I have a couple of students that attention seekers. I love the idea of moving these students to the front or putting them in groups with other students to change the dynamic.

Remaining calm when someone is in crisis is more beneficial than chasing their emotions. Also, recognize when someone is in crises versus just being upset and then utilize resources that are available when needed.

Making mistakes is human and we all do it.  Focus on your students and not your private life. 

If the class size allows me, spread the students out more to try to prevent cheating.  I already have the students remove all their bags away from them and at a designated area.

When it comes to having a problem student in the classroom, I have had that a couple of times.  I try to keep them in the classroom and see why they are acting the way that they are.  If they continue to distributive, then I have removed them from my class and have written them up.  

I love the idea of creating different color pages and highlighting the expectations in the syllabus. It will definitely help. I also agree with the idea of all students getting to know each other on the first day and the instructor to set the tone. I will have to try the airplane ice breaker and see how it goes. 

I have a couple students that are attention seeking and not really paying attention in class.  So I will be using some of the ideas of moving them to the front of the class and trying to make class a little more engaged. 

I think by having the students get to know each other on the first day besides just introducing themselves and doing an activity is a great idea to incorporate in the classroom.  Massage therapy is a hands on class so if we can have the new students feel more comfortable, I believe it would help to improve their skills.  I also like the different font's and color paper for the syllabus and let the students know in advance what our expectations are. 

This course is very informative with examples and learned about four styles of classroom management.

I learned to take notes of what has worked and the things that did not. 

Talking to the student and then taking notes