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CUIN 6375: Classroom Management

Fall2016

Instructor:DawnB.Whitten,MSMEd
OfficeRoomNumber:Farish442 OfficeHours:ByAppointment
Phone:(713)7438869 Email:dwhitten@uh.edu

Course Description:
Thisisathreehourundergraduatecoursethatfocusesoneffectiveclassroommanagementsystems,includingthe
socioemotionalclimate,groupprocesses,andbehaviormodificationmethods.Together,wewill:(1)uncoverandstudy
theoriesofclassroommanagement;(2)practiceresearchdrivenmethodstocreateawellmanagedclassroom;(3)
producefunctionalapproachesforuseinyourfutureclassroom;and(4)discoverthetheoristsbehindthesesuccessful
methods.Thiscoursewillfocusonmethodsandpracticesutilizedinbothelementaryandsecondaryclassrooms.The
knowledgegainedthroughthiscoursewillbeaninvaluableresourceforyouduringyourprofessionalcareerasan
educator.

Relationship to the University of Houston, College of Educations Conceptual Framework:

LearningandleadingarecentraltotheUniversityofHoustonsmission,andcollaborationforlearningandleadingisthe
foundationtotheeducationofpreserviceandinserviceteachers.Collaborationforlearningandleadingisembedded
inCUIN4375withthefocusofknowledgeandinquiry,theattentiongiventoexcellenceinteaching,therespect
demonstratedfordiversity,theemphasisoninteractionsbetweenpublicschoolsandhighereducation,theexpectation
thatstudentswillworkcollegiallywithoneanotherongroupprojectsandclassroomactivities,andthedevelopmentof
presentationandinstructionalskills.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes:
Thelearnerwill:
Describeandcomparetheoriesandtheoristsofclassroommanagement;
Employmethodstobuildstudentconnectedness,includingestablishingrules,procedures,andrelatedmanagement
actions;
Describetherelationshipbetweenuseofinstructionaltime,classroommanagement,andacademicachievement;
Analyzetheroleofinterpersonalandintrapersonalcommunicationsinclassroommanagement;
Identifytherolesthatorganization,climate,theinstructionalcontinuum,andstudentconnectednesshaveintheclassroom
managementcomponentofeffectiveteachingandlearning;
Proposemethodstoenhancestudentssenseofresponsibilityfortheirbehaviorandlearning;
Explainandratemethodstoteachstudentsselfmanagementandselfcontrolstrategies;
Reviewcurrentresearch,ClassroomManagementmodelsandprograms;and
Designapracticalclassroommanagementplanforfutureimplementationwithinyourclassroomthatcoversthefirstdays
andweeksofschoolandbeyond.

Materials / Required Readings:
Manning,M.L.,&Butcher.(2013).Classroommanagement:Models,applications,andcases(3rded.).Upper
SaddleRiver,NJ:Pearson.
Supplementalreadingsmaybeassignedthroughoutthecourse
CompositionBookforReflectiveJournal
Yourchoiceofbookandarticleforreview.

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Technology Use:
Pleaseturnoffyourcellphoneorplaceitonsilentmodeduringclass.Pleaserefrainfromtextingduringclass.Ifyou
musttakeanurgentphonecall,stepoutside.Insuchsituations,youareresponsibleforanymissedcontent.Laptops,
tablets,andotherpersonalelectronicdevicesshouldbeusedforthesolepurposeofnotetakingduringclass,unless
otherwisedirectedbytheinstructor.

