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Pre-Service Secondary Postgraduate Diploma in Education: EDUSC2 - Managing Classrooms and Promoting Learning in Secondary Schools

COURCE DESCRIPTION

In this practical classroom-focused course, interns will develop detailedin-depth applied knowledge of theories, principles, models, evidence-based practices, professional craft knowledge, and current research for effective classroom and behavior management and identify the implications for their developing classroom practice. Interns will develop practical, theoretical, and research-informed understandings of the social and cultural dynamics of different classroom environments, including critical analysis of self-management, values-based action, promotion of critical thinking, creation of safe spaces for dialogue, and rights and responsibilities of teachers and students. Interns will learn to employ effective, well-adapted, and well-integrated communication and information technology skills to design and critique the effectiveness of classroom and behavior management approaches.

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Course Resources

Week 1

Introduction and Course Orientation

Classroom Dynamics

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Week 2

Unit 1: Theories, Models, and Practices of Classroom Management

Part 1: The Importance of a Teacher’s Self-Management and Self-Reflection

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Week 3

Unit 1: Theories, Models, and Practices of Classroom Management

Part 2: Approaches to Classroom Management

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Week 4

Unit 1: Theories, Models, and Practices of Classroom Management

Part 3: Motivation, Behavior, and Contingencies

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Week 5

Unit 2: Designing Safe Classrooms and Promoting Student Engagement

Part 1: Establishing Classroom Rules, Routines, and Expectations

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Week 6

Unit 2: Designing Safe Classrooms and Promoting Student Engagement

Part 2: Effective Teaching as a Classroom Management Strategy

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Week 7

Unit 2: Designing Safe Classrooms and Promoting Student Engagement

Part 3: Class wide Activities to Increase Prosocial Behavior

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Week 8

Unit 3: Addressing Individualized Behavior Needs in the Classroom

Part 1: Working with Students with Specialized Behavioral Needs

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Week 9

Unit 3: Addressing Individualized Behavior Needs in the Classroom

Part 2: Teaching Self-Management Skills to Learners

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Week 10

Assessing Classroom and Behavior Management Strategies and a Return to the Importance of Teachers’ Self-Management and Self-Reflection

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Week 11

 

Assessment 2 Presentations in Class

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