Foundations of Classroom Management

• CO1  Describe research-based classroom and behavior management techniques, classroom community building, positive behavior supports, and individual interventions, including techniques that promote emotional well-being and teach and maintain behavioral conduct and skills consistent with norms, standards, and rules of the educational environment.
• CO2  Describe historical trends in classroom management.
• CO3  Explain variables that impact student behavior and learning.

Meeting the Needs of All Students

• CO4  Identify diverse approaches to classroom management based upon behavioral, cognitive, affective, social and ecological theory and practice.
• CO5  Explain how diversity influences the dynamics of a class.
• CO6  Describe characteristics of a classroom that are reflective of all students.
• CO7  Identify factors that may negatively impact student success in the classroom.
• CO8  Discuss the role of Response-to-Intervention in effectively managing a classroom.

Classroom Communities

• CO9  List and reflect on strategies for culturally sensitive communication.
• CO10  Describe strategies for effectively listening to students.
• CO11  Analyze the importance of establishing positive, supportive and professional relationships with students.
• CO12  Explain the process for developing a classroom community.
• CO13  List strategies for communicating effectively with parents.

Managing the Learning Environment

• CO14  Differentiate between behavior, misbehavior, and discipline.
• CO15  Describe how to establish a classroom learning environment at the beginning of the school year to promote positive student behavior.
• CO16  Develop classroom rules, routines and structures.
• CO17  Create a classroom management plan.

Positive Behavior Interventions for Schools and Classrooms

• CO18  Identify professionally appropriate practices that promote positive redirection of behavior, development of social skills and of self-discipline.
• CO19  Describe positive behavior supports and interventions.
• CO20  Explain how to use language to positively reinforce student behavior.
• CO21  Describe how to effectively respond to minor misbehaviors.

Self-Regulation & Goal Setting

• CO22  Describe how to conduct an effective class meeting.
• CO23  Identify techniques to hold students accountable and promote self-discipline.
• CO24  Describe the steps for goal setting.
• CO25  Instructional planning to promote positive behaviors.
• CO26  Describe student academic needs that impact behavior.
• CO27  Analyze instructional strategies to increase student involvement.
• CO28  Explain how to incorporate cooperative learning into instruction.
• CO29  Create a differentiated lesson plan.
• School Safety Plans
  CO30 Describe various school crisis management and safety plans.