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computerlabforavailablecomputers(http://www.coe.uh.edu/cite).CITEislocatedonthethirdfloorofFarishHallin
thesuite300Nrooms.SoftwareorhardwarecanbepurchasedattheUHBookstoreorUHCougarByteDiscountwebsite
(http://www.cougarbyte.com/).AdditionalUHcomputerlabsareavailableallovercampus.Learnmorebyvisiting
http://www.uh.edu/infotechnew/services/facilitiesequipment/complabs/index.php

Participation/Attendance:
Punctualattendanceisanimportantattributeofaprofessionaleducator.Pleasearrivepreparedandontime.Regular
attendanceofthisclassfromstarttofinishisexpected,asisinformedclassparticipation.Ifyoumustmissclassfora
validreason,pleaseletmeknowviaemailpriortotheclass.MissingclasswilldirectlyaffectyourProfessionalAttributes
grade.Ifyoumissthreeclasses,youmaybedroppedfromthecourse.Itisyourresponsibilitytofindoutwhatyou
missed.Communicationiscritical.Ifyouhavequestions,ideas,orconcerns,emailorcallme.

Studentsareresponsibleforknowingandadheringtoalluniversityandcollegedatesanddeadlines.Suchdatesand
deadlinesincludethoseforenrollment(registration),addinganddroppingofcourses,academicholidays,paymentand
refunds,andapplyingforgraduation.Visitthefollowingwebsiteforspecificdates:
http://www.uh.edu/academics/catalog/academiccalendar/

Inacaseofemergency,itisthestudentsresponsibilitytokeeppostedonallofficialUniversityalertsorclosuresby
visiting:http://www.uh.edu/emergency.

General Guidelines for Written Work:

AllworkshouldbewrittenusingStandardEnglishgrammar,punctuation,andspellingandadheretothe
approximatelengthguidelinesgivenforeachassignment.A"page"isafullstandardtextpageof12point
doublespacedTimesNewRomanfont,leftjustifiedandwith1inchmarginsallaround.Pleasenumberthe
pagesofeverydocumentyouturnin.

TheCollegeofEducationusesAPAStyle,notMLA,forformalessays,whichiswhatwewillbeproducingin
thisclass.PleaserefertotheAPAStyleManualifyouareuncertainaboutformatting.Moreinformationis
availableatwww.apastyle.org.Eachassignmentisaprofessionaldocumentandshouldbesubmittedassuch,i.e.no
unnecessarygraphicdecoration.

Assignment details and points:

AssignmentsareexpectedtobeturnedintoBlackboardby11:59pmontheassignedduedate.Honestandopen
communicationiscritical.Ifanunforeseenemergencyarises,pleaseletmeknowassoonasyoucansoIcanbetterto
assistyouwithyourneedsLateworkwillbeaccepteduptotwodayspasttheduedatewithareductionof10%onyour
assignmentgrade.Anyworknotturnedinafterthosetwodayswillbereducedby20%.

Technologyfailureswillnotbeacceptedasreasonformissedassignmentduedates.Therefore,donotleaveanythingto
thelastminute.Backupfilesfrequentlyandinvariouslocationssoworkisnotlost.Itisthestudentsresponsibilityto
identifyalternativewaystocompleteorsubmitanassignment.Forexample,iftheBlackboardLearnsystemisoffline
consideremailingtheassignmentbeforetheduedate.StudentsarerequiredtofollowallUHdeadlines:
http://www.uh.edu/academics/catalog/academiccalendar/
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Due Date Percentage Points
Assignment Summary
of Grade Received
Reflection Journal Turn in #1: 5
9/12
Turn in #2: 15
11/21
Professional Literature Review 10/3 15
Professional Article Critique 10/24 10
Small Group Discussion Leader #1 10
#2
Theorist Activity Varies 10
Individual Meetings 10/31 5
CMP Portfolio 11/28 20

CMP Presentation 4/27 5

Teacher Education Professional Attributes Ongoing 5
TOTAL 100

ReflectiveJournal(20Points)promptswillbegivenduringeachclassmeeting.Additionally,youwillneedtowriteyour
thoughts,comments,orquestionsoneachreading(textbookorotherwise)intheformofthreebigideaflags.Detailsto
followinclass.Predeterminedtopics,personalobservations,andclassquestionsshouldalsobeincludedinyour
reflectionjournals.Theabilitytoreflectonwhatyoulearn,whatyouwanttolearn,andwhatyouwilllearnisan
integralpartofbeingasuccessfuleducator.

