EDUC& 130 - Guiding Behavior

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Examine the principles and theories for creating safe learning environments. Develop skills that promote effective interactions and provide positive individual guidance. Student will spend two hours a week working or volunteering in a P-12 classroom.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify developmentally appropriate individual and group behaviors of children.
Compare at least three approaches to guiding behavior.
Recognize positive, respectful, culturally responsive approaches to guidance.
Plan environment supportive of children’s development with focus on attachment, self-help, relationships, and executive function.
Articulate strategies to promote social/emotional competence and positive sense of self.

Course Contents

Theories of guidance and discipline including: Positive guidance and encouragement; Punishment and reward; Behavior modification; Environmental settings.
Classroom management systems.
Role of the teacher.
Pyramid Model.
Diversity and multiple perspectives in creating culturally sensitive classroom management strategies.

Instructional Units: 3.5