This course is designed to help both current and prospective elementary and secondary school teachers promote positive student behavior. Emphasis is placed on the selection of strategies and procedures to enhance classroom organization and management and to reduce challenging behaviors. The course also addresses strategies for effective collaboration with stakeholders, including parents and families, and is designed to emphasize problem solving, reflection, and decision-making.

This course fulfills the professional studies requirements set by the state of Virginia for provisionally-licensed teachers to earn a teaching license. It reflects the NCATE, VDOE, and professional standards focused on developing classrooms that are organized and managed to promote learning, and it supports the W&M SOE Conceptual Framework through the development of education content expertise in classroom organization and management.