Course:

CD 14B:   Behavior Management & Guidance of School-Aged Children, 3 units,

Instructor:

Dr. Marlene Bumgarner

Please send me an email: mbumgarner@gavilan.edu  with CD14B as the subject to let me know that you have read this page.  I will send you the course guide by email a few days before class begins.

This class will be taught entirely on the internet.

Office hours by appointment: (408) 848-4805 (leave detailed message on recorder and send me an email to tell me you have left a voicemail).

This course is offered as part of Gavilan College's Child Development major programs for a Certificate of Completion in School Age Care or an Associate Degree in Child Development with an emphasis in School Age Care. 

Students will be required to the read the text, online lecture modules, and linked articles, as well as to participate in timely and meaningful weekly online discussions (asynchronous).  Students will be evaluated on their online participation, observation of "live" children, written assignments, and online examinations.

Course
Description:

Students in CD14B will review the developmental characteristics of school aged children, and lern the relationship of development, environment, culture and social circumstnces to children's behavior. An overview of guidance theories will offer strategies to reinforce positive behaviors, encourage communication & cooperation, and establish age-appropriate and consistent limits.

This class has the option of a letter grade or credit/no credit.

Special Note:

Many students begin online classes, but few complete them successfully without basic computer skills and personal discipline. The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class.  In addition to orientations on campus, a free online tutorial is available that teaches students how to log in to their classes, upload assignments, and more.  To participate, register for LIB 732. For more details, see the Distance Education web site, http://www.gavilan.edu/disted/.

Required Text:

Classroom Discipline and Management, 5th Edition , by Clifford H. Edwards, Brigham Young University, Publisher, ISBN-978-0-08757-2.

This text may be purchased from the Gavilan Bookstore or online at half.com or Amazon.com

You will need this text the first week of class.

Special
Notes:

1. Students requiring special services or arrangements because of hearing, visual or other disability should contact their instructor, counselor, advisor, or the Disabled Students Services.
2. Limited English language skills will not be a barrier to admittance to and participation in vocational programs.
3. Students are expected to exercise academic honesty and integrity.   Violations such as cheating and plagiarism will result in disciplinary action which may include recommendation for dismissal.
4. The college policy on attendance, as stated in the catalog is: "students missing one more class hour than the unit value for a particular course, without making prior arrangements may, at the instructor's option be dropped without possibility of credit."  (This means you are expected to spend just as many hours in your “virtual” classroom as in a regular, face-to-face, classroom.)
5. However, although I may assume that you are no longer attending our class and remove you from the online roster, do not assume that I have filed an official withdrawal with Admissions & Records.  That is your responsibility.

Educational
Objectives
to be
Achieved:

1. Students will be able to describe six discipline models.
2. Students will be able to distinguish between discipline and instructional methods.
3. Students will evaluate guidance strategies that will work in different circumstances.
4. Students will develop a personal theory of discipline.
5. Students will be able to relate theorists to their individual discipline theories.
6. Students will be able to integrate one or more discipline models into a practical classroom management application.   

Course
Grading
System

Final course grades consist of a percentage of the total points accumulated -- a possible 300 points.  

A Note
from the
Instructor:

You are about to embark on a very exciting field of study.   I will try to assist you in any way that I can to make this class a rewarding experience.   Remember to email me using CD14B as the subject line so that I may send you the course guide. To guarantee that you are not dropped, log in no later than February 1.   Dr. B.