Shanon Taylor: Requirements for pre-service teacher preparation coursework in classroom and behavior management

Title

Requirements for pre-service teacher preparation coursework in classroom and behavior management  

Mentor

Shanon Taylor, Ed.D.

Department

Educator Preparation

Biosketch

Shanon Taylor, Ed.D., is the interim associate dean of Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Education & Human Development and professor of special education. She has been at the University of Nevada, Reno since 2002, after completing her Ed.D. at The University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. Her major areas of research interest are issues related to teacher education in special education. Within the field of special education, she focuses on behavior management, emotional/behavior disorders, and autism, as well as issues related to doctoral studies in special education. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family outdoors, camping, paddling, or just relaxing!

Project overview

Teacher licensure requirements are set by individual states, and they can vary widely. Despite many teachers leaving the field due to student classroom behaviors, not all states require a class in behavior management or classroom management in order to obtain a teaching license. The Pack Research Experience Program (PREP) student will assist in obtaining and reviewing license requirements for all states to identify the teacher preparation requirements related to classroom behavior, and will maintain a database of all information.

Pack Research Experience Program information and application