EDU 321 Entire Course

0 items
EDU 321 Entire Course
EDU 321 Entire Course
$39.00
  • Description

EDU 321 Wk 1 – Personal Philosophy Presentation

Create a 6- to 8-slide presentation of your philosophy on classroom management in which you:

 

  • Define appropriate behavior.
  • Describe a classroom management plan.
  • Explain why you think it is important to have an effective classroom management plan.
  • Discuss what home, social, and educational experiences and beliefs have shaped your personal philosophy of classroom management.
  • Discuss what role learners’ families, cultural norms, and community should play in a classroom management plan.
  • Explain to what extent your concept of appropriate behavior aligns with your perception of how current students, in general, behave in school.

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.​​​​​​​

 

Submit your assignment.

 

EDU 321 Wk 2 – Classroom Observation Preparation

The classroom observation experience is a 3-part assignment for which you will prepare this week. The experience involves a classroom observation, a teacher interview, and a presentation you will create to detail what you have learned. The presentation will be due in Week 4.

 

Part 1: Classroom Management Observation

 

Observe classroom management in an elementary classroom setting.

 

Use the Observation and Interview Guide for support and to record your observation notes.

 

Part 2: Teacher Interview

 

Interview the teacher you observed about classroom management.

 

Use the Observation and Interview Guide for support and to record the interview responses.

 

Part 3: Presentation

 

Prepare an 8- to 10-slide presentation with comprehensive speaker notes about your observations and insights after completing the observation and teacher interview.

 

Include the following in your presentation:

  • Summary of observation and interview
  • Examples and descriptions of at least 2 strategies to support each of the following classroom management practices:
  • Arranging classroom and learning environment
  • Problem-solving behavior challenges
  • Creating a positive learning environment
  • Using technology resources or materials to support student engagement
  • Reflection on what you learned from this field experience and how you will apply it to your teaching practice

 

This week arrange to observe classroom management in an elementary school classroom and to interview the teacher in order to complete this assignment.

 

Consider the following when arranging a classroom observation site:

  • The school district’s policies on observations (if any)
  • On-site observation restrictions in effect (may be limited to observation of a virtual class)
  • The school and grade level you’d like to observe (typically aligns with what grade you wish to teach)
  • Way to contact the teacher
  • Scheduling the best time of day for teacher and students

 

Submit your observation location with a brief explanation of why you’ve chosen this school, grade level, and teacher to be approved by your instructor.

 

EDU 321 Wk 2 – Summative Assessment: Classroom Management Models and Expectations

Imagine you are preparing for your first semester at an elementary school in your home district where you will be teaching a sixth-grade class, and you were assigned a homeroom. You are well-aware that classroom management is one of the biggest challenges for a new teacher, and you are planning ahead of time how you will apply what you have learned about enforcing desired behavior and establishing rules and procedures with students.

 

Part 1: Classroom Management Models

 

Research various classroom management models and theories.

 

Create a visual organizer that compares at least 2 different models/theories and includes the following:

  • Name of model
  • Model description
  • Theorist
  • How each model functions in the classroom
  • How each model promotes appropriate behavior
  • How each model is used to create a positive learning environment

 

Part 2: Classroom Expectations

 

Create a table that lists routines and procedures students will be expected to follow in your classroom. Include the following routines and procedures:

  • Entering the classroom
  • Exiting the classroom
  • Turning in assignments
  • Obtaining materials
  • Going to the restroom
  • Getting out of their seat
  • Checking devices in and out

 

Include the following information/columns for each routine or procedure:

  • Steps for accomplishing the routine or procedure
  • Consequences for not following the routine or procedure
  • Method for teaching the routine or procedure

 

Consider the roles in which students’ diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences, abilities, developmental levels, and skills might have on your plan as you formulate your responses.

 

Part 3: Analysis

 

​​​​​​​Choose 3 of the routines or procedures listed in your table from Part 2 that you believe are most important, and write a 260- to 350-word analysis that addresses the following questions:

  • Why are these routines or procedures critical to your success in the classroom?
  • What classroom management model(s) do these routines and procedures follow?
  • How will these routines or procedures promote student engagement?
  • From a legal and ethical standpoint, why is it important to have routines and procedures in place?
  • How did you consider the diversity of your students when creating and communicating expectations?
  • What impact do preparation and instructional planning have on whether students follow these routines and procedures?

