and discipline in early childhood, elementary, and middle school settings.
Two Texts Required for this Course:
Marzano, R., Marzano, J. & Pickering, D. (2003). Classroom Management that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN: 978-0-87120-793-7.
Marzano, R. J., Gaddy, B. B., Foseid, M. C., Foseid, M. P., & Marzano, J. S. (2005). A Handbook for Classroom Management that Works. New York: Prentice Hall. [Paperback]. ISBN-10: 0135035813.
CHOOSE ONE (1) book for small group book club:
Bailey, B.A. (2015). Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Classroom, Expanded & Updated Edition. Loving Guidance Publishers.
Fay, J., & Fay, C. (2016) Teaching with Love & Logic in the Classroom (2nd ed.). Denver, CO: Love & Logic Publishers.
Rhode, G., Jenson, W. & Reavis, H. (2010). The Tough Kid Book (2nd ed.). Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-59909-042-9.
Required Readings, as provided by the professor. For example:
Kinder, M., Bryant, H., Thierry, K., & Vincent, R. (March 2016). Scaling up a prekindergarten social emotional health program: Lessons learned in an urban school district. Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, pp. 4-13.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): In this course, the successful student will be able to:
- Analyze strengths and challenges in your own classroom management system to include your most and least effective practices, procedures, routines, rewards, consequences, etc.
- Explore current research on best practices in classroom management.
- Demonstrate improved insight into the critical role of classroom management, rules and procedures, disciplinary interventions, teacher-student relationships, mental set, students’ responsibilities for management, and good management at the school level.
- Demonstrate, via the Classroom Teaching Application Log, the ability to design an experiment and analyze the effectiveness of innovative classroom discipline and management strategies based on new learning in the cohort class, outside reading, and/or staff development. This includes writing goals for new classroom innovations.
- Discuss in detail the impact of your learning this semester on your thinking, beliefs, and classroom practices.
Online class: Meet in D2L BrightSpace on http://myleoonline.tamuc.edu/. Class runs from Monday July 8 -Wednesday August 7, 2019. Assigned readings must be completed before opening weekly unit modules. Lectures include powerpoint, videos of children and adults talking, hands-on materials, and handouts. Active participation in class discussion in D2L is expected from everyone. Class leadership is welcomed and encouraged; bring a song, a book or story, a game to play, or insights from the readings or field work observing in classrooms. Online work in D2L is frequent, such as powerpoints, videos, web-quests, sorting through activities. Regular quizzes over the chapters in the textbook help deepen your knowledge of the course content. Timely completion of online discussions is required.
Student Responsibilities or Tips for Success in the Course
Successful students come to our class in D2L prepared, on-time, and ready to engage and participate in active learning. Online work frequently requires extensive reading beyond the textbook. Plan to read about two-hours every week.
GRADING
A holistic grading approach is sought. Rather than a scorecard with points, students must account for their mastery of the course objectives, and thus their grade in the course. This is done through the use of the Professional Behavior Survey. You will self-evaluate your professional behaviors TWICE, once at the beginning, and again at the end of the course.
A – highest level, an example to others
B – complete, quality, clear fulfillment of course objectives
C – average, just what is expected/required
D – partial, incomplete, not tied to course objectives
ASSESSMENTS
- Conduct a self-assessment of your strengths and challenges with regard to your classroom management program (SLO #1).
- Complete quizzes based on 4 online mini-lectures on the topic: research on effective classroom management (SLO #2).
- Participate in threaded discussions throughout the semester (SLO #3).
- Submit at least one Classroom Teaching Application Log (SLO #4).
- Contribute examples of successful management strategies from an outside source (SLO #2).
- Reflect on your learning and professional development in Classroom Management (final exam) (SLOs #1-5).
