SYLLABUS

CIED 5022:  Classroom Management Concepts

Peabody Hall Room 105

Fall 2007

University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

 

Instructor:      Freddie Bowles           Office:            Peabody 304A

Phone:            479-575-3035             E-Mail: fbowles@uark.edu

Office Hours:                                     Mondays    10:00–11:00; 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays 3:30–6:00 p.m.

or by appointment

Website:  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.G., Evertson, C.M., & Worsham, M. E. (2005). Classroom management

for middle and high school teachers (7th 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

 

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?

 

 

V. Course Requirements:

A.    Class participation based on readings and other assignments: (50 points)

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 will also be assessed.

 

Students are required to purchase the textbook and the Chalk & Wire© student account.. As part of the professional educational coursework in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, each student will use the Chalk & Wire© electronic portfolio system. This system will allow the collection of artifacts and resources (i.e., documents, presentations, pictures, video, audio, etc.) that illustrate mastery of the seven Scholar-Practitioner Tenets throughout the educational experience at the University of Arkansas. Access to these resources will be available following this experience. Each student is required to purchase a Chalk & Wire© account from the bookstore. When completing professional education coursework, instructors will direct certain assignment and artifacts be submitted to the Chalk & Wire© system. The electronic portfolio will take the place of the paper portfolio used previously in most of our licensure programs. An electronic portfolio is an effective method of illustrating critical media literacy skills to prospective employers. Accounts can be purchased for one, two, three, or four years-- one-year accounts are renewable. This is a requirement of all secondary MAT students beginning 8-22-07.

 

B.     Article Critiques / Summaries (EDOKs and EOC) (3 X 30 points = 90 points)

The instructor will provide a format and due dates for summaries.  Articles for the EDOK may come from the  reference section at the end of each chapter in your textbook. You must bring a copy of the article to class for me.

 

C. Homework Assignments (3 X 20 each = 60 points)

You have two assigned homework tasks: a bio poem and a room sketch.  One assignment will be collected at random at my discretion based on what is designated on your class schedule as a final project assignment or a web resource assignment.  Be prepared.                                            

D. Mid-Term (50 points)                                                      

Each student will produce an authentic assessment for the midterm in relation to classroom management.  The product can be either a group assessment or a single assessment. You will also create a rubric for me to assess your product.

 

 

 

 

E. Post and Ponder Reflections (two graded at 5 points each for posting,  four graded at 10 points for responding = 50 points)

You will be responsible for asking a minimum of two questions about management and discipline that concern you regarding what you have observed in your class or in your school.  You will post these questions to our classroom website on CornDancer.com 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 or in your articles.  At the end of the semester, I will choose your best questions and responses to grade based on the formulation and relationship of the question to our topic and to a response that is perceptive, reflective, and also relates to our topic.

 

F. Literature Circles for Chapters (50 points)

You will divide into seven groups of three-four members for this assignment.  Each group will be responsible for presenting one chapter. Each group member will have a role with a specific responsibility: presentation of content, important terminology, assessment questions, and a creative metaphor for the content. You will be graded on how you present the material for student learning, presentation skills, and knowledge of chapter content. Part or the grade will be an individual and group assessment.

 

G. Final Project Assignment (150 points)                                                   

The final project has two components: a discipline model analysis and a classroom management plan.

Discipline Model Analysis (50 points): You will write a critical summary of a model of discipline. Your paper should provide an overview of the model, how it's used in the classroom, and a critical evaluation of the model.

Classroom Management Plan (100 points): You will create a classroom management plan to include a definition of classroom management, your philosophy to support your plan, and a description of your plan.

           

Analysis of Final Course Grade

                                               

Areas of Assessment

Possible Points

 Your Score

Two EDOK’s  /  One EOC

3 @ 30 =   90

 

Mid-Term--authentic assessment

                  50

 

Homework Assignments

3 @ 20 =   60

 

Post and Ponder

                  50

 

Miscellaneous points for participation and in-class activities

                  50

 

Lit circles

                  50

 

Final project

              150                     

 

Total points

             500

 

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 on

in the 2007-2008 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.       Attendance Policy and Late Work Policy:

Attendance—you have to be present to win!  All assignments are due in class on the due date as hard copies that day 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 arrange to turn assignments in early).

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

 

X.       Attendance is mandatory, since we only meet once a week, you are required to attend. 

 

XI.     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.

 

Welcome to class and good luck with the semester.  Learning is forever.

 

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever."

                                                                                                                        Gandhi