ProfessionalLiteratureReview(15Points)isacritiqueaboutcurrentliteraturethatpertainstoaspecificclassroom
managementissueortheme.

Aspartofthisassignment,youwill:
Chooseaprofessionaleducationalbookchosenfromthelistprovidedorapprovedbytheinstructor,and
Chooseaminimumof2peerreviewedarticlesthatsupportorrefutetheclaimsinthebookthatyouchose.The
purposeofthisportionoftheassignmentistointegratetheworkofothersintoyourpaper.Youshouldusethe
articlesthatyouchooseasawaytosupportthebookreadorasanargumentagainstaportionorthebookasa
whole.

Thefollowingrubricwillbeusedtoassesstheliteraturereview:
Description Point Score
Value
Introduction Provideabriefintroductiontoframetheliteraturereview. 2
BookandArticleChosen Choosearelevantbookandarticle.Thebookmustbeonthe 1
listprovidedorapprovedbytheinstructor.Thearticlesmust
befromapeerreviewed/refereedsource.
SummaryofBook Provideacomplete,yetfairlybriefsummaryofthebook.Do 1
notsimplysummarizeoneareaofthebook.Afullsummaryis
necessarytoshowevidencethatyouhavereadthebook.
Inclusionofoutsideresearch Aminimumof4peerreviewedarticlesareutilized.Articlesare 2.5
incorporatedintothepaperinameaningfulway.
Implicationsfortheclassroom Inlightofthesourcesread,whatdoesthismeanfor 2.5
classrooms?Whatdoesthismeanforclassroommanagement?

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Citespecificexamplesfromyoursourcestosupportyour
arguments.
DataCollectionforBook&Article(s) Howdidtheauthor(s)getdataforthebook?Wasitpersonal 1
experienceorbasedonresearch?Ifresearch,discussthetype
ofresearch.
Critique Offercritiqueofthebookandarticles.Givestrengthsand 1
weaknessesofthematerial.Bespecific.
Conclusion Concludethematerialinacoherentway,linkingbookand 2
articlefindingstogethertocreateanewunderstanding.
GrammarandAPA Includeareferencelistandappropriateinternalcitations. 2
Grammar,syntax,andcorrectAPA6thEditionshouldbeused.
Total
Points
20
Note:Fullcreditisgiventofull,completeresponses.Partialcreditmaybegivenforshort,incomplete,
insufficientresponses.

