TED-2200 Guiding Behavior in Educational Settings

Credits 3
In this course students learn about strategies for managing and guiding behaviors in children from birth to adolescence, and examine how these strategies relate to appropriate developmental and learning theories. Students also examine the role culture plays in behavior and managing behaviors. Additional topics include: long- and short-term goal planning, the use of play, and the physical environment.
Prerequisite(s): TED-1300 and TED-1400
Formerly (ECE 2600)
Course Outcomes

Discuss the developmental stages of the socio-emotional domain of children, ages birth to adolescence.
Apply the major developmental theories and how they relate to the socio-emotional domain of children, ages birth to adolescence.
Examine developmentally appropriate strategies for developing and guiding prosocial behaviors in children, ages birth to adolescence, including the use of play, conflict management, cooperative learning, and the physical environment.
Describe how culture affects the behavior of children, parental strategies and methods for guiding behavior.
Describe appropriate methods to guide and manage behavior in children, ages birth to adolescence, including direct and indirect guidance, rewards and consequences, and a behavioral intervention plan (BIP).