Use proactive classroom management techniques to promote a positive class climate, intrinsic motivation, and optimal learning.
Guiding and Managing Behavior Course Description: Recent trends in education support a shifting paradigm from reactive discipline to proactive, preventive classroom management. This course will provide the learner with research-based concepts and strategies which can be used to prevent behavior problems from occurring in the classroom and respond to misbehavior. Practical application of strategies to organizing instruction, creating a positive classroom climate, building positive student relationships, implementing sound instructional methods, enhancing motivation and responding effectively to inappropriate classroom behavior will be emphasized. Effective student communication and problem solving will be practiced in class with a focus on developing skills, which will assist in empowering children to take an active role in self-control and classroom management.
Positive Classroom Management Course Description: This course examines the impact of issues such as divorce, alcoholism, child abuse, youth suicide, stress, violence and gangs on behavior in the classroom. Conflict resolution techniques and de-escalation strategies and with an emphasis on prevention will also be examined.
Reflection This assignment was great because we got to learn about how to mange unsafe behavior outside the classroom too. This is so important to know because it is very important for students to be and feel safe while at school, no matter where they are located in the building.