Posts Tagged ‘disruptive behavior’
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.
March 26 - Four Tips for Dealing with Difficult Students
By: Jason Ebbeling and Brian Van Brunt, EdD in Effective Classroom Management
Managing students who are disruptive, those who lack motivation and appear as though they would rather be any place than in the classroom, is easier when faculty take the right stance. Anything is possible when faculty have faith in the students they teach. Learning starts with a dedicated teacher interested in meeting the challenge of how to present content in a way that successfully navigates the barriers students erect.
March 8 - Recognizing and Managing Student Aggression
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
Consider the following scenario: A student, clearly upset about receiving a failing grade on the midterm, comes up to you after class and says he wants to retake it. You reply that, as stated in the syllabus, there are no make-up exams. You also remind him of his spotty attendance record. He becomes angry, knocks your papers off the front table, and yells “You’re a terrible professor! The whole class hates you!”
December 17 - Identifying and Managing Classroom Aggression and Violence
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
This video seminar features relevant case studies and examples of how to manage aggression and prevent violence in the classroom. You will learn strategies for handling different types of aggressors, ranging from “the sniper” and “the Sherman tank” to “the exploder” and “the bulldozer.”
August 4 - The Department Chair’s Role in Dealing with Disruptive Students
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
Most professors will have to deal with classroom disruptions at some point, from the relatively minor—students who show up for class late or who talk excessively—to the more serious—disrespectful, uncivil, or threatening student behavior. It’s the role of the department chair to create a culture that helps prevent and deal with disruptive behavior effectively.
March 3 - Learn How to Recognize Red-Flag Behaviors on Campus
By: Mary Bart in Faculty Development, Trends in Higher Education
A new online course designed to help higher education faculty and staff recognize and mitigate disruptive and potentially dangerous student behavior is now available from Magna Publications. The six-part course, Campus Safety 101, focuses on “the four D’s” of concerning behavior — distressed, disturbed, dysregulated and medical disability-based behavior — and how early and effective
January 5 - Strategies for Dealing with Student Misconduct
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
During the past 10-15 years, incidents of disruptive behavior have increased on colleges campuses nationwide. For college administrators, choosing the appropriate response can make a big difference in the outcome of the situation and the student’s future at your institution.
