Comment on Natasha Ramirez's post:
How to deal with inattentive students was definitely an eye opener for me.
Gives a lot of great ideas on how to deal with challenging students
Very interesting! So many of these I have seen and so appreciate ways to handle it.
Involve all students in discussion
Comment on pete mata's post: Thanks for the insite.
I learned about dealing with the different personalities of students. It has been a while since I was a student physically sitting in a class. A large part for me was online so getting ideas on how to deal with the different student personalities has been very useful information.
I love the idea of colored cards! This ensures all students get a chance to participate. Also it can help you determine which students are less engaged. I love the students who know the correct answer all the time, but it's important for everyone to get a chance to join in. This ensures a more comprehensive understanding of which students may need to be engaged with more during class time. It is very helpful to have different tools to help deal with different student outlooks.
I encounter many of younger students who has not developed the maturity of some of my other students and are not as attentive or engaged. I have to literally say their name and ask questions to these students to draw them back into the conversation. In some cases I have pulled students into another room and have spoken to them one on one to see what I can do as an instructor to capture more of their attention and this has been successful.
I see more often students sitting in the back on their phones and disengaged from the lecture. Sometimes I feel as if they are laughing at me, yet I brush it off and typically mix in case studies and audience check points to break up these disengaged students. I also like to do group projects and try to mix up the groups each lecture to help with diversity and creativity; group activities seems to work best.
I have of students that are always looking at there phones and computer through out class. Even when I state to put the items away. They always wonder why they did not do well on the exams. It is hard to get them engage even with conversation.
Learning to deal with many different personalities in students is important so that all students have an equal opportunity to learn. Getting all students engaged is important.
very informative course. I learned about the many challenging types of students and how to find ways to support them.
As a student for much of my lifetime I have seen each type of student as a peer. Now understanding there is a way to counter or mentor each type or guide was a great lesson for me. Now as an instruction I will use these tips to help control the class.
It is encouraging to read and listen to strategies to help us teachers hold students accountable. I appreciate learning these helpful strategies.
I like the part about getting the students to write minute papers summarizing the day's content, and then sharing it with the class.
Also the one about giving the talkative five blue cards to ask questions, & when the cards are gone, they're not allowed any more questions for that class. I've very rarely had this happen in my classes, but it's a good idea if the situation does occur.
Using the phone in class is the worst part
I now get strategy to deal with thatComment on Katherine Hillerich's post:
I try to look at it from their perspective and work something out, within reason. Sometimes you can’t and you need to tap out and let another person try.
I've learned to engage every student, especially the quiet ones, and make certain to make the class learning relevant to their career goals.
Using the 'class act' to monitor discussion by taking notes is a good idea. At the same time, moving around the room to distracted/bored students and leading a discussion by calling on those that we don't hear from often would work well for me.
