Hi Dale,
I concur! The instructor must ensure an environment that is conducive for learning to take place.
Patricia
For several reasons:
Because the students are paying us not for how knowledgeable we are, but the capacity that they can obtain that knowledge and apply it to their benefit relevantly in their respective fields. Anything that would take away from that (i.e. disruptive students, not being prepared to teach the class, exceedingly addressing outside issues, etc) effects our level of respect we receive, and how effective of am instructor delivery expert we are.
Good classroom management is essential for the learning process. Classrooms that are not managed well lead to distractions and chaos. This makes it difficult for students to learn. Students will also feel that a teacher that cannot manage the class, may not be a reliable source from which to learn.
Class management a critical part of educational planning because is sets the stage for Successful Student. The Instructor can take some time to help the students organize their daily activities but giving handout of calendar where the student can keep track of due dates, other hand outs may include To-Do-List putting priority to activities. The Instructor can have the students write in a journal at the last ten minutes of class to reflect on what they learned and what they will do once they leave the class for that day.
Hi Megan,
It is our job along with administration to produce an environment that is conducive for effective learning to take place. I am glad to know that administration handled this promptly. If we give students a reason to complain, they will.
Patricia
Class management is extremely important in order to have a successful and smooth running class. Without it, chaos can occur. I have definitely experienced this before in a few different ways. One semester, I was provided with a classroom that was not large enough for the number of students in my class. On the first day of class, this was obviously a major issue. I expressed to the students that I am sorry for the tight space, and will immediately talk with the Admin staff of our department and see what they can do about moving the class. It took a few days, but we were moved and I was assurred that it will not happen again. In the end we were given a very large classroom and enjoyed it greatly. And it was a positive experience for allowing group activities. This situation helps us to conduct a check-and-balance on the number of students signed up for class and the space assigned to ensure this will not occur again.
Hi Paula,
I concur! Adult students need structure too. Students deserve and need an environment that is effective for learning to take place.
Patricia
Class management is important because you need structure to implement your educational plans.
Hi Joseph,
What an awesome list! You really know how to take charge and produce an atmosphere that is conducive for learning to take place. You appear to be a person that does not tolerate any foolishness. I like your straightforwardness. Your students really have a great role model to follow.
Patricia
Here are some suggestions.
1. Be prepared by having a daily plan. Being unprepared will result in losing your credibility.
2. Act professional, take control, show leadership and direction. Keep students on track.
3. Set the stage right- have a structured atmosphere for lecture and lab, conducive to learning. Keep your focus.
4. Explain all your rules, regulations, policies, procedures, expectations, course objectives, etc. on Day One, to clarify and avoid misunderstandings and to maximize a student's learning and performance.
5. Stop and deal with unacceptable behavior immediately, like cell phone talking and texting, unwanted conversations, etc. Don't allow or tolerate rude and disruptive students to take over your class.
6. Be humorous, encouraging and ready to interact. Show fairness, not favoritism in assigning work, grading, etc.
7. Every class is different. Know how to handle emergencies and learn crisis management from administration and your peers. Keep your composure.
Thanks. Joseph Rosales, Jr.
Hi Mary,
Never let any one student control the class. The instructor needs to ensure the classroom environment is conducive for effective learning to take place.
Patricia
Hi Paula,
That's right, even adults need structure; without structure there can be a lot of chaos.
Patricia
It is critical because you want to create structure within your classroom. I am not saying you can't be flexible, but students need to have a clear understanding of the requirements and expectations of the class.
Classroom management affects learning. If students are not involved in the learning you have not succeeded as a teacher. Our students are adults and we can not make them learn or complete their assignments, but we must do all we can to provide the students with encouragement, a productive learning environment and all the tools to be successful. We can't allow some students to control the class or disrupt the learning of others with inappropriate behavior. Our classrooms are a microcosm of the workplace and we need to teach our students how to function in the workplace as well as teach the course content.
Hi Doreen,
It is the instructor's responsibility to produce an environment so that effective learning can take place. Students want and need structure, and they really appreciate the pleasant atmoshpere for learining to occur.
Patricia
Hi Kimberly,
Great point about the variations of interruption. The environment needs to be conducive for learning to take place.
Patricia
The students won't learn anything if there are distractions or interference. Interference can come in lots of forms, like unprepared or unprofessional instructors, rude classmates, excessive talking or disruptions...
One of the best ways to prevent management problems is by pacing and structuring lessons or activities as smoothly and continuously as possible. Reaching this goal depends on three major strategies:
selecting tasks or activities at an appropriate level of difficulty for your students,
providing a moderate level of structure or clarity to students about what they are supposed to do, especially during transitions between activities, and
keeping alert to the flow and interplay of behaviors for the class as a whole and for individuals within it.
Each of these strategies presents its own special challenges to teachers, but also its own opportunities for helping students to learn.
Taken together, arranging space, establishing procedures and rules, and developing withitness about multiple events set the stage for communicating an important message: that the classroom is a place where learning and positive social behavior are priorities. In addition, teachers can convey this message by giving feedback to students in a timely way, by keeping accurate records of their performance, and by deliberately communicating with parents or caregivers about their children and about activities in class.
A teacher's classroom-management system communicates information about the teacher's beliefs on content and the learning process. It also circumscribes the kinds of instruction that will take place in a particular classroom. A classroom in which the teacher takes complete responsibility for guiding students' actions constitutes a different learning environment than one in which students are encouraged and taught to assume responsibility for their own behaviors. Content will be approached and understood differently in each of these settings. Furthermore, more intellectually demanding academic work and activities in which students create products or encounter novel problems require complex management decisions. This correlation between instructional activity and management complexity further reinforces the interrelated nature of classroom management and curriculum.
Hi Ruby,
I agreee. Even adults need a structured environment. Students will certainly begin to complain if the environment is not conducive for learning to take place.
Patricia
Class management is critical for student success because it creates an enviroment conducive to learning for all students. Students come to class with different expectations and agendas, instructors must be prepared to deal with the various expections and agendas and stay within the guidelines for their school. This course has excellent strategies for dealing with certain students, some I encoutered early in my teaching career.
