EDU 588: Building Learning Communities

This course cultivates experience in planning, implementing and evaluating a variety of individual and group management techniques across educational levels. Both instructional management and classroom management are examined as means of increasing pupils' time on task and opportunity to learn. Student-teacher interaction models along with collaborative practices within the school community (e.g., co-teaching relationships, mentor-teacher, administrator and teacher) are explored. Furthermore, this course discusses evidence-based practices that will assist in developing a safe and health learning environment for all (e.g., trauma informed practices, collaborative and proactive solutions, PBIS, restorative practices, MTSS). Lastly, this course introduces and discusses resources outside the school to assist in building a health learning community for a diverse needs of students.