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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

The Teacher-Student Relationship and Classroom Management

Semester 1 · 84002 · Training Course for the teaching qualification procedure · 0CP · IT


The course aims to address the factors that influence the teacher-student relationship and classroom management, drawing on knowledge and techniques from developmental and educational psychology to support the sciences of individual and group learning. The lessons will cover cognitive, emotional, motivational, and social development during adolescence, as well as conceptual and practical tools for managing the classroom and the relationship with the student.

Lecturers: Milvia Cottini

Teaching Hours: 36
Lab Hours: 0
Mandatory Attendance: In accordance with the regulation

Course Topics
Educational Communication: The core of the educational relationship. Emotional Competence: Emotions and learning. Motivation and Cognitive Processes: Study motivation and study skills. Positive School Relationships: Classroom dynamics. Strategies and tools for promoting well-being at school and preventing problem behaviors, including coping strategies (problem-solving), classroom dynamics, resilience, and conflict resolution.

Teaching format
Brief lectures (incorporating technology and AI where relevant); small group work; case studies; role-playing.

Educational objectives
The general objective is to understand the specific developmental processes of adolescence - including cognitive, emotional, relational, and motivational development - in order to foster positive relationships within the learning environment, both with individual students and within the classroom as a whole. - To explain the specific developmental processes of adolescence. - To use tools and strategies to understand and value individual and cultural differences, such as the autobiographical approach, self-awareness, and knowledge of one's strengths and weaknesses related to soft skills. - To use motivational tools like interviews and focus groups to motivate the class group. - To use different types of languages in the educational relationship by employing active, visual, and digital teaching methods. - To identify classroom dynamics and various forms of distress, and to develop solutions by activating personal, institutional, and network resources to address difficulties.

Assessment
not provided

Evaluation criteria
not provided

Required readings

D'Alonzo, L. (2021). Come fare per gestire la classe nella pratica didattica. Metodi e strategie, unità di lavoro guidate e schede di autoformazione. GiuntiEdu.



Supplementary readings

Palmonari, A. (2018). Gli adolescenti. Il Mulino




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