DESIGNING AND MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Provides knowledge and skills necessary to effectively and efficiently engage with students and manage the classroom environment. Ability to support the academic and social-emotional growth of children enhanced through knowledge gained regarding children's self-regulation, motivation, school climate, multi-tiered behavioral interventions, and school wide positive behavior support.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Educational Psychology: Professional Educator (MSPE) Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe several models of classroom management and identify those that will guide your teaching practices. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify variables, in particular teacher practices, which affect classroom climate and strategies to facilitate a positive climate. Audience: Graduate 3. Effectively structure the learning environment and activities. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify factors that influence students' motivation to achieve in school and identify means to increase student motivation. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and teach the skills students need to become self-regulated learners. Audience: Graduate 6. Analyze challenging behavior in the classroom and apply positive behavioral strategies and supports in class-wide and individual interventions with students. Audience: Graduate 7. Identify strategies for working effectively with students' families in order to facilitate student development and achievement. Audience: Graduate 8. Identify school/district policies and procedures that impact classroom management. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe several models of classroom management and identify those that will guide your teaching practices. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify variables, in particular teacher practices, which affect classroom climate and strategies to facilitate a positive climate. Audience: Graduate 3. Effectively structure the learning environment and activities. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify factors that influence students' motivation to achieve in school and identify means to increase student motivation. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and teach the skills students need to become self-regulated learners. Audience: Graduate 6. Analyze challenging behavior in the classroom and apply positive behavioral strategies and supports in class-wide and individual interventions with students. Audience: Graduate 7. Identify strategies for working effectively with students' families in order to facilitate student development and achievement. Audience: Graduate 8. Identify school/district policies and procedures that impact classroom management. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027