ProfessionalLiteratureBookReviewChoices:
Cayuso,E.,Fegan,C.&McAlister,D.(2004).Designingteacherstudygroups:Aguideforsuccess.Gainesville,
FL:MaupinHouse.
Clark,R.(1993).Theessential55:Anawardwinningeducator'srulesfordiscoveringthesuccessfulstudentin
everychild.NewYork:Hyperion.
Codell,E.R.(1999).EducatingEsme:Diaryofateacher'sfirstyear.ChapelHill,NC:AlgonquinBooksofChapelHill.
Connors,N.A.(2000).Ifyoudon'tfeedtheteacherstheyeatthestudents:Guidetosuccessfor
administratorsandteachers.Nashville:IncentivePublications.
Denton,P.(2007).Thepowerofourwords:Teacherlanguagethathelpschildrenlearn.TurnersFalls,MA:
NortheastFoundationforChildren.
Esquith,R.(2007).Teachlikeyourhair'sonfire:ThemethodsandmadnessinsideRoom56.NewYork:Viking.
Evanchyk,L.,&Mendenhall,C.(2003).Thosewhoteachdomore:TributetoAmericanteachers.Bloomington,
IN:1stBooksLibrary.
Faber,A.,&Mazlish,E.(1996).Howtotalksokidscanlearn.NewYork:RawsonAssociates.
Faber,A.,&Mazlish,E.(1999).Howtotalksokidswilllistenandlistensokidswilltalk.NewYork:Collins
Living.
Faber,A.,&Mazlish,E.(2006).Howtotalksoteenswilllistenandlistensoteenswilltalk.NewYork:Collins
Living.
Faber,A.,etal.(1995).HowtotalksokidscanlearnathomeandinschoolWhateveryparentandteacher
needstoknow.NewYork:RawsonAssociates.
Farias,M.(2007).25waystokeepyourchildsafe,healthyandsuccessful:Lessonsfromaschoolcounselor.
Victoria,BritishColumbia:Trafford.
Freiberg,H.J.(Ed.).(1999).Beyondbehaviorism:Changingtheclassroommanagementparadigm.Boston,MA:
Allyn&Bacon.
Freiberg,H.J.&Driscoll,A.(2005).UniversalTeachingStrategies(4thedition).Boston:Allyn&Bacon.
Gardner,H.(1993).Theunschooledmind:Howchildrenthinkandhowschoolsshouldteach.NewYork:Basic
Books.
Graham,P.A.(2005).SchoolingAmerica:HowthepublicschoolsmeettheNationschangingneeds.New
York:OxfordUniversityPress.
Hamlin,S.(2006).Howtotalksopeoplelisten:Connectingintoday'sworkplace.NewYork:CollinsBusiness.
Jackson,P.W.(1968).Lifeinclassrooms.NewYork:Holt,RinehartandWinston.
Johnston,P.H.(2004).Choicewords:Howourlanguageaffectschildren'slearning.Portland,ME:Stenhouse.
Kohn,A.(2006).BeyondDiscipline:Fromcompliancetocommunity.Alexandria,VA:Associationfor
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SupervisionandCurriculumDevelopment.
Liesveld,R.,Miller,J.A.,&Robison,J.(2005).Teachwithyourstrengths:Howgreatteachersinspiretheir
students.NewYork:GallupPress.
Palmer,P.(1998).Thecouragetoteach.SanFrancisco:JosseyBass.
Rogers,C.,&Freiberg,H.J.(1994).Freedomtolearn(3rded.).Merrill:Ohio.
Severe,S.(2002).Howtobehavesoyourpreschoolerwill,too!NewYork:VikingAdult.
Smith,D.,Fisher,D.,&Frey,N.(2015).Betterthancarrotsorsticks:Restorativepracticesforpositive
classroommanagement.Alexandria,VA.ASCD
Stronge,J.H.(2004).Qualitiesofeffectiveteachers(2nded.).Alexandria,VA:AssociationforSupervisionand
CurriculumDevelopment.
Wong,H.K.,&Wong,R.T.(1998).Thefirstdaysofschool:Howtobeaneffectiveteacher.MountainView,
CA:HarryK.WongPublications.
Wright,H.N.(2004).Howtotalksoyourkidswilllisten.Ventura,CA:RegalBooks.

ProfessionalArticleReview(10Points)isacritiqueaboutcurrentliteraturethatpertainstoaspecificclassroom
managementissueortheme.

Aspartofthisassignment,youwill:
Chooseaminimumof2professionaleducationaljournalarticle(s)thearticleshouldbefromapeerreviewed
journalandberelatedtoclassroommanagement.
Turninacopyofthearticlewithyourfinalpaper.
Thefollowingrubricwillbeusedtoassessthearticlereview:
Description PointValue Score
Introduction Provideabriefintroductiontoframethereview. 1
ArticlesChosenand Chooserelevantarticle(s).Eacharticlemustbefromapeerreviewed 1
Integrationofthe journalandrelatedtoclassroommanagement.Acopyofthearticle
Articles shouldbesubmittedwiththefinalpaper.

