CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT

EDUCATION 362

Instructor: Dayle A. Upham, Ph.D.
Office: Room 460, College of Professional Studies
Phone: (715) 346-4802 E-mail: dupham@uwsp.edu

Purpose and Description of Course:

This course is designed to prepare the future teacher with a background in instruction and management procedures associated with an applied behavior analysis approach to teaching. Strategies associated with both student-specific as well as classroom-level management issues will be covered. Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional procedures in the classroom, using student performance data to make instructional decisions, will be discussed. Throughout the semester, pre-service teachers will be required to examine their own behavior and attitudes and the potential impact of these beliefs upon their students. Finally, pre-service teachers will become knowledgeable about regulations and ethical issues associated with responding to the challenging behavior exhibited by some students.

Course Objectives:

1. Students will be able to articulate his/her personal philosophy of classroom management.
2. Students will be knowledgeable about the regulatory and ethical standards that govern the management of challenging behavior.
3. Students will be able to analyze challenging behaviors and motivational issues in order to develop effective and educative intervention strategies.
4. Students will become knowledgeable about the repertoire of intervention strategies that may be part of a comprehensive intervention plan, and approaches designed to select the most appropriate strategy for a given situation.
5. Students will be knowledgeable about strategies that shift the management of behavior from an adult to the student.


Course Assignments:
NOTE: All written work must use people-first language.

Course Projects:

Project
Tests and Quizzes
Two Reaction Papers
Teacher Interview
Administration Interview
Philosophy of Classroom and Behavior Management
Final

      SOME LECTURE TOPICS

Leadership and Decision Making
Management Tools: Philosophies, Principles, Practices
Management and Motivation
Management & Legal Aspects of the Teacher-Student Relationship