About the Course
In contrast to many courses developed by instructors who have little connection to today's classrooms, Responsive Classroom Management: Practices and Issues was developed and will be facilitated by a team of practicing elementary teachers, as well as a college professor with experience in an elementary classroom.
Although a few of the topics to be addressed will be similar to those addressed in previous classroom-community-building courses (because they are foundational), the vast majority of the topics will focus on dealing, in student-centered ways, with inappropriate behavior and classroom conflicts. In addition, time will be devoted to reading and discussion during the workshops. The course is intended to equip teachers with a variety of practical strategies for building community, fostering student responsibility, and dealing with inappropriate behavior in student-centered ways. In addition, the course will provide time for teachers to read and discuss relevant literature that focuses on the topics described under Focus Areas. For many busy teachers, time to read and discuss ideas with knowledgeable peers is a real need. The course has been designed to specifically address that need.
The primary instructors for the course will be Dr. Jim Nolan and Professor Bernard Badiali. Dr. Nolan is Hermanowicz Professor of Teacher Education and co-director of the Penn State-State College Elementary Professional Development School Collaborative and former elementary teacher, secondary teacher, and guidance counselor. He is co-author of Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model, published by Allyn and Bacon. Professor Badiali has consulted with numerous colleges and universities throughout the country as well as more than forty school districts in the United States and abroad. His most recent book, Teacher Leader (with Thomas Poetter) was released by Eye on Education in 2000.
Additional instructors for the course include a group of teachers from the State College Area School District who have been involved in designing and delivering courses for both preservice teachers and veteran teachers in the area of classroom learning environments.
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