SummaryofArticles Provideacomplete,yetfairlybriefsummaryofthearticles.Donot 1
simplysummarizeonearea.Afullsummaryisnecessarytoshow
evidencethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthearticles.
DataCollection Howdidtheauthor(s)getdataforthearticle?Wasitpersonal 1
experienceorbasedonresearch?Ifresearch,discussthetypeof
research.Howisthedatacollectionsignificanttothearticle?
Implicationsforthe Whatdoesthismeanforclassrooms?Whatdoesthismeanfor 2
classroom classroommanagement?Citespecificexamplestosupportyour
arguments.
Critique Offercritiqueofthearticle.Givestrengthsandweaknessesofthe 1
materialgiven.Bespecific.
Conclusion Concludethematerialinacoherentway. 1
GrammarandAPA Includeareferencelistandappropriateinternalcitations.Grammar, 2
syntax,andcorrectAPA6thEditionshouldbeused.
TotalPoints
10
Note:Fullcreditisgiventofull,completeresponses.Partialcreditmaybegivenforshort,incomplete,
insufficientresponses.

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ThepurposeoftheSmallGroupDiscussions(5pointsx2)istodiscussandreflectonthereadingswithasmallgroupin
class.Thepersonwhoisleadingthesmallgroupdiscussionfortheweekwillbeexpectedtohaveawrittenplantolead
thediscussion.Theplanwillbeturnedintotheprofessor.Thepersonleadingeachsmallgroupdiscussionwillalsobe
responsibleforwritingabriefreflectionoftheexperience.

TheoristActivity(10Points)isagrouppresentationoveratheoristessentialtoclassroommanagement.Thefirst
purposeofthisactivityistolearnabouttheoristsotherthanthosecoveredinthescopeofthisclass.Thesecond
purposeistoprovideanopportunitytopracticecreatingandimplementinganengaginglesson.Thisprojectwillbe
presentedthroughoutthesemester.Thefollowingrubricwillbeusedtoassessthisproject:
10TotalPoints Points
Presentation(6total)
StudentEngagement 3
LessonContent 3
Takeaway
QualityofTakeaway(handout,PowerPoint,etc.) 2
CooperativeGroup
Abilitytoworkeffectivelyinagroup 2

ClassroomManagementPlan(CMP)PortfolioandRoundTablePresentation(25points)isaprojectwiththegoalof
beginningtheprocessofdevelopingamanagementstylethatworksforyouandyourfuturestudents.Throughyour
workinthiscourse,youwilldiscovermodelsandideasabouthowtobestmanageyourclassroom.Mostteachers
developtheirownstylesofclassroommanagementovertime.Yourclassroommanagementplan(CMP)willbea
continuousworkinprogressasyoudevelopyourownmanagementstylewithexperience.

TeacherEducationProfessionalAttributes(5Points)willincludeanappraisalofyourProfessionalAttributesbasedon
thoseidentifiedbytheUniversityofHoustonTeacherEducationprogram.PleaseseetheTeacherEducationHandbook
forthemostrecentupdateontheProfessionalAttributes.Professionalismincludes,butisnotlimitedto,punctuality,
communicatingwithinstructorpriortoabsences,participationinclassdiscussion,andreflectivecommentsand
questionsthroughoutthesemester.

Evaluation:
Thisclassisagradedcourse.Gradedistributioniscalculatedfromthetotalaccumulatedpointsoflearningproductsand
participation;andisbasedonthefollowing100pointscale.

PointRange Grade Description

10093 A Excellent,superiorachievement
9093 A
8987 B+
8684 B Good,exceedingallrequirements
8380 B
7779 C+
7476 C Average,satisfactorilymeetingallrequirements
7370 C
6967 D+
6664 D Poor,passing
6360 D
590 F Failingorwithdrawalwhiledoingfailingwork
I Incomplete
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ThiscoursefollowsallUHgraderegulations,policies,andstandardsasstatedinthestudenthandbook:
http://www.uh.edu/dos/studenthandbook/.

