SYLLABUS

CIED 5022:  Classroom Management Concepts

WAAX 202

Fall 2008

University of Arkansas

College of Education and Health Professions

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

            Instructor:      Freddie Bowles, Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education

            Office:            Peabody 314

Phone:            479-575-3035                                     

E-Mail:           fbowles@uark.edu

Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:30–5:30 p.m. or by appointment

Website:         Planet Gnosis http://corndancer.com/vox/gnosis/gno_now.html

                        on CornDancer at www.corndancer.com

  

 

I.          Program Affiliation: Curriculum and Instruction

 

Course Number and Title: CIED 5022:  Classroom Management Concepts

 

Catalogue Description: A number of different classroom management techniques are studied.  It is assumed that a teacher must possess a wide range of knowledge and skills to be an effective classroom manager.

 

Prerequisites:  Admission to the M.A.T. program

 

Required Texts:

Emmer, E.T., & Evertson, C.M. (2009). Classroom management for middle and high school teachers (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

 

            Your Pathwise booklet and your school handbook

 

II.        Goals:  To introduce different theories of classroom management, techniques related to such theories, and classroom applications.  Students will discuss issues involving classroom management and how to apply the theories to their own classes.

 

III.       Competencies:  Upon completion of CIED 5022, students will

·         Understand different theories of classroom management

·         Understand ethical and moral issues of classroom management

·         Be able to apply techniques of classroom management

·         Evaluate the efficacy of classroom management

·         Connect the concepts of classroom management to the Pathwise Classroom Observation Protocol

 

IV.       Essential Questions

·         What is the difference between management and discipline?

·         Is management discipline?

·         What are the roles of punishment and reward in the classroom?

·         What is ethical classroom management?

·         What is the relationship between content and management?

·         What does effective classroom management look like?

·         How does this information help you as an emerging professional?

·         How does this information relate to the Pathwise domains?

 

V. Course Requirements:

A.    Class participation based on readings and other assignments

Assigned readings from this book should be read prior to the class session in which they will be discussed. Students are expected to participate in class discussions. Contributions may also include outside readings and/or personal experience. Class participation may also be assessed.

 

B.     Formative Assessments  (50 points)

The instructor will provide a format during class time to check for understanding. 

 

C.     Creative Assignments (Planet Gnosis--50 points)

 Bio poems: You will create two poems to be posted on Planet Gnosis. The first will reflect who you are; the second will reflect who your students are.

                                               

D. Fall Workweek Assignment (100 points—Chalk and Wire)                           

Classroom Environment Plan: You will create a classroom environment plan to include a description of how you would create an engaging classroom environment. Your plan should include how this plan will help you as an emerging professional, elements from chapters 1-5, and a visual representation of your ideal classroom design. 

 

E. Post and Ponder Reflections (Planet Gnosis--50 points)

You will be responsible for asking two questions of concern about management and discipline regarding what you have observed in your class or in your school. You will send your questions to me via E-mail at fbowles@uark.edu, and I will post these questions to our classroom website on Planet Gnosis for class response. Each class member is responsible for responding at least four times to any question that they may have an answer or suggestion for. Your responses may be experiential, in other words, what you have observed someone else do that works, or they may be based on what you have read in your text.  Your grade will be based on the formulation and relationship of the question to the topic and to a response that is perceptive, reflective, and also relates to you as an emerging professional.

 

 

G. Final Project Assignment (100 points—Chalk and Wire)                               

Discipline Model Analysis: For this project, you will be comparing three discipline models: a model you have researched, your mentor teacher's discipline model, and your own projected model. You will describe the three models, how they relate, and how they differ. Conclude with a critical evaluation of each model and how this assign will help you as an emerging professional. 

 

Analysis of Final Course Grade

                                               

Areas of Assessment

Possible Points

 Your Score

Formative Assessments

                  50

 

Creative Assignments (25%)

                  50

 

Fall Workweek Assignment (50%)

                 100

 

Post and Ponder Questions (25%)

                  50

 

Final project (50%)

              100                     

 

Total points

              350

 

 

VI.    Grading Scale

A=100-90

B= 89-80

C= 79-70

D= 69-60

F= below 60

 

VII.   Academic Honesty:

Academic honesty involves acts, which subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process at the University of Arkansas. Included is an act by which a student gains or attempts to gain an academic advantage for himself or herself or another by misrepresenting his or her or another’s work or by interfering with the completion, submission, or evaluation of work.

 

The application of the University of Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy, as stated

in the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Studies Catalog, will be fully adhered to

in this course.  Grades and degrees earned by dishonest means devalue those earned by

all students; therefore, it is important that students are aware of the University of

Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy.  Academic dishonesty involves acts, which may

subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process.

 

VIII.    Inclement Weather Procedure:

If Fayetteville schools are closed due to inclement weather, we will not have class.

 

IX.       A note about assignments:

All assignments are due on the assigned date unless otherwise required. Failure to meet this requirement results in a zero for that assignment unless previous arrangements have been made with me. No late work is accepted (you can always arrange to turn assignments in early). Please be in class on-time. This behavior shows professionalism and respect for the learning environment.

*** Incompletes will not be given this semester due to departmental recommendations.

 

X.        Syllabus Changes:

            The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to the syllabus. If changes are necessary during the term of this course, the instructor will post both notification and nature of the change(s) on the course bulletin board.

XI.       Attendance: Mandatory.

XII.     Accomodations:

            The Center for Educational Access (CEA), 104 Arkansas Union, is the central campus resource for students who require reasonable accommodations in order to access the programs, services and activities offered through the University. CEA staff work in partnership with the individual student to communicate and facilitate any accommodation needs to faculty and staff. Accommodation determination is based on an analysis of medical or psychological documentation provided to the CEA by the student. Students must meet with one of the CEA staff to discuss their needs and provide such documentation before any accommodations can be granted.

            Please see me if I can be of assistance.

 

 

Welcome to class

and good luck with the semester.

Learning is forever.