Great ideas! I am going to start using the Minute papers and the Use it wisely card ideas.
Working and finding different ways to engage with a student that is inattentive and having different methods to keep them engaged.
I also have the "center stage student" and typically just start ignoring them and calling on someone else or go to them when nobody else is speaking up knowing they usually have answer. What's worse are the ones wh crack jokes when I'm on a roll. It often throws me off while lecturing.
The advice about moving to the area where the inattentive student is makes sense. I have used it repeatedly in my classes. The only issue is when you have a really stubborn or rebellious student, they go back to what they were doing when you move away. When it comes to cross-talk I address this at the beginning of every class session and we discuss how it is a form of disrespect. I then call them out when needed, but it's kind of rare. I work in a prison, and they know that they will receive a "corrective action" which can negatively affect them when they meet with their judge.
Noted the ice breaker exercise mentioned, using the matching answer test using industry tools will work well for the HVAC classes.
Great tactics for inattentive students!
Dealing with the students requires one to understand the motiviation for the behavior. Are the disengaged be cause they lack cannot connect the dots between the concept and career? Do they not understand expectations?
From this section I learned not to be so quick to judge. Take the time to engage all of my students . Try different teaching methods , such as group assignments..
I have found my content and hands on approach to learning works well with challenging students. Keeping them engaged and busy keeps them out of trouble.
I learned new strategies to deal with center-stage students. I like the idea of assigning them the role as "observer". I also like the idea of giving them cards and when the cards are out, they are finished with asking questions.
Understanding behavior triggers, and establishing trust and respect to prevent any disruptions in the class and lab. I have learned to stay calm, and offering choices to defuse any situations. All students handle learning differently.
From this course I learned that you must be consistent to manage a classroom effectively. Seeing learning from many different learning styles makes you a more well versed educator. I learned the techniques to deal with students who may have a harder time focusing by being engaging moving around the classroom and using "mini" lectures.
I learned that inattentive students can make teaching difficult in many ways, yet can be helpful in some ways. Learning different strategies to help students that are not fully understanding the content.
It is important to rail in inattentive students and help understand what we can do to make things better for them. Working with students, providing class quizzes and bringing in guest speakers are all great ways to keep the students on their feet.
I noticed this content seems to be focused on college students. I teach high school. However, some of these strategies look like they could work for classroom management.
lots of good advice for the classroom here. Moving the back row to the front and explaining that they will benefit from it is excellent. A limited number of answer cards for my talkative ones will allow others to answer the "easy" questions. Understanding what engages students is crucial and many times it's not the curriculum but rather the student's daily life that is hindering them. We have got to get to know our students.
Really great tips on how to target education styles to different student personalities!
I should have open discussions to encourage students that speak out of turn or talk in the back of the class to come forward and speak.
I understand the students that tend to be more challenging , are probably bored or don't understand the material. Try to be encouraging but also have high standards
I like how the material gave not only defined the problem students but gave ways to handle them as to not mess up the class for other students