StudentswillnotbeallowedtotakeanIncompleteinthiscourseduetopoorplanningontheirpart.Ifyoufindyoudo
havealegitimatereasonforanIncomplete,pleasetalkwithmeassoonaspossibletodiscussthesituationandto
identifythedocumentationthatwillberequiredtosupportyourrequest.Reviewthecatalogforconditionsunder
whichanincompletemaybegranted:andhttp://catalog.uh.edu/content.php?catoid=6&navoid=1077

Academic Honesty:
Plagiarismorcheatingwillnotbetolerated.Notificationtoallconcernedpartieswillbemadeimmediately.
http://catalog.uh.edu/content.php?catoid=6&navoid=1025

Accommodating Students:
Whenpossible,andinaccordancewith504/ADAguidelines,reasonableacademicaccommodationswillbeprovidedto
studentswhorequestandrequirethem.PleasecontactTheCenterforStudentswithDisabilitiesat7137435400
(http://www.uh.edu/csd/)formoreassistance.
Student Responsibility:
Aresponsiblestudentisasuccessfulstudent.AttheUniversityofHouston,studentsareexpectedtoconduct
themselvesinamatureandresponsiblemanner,respecttheopinions,rights,andpersonalpropertyofothers,andmeet
theirfinancialobligations.Studentsareresponsibleforseekinghelpandguidancefromalloftheresourcesthatthe
universitymakesavailabletothem.Theyareexpectedtobeproactiveandremaininformedaboutuniversitydatesand
deadlines,andunderstandacademicanddisciplinarypolicies.Theyareresponsibleforcommunicationwiththeir
professors,advisors,anduniversitystaff,andthecommitmenttobeingorganizedandpreparedtolearn.Aboveall,our
studentsareexpectedtostriveforhonestyandacademicintegritythroughouttheirperiodofstudyattheUniversityof
Houston.http://catalog.uh.edu/content.php?catoid=6&navoid=1082

Class Schedule:
Class Class Date Topics for Class Discussion/Activities Assignments Required
Session Due Reading
(read before
class)
1 8/22 Introduction to the Course
Introduction to Classroom Management
Discuss syllabus, reflection journals,
and class assignments
Discuss Small Group Discussion
Leader Activity
2 8/29 Developing Philosophy Choices due Article - Why
Introduction to Classroom Management for Teach
Research Orientation Professional
Discuss Why Teach Literature Ch 1
APA Review
Discuss Theorist Presentations, choose
members, theorist, and presentation
date
Review Chapter Flags
9/5 Labor Day

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3 9/12 Developing Philosophy Turn in Ch 13
Developing Your Classroom Journals #1 (in Ch 14
Management Philosophy class)
Discuss CMP Assignment
Applying Your CMP to Your Classroom
Classroom Layout
4 9/19 The Founding Fathers of Classroom Ch 3
Management:
o Skinner
o Redl and Wattenberg
o Glasser
o Gordon
o Ginott
Theorist Presentation #1
5 9/26 Classroom Environment - Look Bring a printed
Theorist Presentation #2 draft of your
book review to
class
6 10/3 Classroom Environment - Feel Professional
Theorist Presentation #3 Book Review
Due by
midnight via
Blackboard
7 10/10 Safety
Theorist Presentation #4
8 10/17 Classroom Policies
Theorist Presentation #5
9 10/24 Classroom Procedures Turn in
Theorist Presentation #6 Professional
Article Review
by midnight via
Blackboard
10 10/31 Individual Meetings
11 11/7 Addressing Misbehavior
Theorist Presentation #7
12 11/14 Motivating Students
Theorist Presentation #8
13 11/21 Engaging Students & Instruction Turn in
Theorist Presentation #9 Journals #2 (in
class)
14 11/28 Last Day of Class CMP Round
CMP Round Table Presentations Table
End of Semester Celebration Discussions (in
class)

CMP Portfolio
Due: 12/5

Note:ThissyllabusandtheinformationcontainedinitarebasedonFreibergs(2013)&Sneads(2015)syllabi.

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