ED 405 Classroom Management: Secondary
Explores teaching strategies for managing the secondary classroom and for meeting the relevant standards found in Connecticut's Common Core of Teaching. Candidates learn practical approaches for the establishment of procedures and routines that promote a safe, orderly, and inviting place in which to teach and learn. The course initially focuses on creating a positive learning environment where negative, distracting behaviors are less likely to occur. Candidates gain the insight, knowledge, and skills that enable them to cope with classroom disruptions and incorporate a variety of techniques that are appropriate for the secondary level. Candidates explore methods and systems of management that will allow them to move beyond traditional rewards, punishments, bribes, and threats. Includes a five-hour service-learning experience in a secondary setting.
Distribution
Teacher Education