Current Course Schedule

Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom Teacher

Good classroom management is at the heart of effective teaching. This course is aimed at teachers in regular and special education settings who want to learn how to organize their classrooms to help students realize their maximum potential while also keeping their classes on track. It includes a step-by-step approach for setting up and carrying out a behavior modification strategy. This course is intended for instructors with less than five years experience, but even more experienced professionals will come away with new techniques to add to their repertoire.
Term(s) offered: Fall and Summer
Format: online (fall)*  Additional asynchronous work required and on-campus (summer)
  • Course Number
    SETE508N
  • Focus On
    Grades K - 8
  • Category
    Childhood / Elementary School, Credit-bearing Courses, Middle School / Early Adolescence, On Campus
  • Registration Options and Cost
    $425 12.0 CTLE or 1.2 CEU
    $1,814 1.0 Credits

Sections

Summer 2 2024

  • Section 1:
    Date(s)
    July 11 and 12 | On Site* 610 W 112th Street, NY NY 10025
    Day and Time
    Thursday and Friday, 9:30AM-4:30PM ET
    Registration Deadline
    Jul 4, 2024
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    • Debbie Zlotowitz
      Debbie Zlotowitz
      Debbie Zlotowitz, SAS, is the Head of the Mary McDowell Friends School, a K-12 independent school for students with learning disabilities in Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Zlotowitz has a SAS from Bank Street College, an MS in Exceptional Education with additional certification in Reading  from Buffalo and a BA in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University College of Buffalo.  In 2014, Debbie received a Recognition Award from the Bank Street College Alumni Association.

"I learned many new strategies that, with attentive planning, observation and careful implementation, will help give all of my students the best opportunity to succeed."
-Teacher, 10 years in the field

"Debbie is amazing! I feel so much more comfortable about classroom management now."
-Katie, Pre-K Head Teacher, 4 years in the field

"Awesome course! It should be required before fieldwork. It gave me a whole range of ideas to try with my whole class or individual students."
-Associate Teacher

"We learned many different ways to set our students up for success through strategies, tactics, games, activities, reward systems, and various behavior management ideas. We learned all of that relative to various aspects of the classroom considering the environment, organization, language, learning styles and more."
-Assistant Teacher, 6 years in the field