 

Compile your visual organizer, table, and analysis into one document for submission.

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

EDU 321 Wk 3 – Classroom Management Scenario Analysis

As an educator, you will work with diverse groups of students for whom each encounter with you can make an impression on them. In striving for positive interactions with students, it’s important to know how you might deal with situations that involve some type of conflict.

 

Read the four Classroom Scenarios.

 

Write a response to all the questions in each scenario.

 

Include a 1-page reflection of what you learned in this exercise. What strategies or tools did you apply that can be effective in dealing with common situations in a classroom?

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

EDU 321 Wk 3 – Student Behavior Case Studies

Review the Student Behavior Case Study that was assigned to you by your instructor.

 

Write a 350-word reflection that addresses the following questions about your case study:

  • What disruptive and non-disruptive off-task behaviors did the student exhibit in the scenarios?
  • What classroom management and discipline model(s) might work with this case study?
  • What planning strategies may have prevented the off-task behavior(s) in the case study?
  • What proactive techniques might be used to prevent the unwanted behavior?
  • If you were the student’s teacher, how would you prepare, and what would you communicate to their family in an upcoming parent–teacher–student conference?

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

EDU 321 Wk 4 – Summative Assessment: Classroom Management Observation, Interview, and Strategies Presentation

This week you will complete and submit Part 3 of your Classroom Management Observation assessment.

 

Part 1: Classroom Management Observation

 

Observe classroom management in an elementary classroom setting.

 

Use the Observation and Interview Guide for support and to record your observation notes.

 

Part 2: Teacher Interview

 

Interview the teacher you observed about classroom management.

 

Use the Observation and Interview Guide for support and to record the interview responses.

 

Part 3: Presentation

 

Prepare an 8- to 10-slide presentation with comprehensive speaker notes about your observations and insights after completing the observation and teacher interview.

 

Include the following in your presentation:

  • Summary of observation and interview
  • Examples and descriptions of at least 2 strategies to support each of the following classroom management practices:
  • Arranging the classroom and learning environment
  • Problem-solving behavior challenges
  • Creating a positive learning environment
  • Using technology resources or materials to support student engagement
  • Reflection on what you learned from this field experience and how you will apply it to your teaching practice

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

EDU 321 Wk 5 – Summative Assessment: Classroom Management Plan

Develop a 3- to 4-page comprehensive classroom management plan that can be implemented in a specific elementary grade-level classroom. Apply the principles of classroom management as you create a detailed plan to develop and maintain a sense of community within a diverse classroom.

 

Include the following in your classroom management plan:

 

Motivation and the Learning Environment

  • Explain the relationship between motivation and student learning. Describe the strategies you would use to increase and maintain student motivation, foster active engagement in learning, promote positive social interaction, and build a supportive learning environment.
  • Describe the skills and attitudes you expect your diverse students to learn and demonstrate that promote positive social interactions and create a supportive learning environment.
  • Describe engagement strategies involving technology-based tools that can be used to provide students with a varied and dynamic learning experience that is familiar to them.

 

Classroom Management Models

  • Select a classroom management model, and discuss the model in relation to student development, learning, and motivation.
  • Apply the principles of classroom management and knowledge of individual and group motivation and behavior to develop a structure for student discipline used in the classroom. Include a list of classroom rules and procedures for student behavior and their negative and positive consequences.
  • Describe a process that will be followed when a student behaves outside the scope of the basic classroom rules and consequences.

 

Classroom Arrangement and Physical Layout of Classroom

  • Identify the plan’s grade level.
  • Design the arrangement and physical layout of a classroom for your identified grade level.
  • Justify how this design influences a positive learning environment and promotes appropriate student behavior.
  • Explain how your design will help manage your classroom’s diversity and social dynamics.
  • Describe effective instructional methods that are supported by the physical layout and classroom arrangement.

 

Collaboration with Families and Colleagues

  • Develop a list of at least 5 activities that are designed to establish and maintain a positive, collaborative relationship with families. Add a short summary about how these activities can promote the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical well-being of children.
  • Outline a substitute teacher plan: What does a substitute need to know about the classroom management plan and class routines to effectively teach your students?

 

Cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.