Managing the Class & Students

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Kenneth Kornblum

Talking in class

I find that the fellow students will often put a a stop to persistant talkers. On the other hand, I find it effective to lecture in that part of the class. I alway lecture by walking about the class.

Kenneth Kornblum

Syllabus content

Creating student confidence starts with a well designed syllabus. Knowing the course content and what is expected takes much of the suspense out of the requirements. Students (as do we all) need to recognize objectives and rules of conduct.

Fred Madsen CHEP

activities outside of your career

I have found that other interests outside of your career are great stress relievers. Some examples are hobbies, organized sport activities, or clubs. Explore an interest such as playing a musical instrument or a hobby such as woodworking. Examine how this could be worked into your schedule. Allow time each week to learn more and work with your choice. I find building interesting musical instruments both educational and relaxing.

jamie barnes

Connecting with students

I feel that it is important to be able to relate to your students, but a professional relationship needs to be maintained. It is also important to present yourself as a professional, but able to be approachable so students feel safe to learn and ask questions.

jamie barnes

Cheating

Students are going to take the opportunity to cheat if it is given to them, and they may not see any harm in cheating, but ultimately the person who does the cheating is hurting themselves. Students will not learn to be productive members of society if they cheat. All attempts to prevent cheating should be made in the management of your classroom.

jamie barnes

Center Stage Students

Often, I have seen students that like to toot their own horn, and while they may have a great understanding of the material, others in the class may not have the same level of comprehension. I like that the course wants to make the student the observer, and I think it is important for that student to see other students in the role that the instructor sees them, and that may help the center stage student develop the skills to be a helpful member of the class, and a more valuable member of any office setting.

jamie barnes

Course Expectations

I feel that as an instructor, your expectations of your class need to be clear and easily understood. I have taken classes where the expectations of the class dis not follow along with the lessons in the syllabus. If the point of the class is to learn a certain topic, and the instructors skip over key points of the topic, it makes it that much more difficult for a student to understand the whole topic. Jamie Barnes

Daniel John

Teaching styles

I'm sure we all have a little of each of these styles in our routine. I think it will be useful going forward to self identify and try to lead with the best practices.

kristin gillcrist

Common Mistake

Being human is the best quality our students can see of us.

kristin gillcrist

Cheating

Allowing students to cheat is not properly preparing them for their future.

kristin gillcrist

Challenging Students

Keeping the teaching styles varied will help with the varying learning styles of the students.

kristin gillcrist

Syllabus

Giving students clear direction up front in most effective later on.

Pamela Wright

Educator Mistakes - Learn from them

Making mistakes in the classroom setting is something that ever educator has done more than once. However it is important that you learn from them and reflect on them honestly, to become better educator. It is important to realize that mistakes are a natural part of learning. Never making mistakes generally means one is not trying hard enough or taking necessary risks to become the teacher that they deserve to be.

Pamela Wright

Student Behavior During Exams

It is essential to the success of the student that the classroom environment is appropriately managed. Managing the classroom environment during an exam is also important. It is important that when â€œwandering eyes,â€ are noticed that students are reminded that all work must be individual and to keep their eyes on their own paper. It is also important if talking, whispering, or murmuring, in any language, is noticed during an exam to remind the class in general that no talking is permitted.

Pamela Wright

Quality Student Relationships

A key to effective classroom management is the development of a quality relationship between the students and the educator in the classroom. An important element of developing relationships is knowing and understanding the learner. As an educator it is important to initiate steps to learn and understand the unique qualities the student population. Teachers who adopt a relationship-building approach to classroom management by focusing on developing the whole person are more likely to help students develop positive, socially-appropriate behaviors.

Pamela Wright

Syllabus content

Providing a syllabus is important so that students know what to expect and improved student success and may reduce faculty time in clarifying class policies. It is important to realize and address faculty and student perceptions regarding important syllabi content as most students wanted syllabi that provide how to accomplish each assignment and course requirement most efficiently. Whereas, faculty prefer providing information regarding student behavior, such as student conduct, participation, and attendance rules.

Bonita Wright

coping with stressors

This is a lol response. I had a thought that using certain coping mechanism may be stressful to people like the thought of exercising. LOL Now seriously, I have tried it, just getting up taking a brisk walk and stretching after a long meeting can be very refreshing.

Bonita Wright