ED 4361-501

Classroom and Instructional Management

Spring 2006

Dr. Rosemarie Allen Home Phone: 972-386-3838

Email: rallen@utdallas.edu Work Phone: 972-925-5500
roallen@dallasisd.org

Session 1 Orientation and Course Requirements

(1/10/06) Introductions and Expectations
Discussion of Teacher Competencies

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 1 and 2

Session 2 Human Growth and Development

(1/17/06) Celebrating Diversity and Individual Differences

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 3 and 4
CHAMPS – Introduction to Proactive and Positive Classroom Management
(Discussion)

January 24 No Class meeting / Begin Investigation for Research Paper

Session 3 Designing and Assessing Effective Instruction

(1/31/06) Factors That Impact Learning

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 5 and 6
CHAMPS – Vision: Know Where You Are Heading

Session 4 Creating a Caring Classroom Climate

(2/7/06) Managing Student Behavior

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 7 and 8
CHAMPS – Organization, Routines, and Procedures
Session 5 Effective Communication
(2/14/06) Managing and Engaging Students in the Learning Process
Film

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 9, 10, and 11
CHAMPS – Expectations

Session 6 Using Technology Effectively

(2/21/06) Monitoring Student Performance
Communicating Effectively With Families

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapters 12 and 13
CHAMPS – The First Month

Session 7 Professional Roles and Responsibilities

(2/28/06) Requirements, Expectations, and Constraints Associated with Teaching in Texas
IDEA; Section 504; Legal and Compliance Areas
Learner Centered Schools for Texas: A Vision for Texas Educators

Readings: Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas;

Chapter 14

March 14 No Class Meeting

Session 8 Mid-Term Exam

(3/21/06)

Session 9 Review of Mid Term Exam

(3/28/06) CHAMPS – Motivation

Session 10 CHAMPS – Monitor and Revise

(4/4/06)

Session 11 Classroom Management: Establishing Rules and Routines

(4/11/06) Class Rules and Procedures, Rewards, Consequences, and Legalities
Positive Reinforcement and Motivation, Behavior Management Principles

CHAMPS – Correction Procedures, Parts 1 and 2

Session 12 CHAMPS – Classwide Motivational Systems

(4/18/06) Review for Final Exam

Session 13 Final Exam

(4/25/06)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Attendance: More than three absences will result in a failing grade.

Class Participation: Individual and Group Assignments are a vital part of the course.
All class members are expected to participate and collaborate on topics
to be discussed.

Assignments: Three- to five-page paper on a contemporary research-based classroom

management program or an individual who has made a significant
contribution to the field of behavior or classroom management.
Bibliography required.

Grading: In-Class Discussion/Participation 15%

Research Paper – Classroom Management Program 30%
or Theorist (3-5 pages)
Mid-Term and Final Exam 55%

Required Reading/Texts

Nath, Janice L., Cohen, Myrna D., Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in
Texas. Thompson and Wadsworth.

All policies governing the U.T. System and U.T. Dallas will be followed with regard to withdrawals, incompletes
and academic honesty. All work in the course will adhere to the regulations and includes plagiarism, collusion,
cheating and falsifying of records contained in the policies and procedures Faculty Handbook, the course
schedule and catalogue. The University of Texas at Dallas, Office of Teacher Education, does not discriminate
on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students as specified by federal laws and
regulations. The student has the responsibility of informing the course instructor of any disabling condition,
which will require modification to avoid discrimination.