Managing the Class & Students

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Billie Rose

Instructor Anxiety

I have made this mistake, not intentionally, but I have done it. My plate is full with creating new cirricullm, I have students having a hard time grasping the material, I have another instructor call out, and my anxiety shines on through. When this happen's, immediatly it shines through in my students. So it is SO important, we as instructor's, stay focused on what we are doing at that moment with the students and let nothing eles filter through. If we don't our students start carrying the same anxiety

Billie Rose

Students with anger issue's

I have had a few students with anger issue's through out my years of being an instructor. I find if I take just a short amount of time to listen to the student, maybe speak on an understanding level, give a bit of ground advice, the anger usually subsides. It just takes a bit of dedication and listening and I find I can get a hold on almost any situation and turn it around in to a positive light.

Mary Lavin-alcaro

Respect breads respect.

In order to gain respect, you must give respect. By showing my students respect, it become reciprocal. I will often tell my students that I respect how hard they are working in school and what a great example they are for their children and others in their lives

Mary Lavin-alcaro

The Frustration of a cheating student

I really believe that a students cheat because of the lack of preparation. And I find is frustrating and so do the students who is working hard, they put in the effort to be prepared and they are taking their education seriously. Especially if the cheating student recieves a higher grade then the one who studied hard. It can cause a lot of hard feelings between students and each other but also students and instructor.

Mary Lavin-alcaro

What I think about when encountering a challenging student

First is, we are a career oriented school, the students come from a wide range of background. I remind my self to that I need to be more patient, have a big heart and that I need to put more efforts and time in for them, otherwise, they are easy to get slipped off the track.

Mary Lavin-alcaro

Most student learn by seeing and or by demonstration

Most student learn by seeing and or by demonstration, by show other students work helps the students understand that they can do it if they are having a hard time understanding

Billie Rose

The Challenging Student

We all have had them.. The 1st and most important thing an instructor should not do, is give up on that student..The instructor needs to try to get to the bottom of the issue.. Generally if a student thinks that just one person cares, the issues that are so big, usually subside. 9 times out of 10, a challenging student needs just a little bit of positive attention and reenforcment, and they thrive from there on forward

Billie Rose

Being Clear on the course expectations

If an instructor is not clear about the course expectations, we can not expect a student to have a clear understanding and be successful.

Heather Marti

Course Introductions are Key

I am a firm believer that by spending as much time as necessary on the first day of the course and having a "course introduction" with the class is allowing everyone to get off to a great start and be on the same page. It eliminates excuses in the future because we go over the syllabus line by line as well as classroom rules, requirement, attendance policies, etc; We also discuss and answer any questions that are asked so that all students are well aware of what the course expectations are.

Heather Marti

Dealing with the Challenging Student

I find that when I have a student who is experiencing "many" obstacles which are not allowing them to be in class, on time and preparred to learn, simply asking them to stay after class and having a 1 on 1 discussion with them helps but you must be preparred to have given alot of prior thought to the particular issues at hand and be able to offer solutions to each of the reasons behind what is causing the issues leaving no room for excuses on the students part.

Heather Marti

Student Engagement

I find that by knowing all of the students by name on the first day of the class helps make students aware that you took the time to prepare as well as being able to call on them by name creating student engagement when a particularly quiet student may have trouble coming out of their shell.

Heather Marti

Maintaining Professionalism

It is so important to never cross that fine white line with your students between instructor and friend because once you have broken that boundary, you have lost the upper hand and it is hard to regain control of the situation.

Elizabeth Johnson

Students with Social Disabilities

I have taught a class with an Asburgers student - where the social component of the brain isn't fully developed. These students are incredibly bright, but it doesn't relay well to the class. They can be disruptive and impinge on other's learning goals. However, the student has just as much of a right to be there as the next student. What is the best way to move forward when you are put into a similar situation where classroom management and dealing with social disabilities?

sahbaa albayati

show them respect

when i show respect to bad attitude behaviour after few days they start to change their behaviour. keeping respect them is important

Sheryl Kiser

dealing with stress

We are all going to have stress but we can eliminate alot of it with in ourselves. Make sure to excerise, eat right, dont smoke, dont drink, and most of all make time for the ones you love!!! This is so much easier said then done sometimes the ones we love the most are the same ones that stress us over the top (my kids)!! I have to take the time to look and reflect alot and put into groups stuff I can fix, cant fix and simply do not want to deal with... This has help be a better parent, instructor and coworker.

Sheryl Kiser

STRESS

Stress is something we all live with in our everyday lives. This is normal to a extent. We all need alittle stress to be productive such as deadlines, schedules ect.. But over the top stress day in and day out 24/7 could be life threatning. The body starts breaking down from the inside out, it could start with a cold and end up with a long term death sentence. Juggling personal and professional life is hard but I feel we have to take time for ourselves to rest, eat well and excerise to beable to keep up with this fast pace life. Sheryl Kiser

Mary Ibe