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   EDU 4405 - Creating an Engaging and Relational Classroom Environment

3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
Examines research and practice for creating and sustaining classrooms where students are engaged, productive, and optimistic.  It explores ways to create an organized and inviting classroom including preparation for the first few days of school by planning the physical space, establishing rules and procedures, and implementing a curriculum for social and emotional learning.  The course includes prevention strategies to maintain student behavior by facilitating effective instruction, using communication strategies and collaborating with parents and the community, as well as intervention strategies for challenging student behaviors such as fear, sadness, and anger while maintaining a productive learning environment. The course culminates in the development of the candidate’s own Classroom Environment Plan.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-405
LEC 25 Contact hours CLIN 20 Contact hours



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