General Information

• Name: Classroom Learning Environments
• Discipline: Education (EDU)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Social Science, Education, Humanities & Public Service

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: EDU 201

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Presents the function and analysis of elementary school classrooms, daily activities, and methods of behavior management. Includes field experience.

II: Course Objectives

Edu 206 is designed to acquaint prospective teachers with the daily business of structuring a learning environment that accommodates a variety of student needs using appropriate teaching strategies and behavior management techniques as well as the associated documents to support them. Danielson's framework/rubric will be examined with special attention to Domain 2: The Classroom Environment. Students will observe and practice strategies with classroom teachers in a field experience for 15 hours. The students will develop a theoretical foundation for classroom behavior management and strategies based on research and models. The course will provide students an opportunity to plan organizational structures for students/classrooms as well as examine the characteristics and styles of effective teachers.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Students who complete this course are expected to demonstrate they:

▪ have college-level skills in reading, writing, and oral communication appropriate to their degree and/or emphasis.

▪ have problem solving, critical and creative thinking skills.

▪ understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics within elementary education.