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Managing the Classroom Environment - EDST2054
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Education
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequiste: 36 units of credit including 18 units of credit in EDST or enrolment in Diploma in Education
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Managing the behaviour of students is the greatest single concern of teachers. Managing the classroom environment is designed to help you become a reflective classroom teacher who can create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments through the effective use of classroom management skills.


Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Explain the relationships between societal, family, school factors and student behaviour
  • Identify, describe and outline the characteristics and key components of a positive learning environment
  • Summarise, analyse and develop strategies to manage classroom space and time
  • Recognise, discuss and demonstrate a variety of strategies to develop rapport with students
  • Develop a framework for behaviour that can be used to establish a positive learning environment, which allow students to feel safe and risk full participation
  • Recognise, discuss and apply instructional management strategies to create a positive environment supporting student effort and learning
  • Identify and describe strategies for communicating effectively with parents and care-givers
  • Recognise and give examples of the differential classroom management needs of students with challenging behaviours and outline specific classroom management strategies for students with challenging behaviours
  • Discuss principles underlying theoretical discipline models, explain, compare and evaluate the practices of theoretical discipline models for managing classroom discipline
  • Create a classroom management plan which includes a rationale, practical strategies for developing and sustaining a positive learning environment, managing student behaviour and improving classroom management practices
  • Describe specific requirements for ensuring student safety in schools
  • Summarise and explain the concept of teaching as reflective practice and apply strategies of reflection to improving classroom management practices.

Assessment

  • Assignment 1 - 25%
  • Assignment 2 - 25%
  • Examination - 50%

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