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EDUC527 - Classroom Management for the 21st Century

Course Details

Course Code: EDUC527 Course ID: 4646 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

This course is designed for the practicing K-12 education professional and focuses on positive classroom management approaches and strategies. This course reviews models of classroom management as well as the fundamentals of behavior change. Program candidates will explore systematic approaches including Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and topics such as cultural considerations, data tools, assessment and analysis of behaviors, and fostering community and collaboration in classrooms. In this course, candidates will focus on implementing strategies for class-wide, small group, and individual intervention as well as methods for monitoring student progress. Equivalent to EDUC524. (Prerequisite: EDUC503)

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration01/26/2026 - 07/03/2026 Course Dates07/06/2026 - 08/30/2026 Start Month July SessionSummer 2026 Session B Weeks8 Week session
Registration03/30/2026 - 09/04/2026 Course Dates09/07/2026 - 11/01/2026 Start Month September SessionSummer 2026 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration05/25/2026 - 10/30/2026 Course Dates11/02/2026 - 12/27/2026 Start Month November SessionFall 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.