Posts Tagged ‘classroom management techniques’
September 28 - The Question of Control in the College Classroom
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog
The August 24 post, What Does Your Syllabus Say About You and Your Course?, in which I asked a series of questions designed to encourage revisiting the syllabus in terms of its role in setting course norms and establishing the tone of the course generated some interesting responses. I am always pleased when a post stimulates reaction, including disagreement. This is how we learn and grow as professionals. It also makes blogs worth reading, in my opinion.
June 10 - 23 Practical Strategies to Help New Teachers Thrive
By: Mary Bart in White Papers
For the new college teacher, it is best to learn from those who have been there. In 23 Practical Strategies to Help New Teachers Thrive, you will learn the tips and techniques that have proven successful for experienced faculty, and explore how they can be used and adapted in your own classes.
May 13 - What Should I Do When a Student Challenges My Authority
By: Mary Bart in 20 Minute Mentor, Classroom Management
What Should I Do When a Student Challenges my Authority? Program includes a CD with the video presentation, plus supplemental materials, PowerPoint slides, and complete transcript • $99 Students can challenge your authority in all sorts of ways. Some are overt (is he actually snoring?!), and some are not (that gentle pitter-pat you hear is
December 13 - Tips for Restoring Classroom Civility
By: Mary Bart in Effective Classroom Management
Most people, when they conceive of hell, conjure up an image of a subterranean inferno to which sinners are forever consigned to an afterlife of endless suffering and punishment. But according to Dr. Gerald Amada, author of Coping with the Disruptive College Student: A Practical Model, hell also can take many temporal forms, especially in the world of academia.
October 27 - Why Being a Student Made Me a Better Teacher
By: Vickie Kelly, EdD in Effective Teaching Strategies
Congratulations! You’ve accepted a position as a professor, instructor, or lecturer. Now comes the hard part. Unless you have spent your professional career studying curriculum, instruction, assessment, online learning, classroom management, and the many other topics with which you now face, you have stepped into a whole new world. Your subject matter expertise or technical knowledge that got you the job is simply not enough.
October 6 - Three Simple Keys to Effective Classroom Management
By: Monique Perry in Effective Classroom Management
Fall semester is well underway at my institution. Prior to classes starting I had the opportunity to have lunch with a couple of fellow faculty members. During our lunch, we discussed many topics related to the upcoming term, but classroom management emerged as a common point of contention.
September 13 - Five Techniques for Dealing with Problem Students and Other Classroom Challenges
By: Mary Bart in Effective Classroom Management
James is a first-year student who is enjoying the freedoms of being out from underneath his parents’ rules. He’s an average student academically, but is often a distraction in class. He perpetually texting or surfing the web, and gentle reminders from the professor to pay attention fail to keep him on task for long. His behavior is having a negative effect on other students in the class and the professor is reaching his breaking point. The final straw came when the professor noticed James was wearing headphones while taking an exam.
June 24 - Classroom Management 102: Working with Difficult Students
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
From minor annoyances to major disruptions, difficult students have no shortage of ways to test professors. This unique seminar includes four video demonstrations of typical college classroom problems along with recommended responses, followed by interactive discussion of suggested strategies.
December 4 - Building Student Engagement: 15 Strategies for the College Classroom
By: Mary Bart in Free Reports, Teaching & Learning
One of the most challenging tasks instructors face is keeping students engaged. Building Student Engagement: 15 Strategies for the College Classroom will help you meet that challenge while ensuring your classroom is a positive and productive learning environment.
January 29 - Building Student Engagement: Classroom Specifics
By: Chris Palmer in Effective Classroom Management, Effective Teaching Strategies
In this, the fourth article in a six-part series on building student engagement, I offer specific suggestions for what to do in the classroom get your students interested and excited about your course.
