EDUC527 - Classroom Management for the 21st Century

Course Details

Course Code: EDUC527 Course ID: 4646 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

This course is designed for the practicing K-12 education professional and focuses on positive classroom management approaches and strategies. This course reviews models of classroom management as well as the fundamentals of behavior change. Program candidates will explore systematic approaches including Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and topics such as cultural considerations, data tools, assessment and analysis of behaviors, and fostering community and collaboration in classrooms. In this course, candidates will focus on implementing strategies for class-wide, small group, and individual intervention as well as methods for monitoring student progress. Equivalent to EDUC524. (Prerequisite: EDUC503)

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
05/29/2023 - 11/03/2023 11/06/2023 - 12/31/2023 November Fall 2023 Session I 8 Week session
07/31/2023 - 12/29/2023 01/01/2024 - 02/25/2024 January Winter 2024 Session B 8 Week session
09/25/2023 - 03/01/2024 03/04/2024 - 04/28/2024 March Winter 2024 Session D 8 Week session

Current Syllabi

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify components of effective classroom management models.
  2. Apply fundamentals of behavior change theory (NBPT p.3).
  3. Distinguish between alterable and nonalterable variables.
  4. Develop a comprehensive behavior management plan (NBPT p.3).
  5. Integrate theoretical concepts into classroom / instructional practices (NBPT p. 1 and 4).
  6. Develop behavioral goals.
  7. Diagnose student behavior problems and plan interventions (NBPT p. 4).
  8. Evaluate methods for monitoring student progress (NBPT p. 3).
  9. Develop action plans to address personal challenges in effectively working with student behavioral issues (NBPT p. 1).
NameGrade %
Discussions 25.00%
Week 1 Introductions 3.57%
Week 1 Discussion 1 Off-task Behavior and Goals 3.57%
Week 2 Discussion 2 Routines 3.57%
Week 3 Discussion 3 RTI and PBIS 3.57%
Week 5 Discussion 4 Initial Goal 3.57%
Week 6 Discussion 5 Computer Graphing 3.57%
Week 7 Discussion 6 Role Play 3.57%
Activities 30.00%
W1: Activity 1: Stages 6.00%
W3: Activity 2: RTI PBIS Comparison 6.00%
W4: Activity 3: Token Economies and Point Systems 6.00%
W5: Activity 4: Data Collection 6.00%
W7: Activity 5: Behavior Recording 6.00%
Case Studies 35.00%
W6: Collaborative Group Case Study 35.00%
Modules 10.00%
W8: Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan 10.00%

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.