Some great ideas on Challenging Students and Center Stage students. To avoid letting them dominate discussions. I call on several students to ensure everyone has an equal voice. I have students who use their cell phones in class, doodle, or do work from other classes. This is why in my Welcome message I list Housekeeping Rules. That sets a clear expectation of behavior.
I have had my share of Center Stage students and Apple Polishing students. This lesson focus on some valuable points that I will uitlize when teaching my class. For example the importance of being fair to all students and to make sure you are engaing the class as a whole. I like the idea of appointing the Center Stage students as an Observer.
I learned from this module how to manage students that are inattentive. I learned that my physical presence correct easily redirt the inattentivness.
Very informative about how to deal with different student personality types, great ideas I'll be using them.
This is good information. I must say having patience with the student that has comments for everything and always asking questions out of topic. I need to apply these stragedies to make my job less stressful in classroom with challenging students.
Walking around the class while lecturing is a good way to keep the students from sneaking peeks at their phones, or distracting themselves with other things. It also allows the teacher to quietly make encouraging remarks to show his concern/care for those students he suspects are not engaged.
It is always important to let students know how they need to follow directions in the classroom. Talking to a studnet privately instead in front of other studnets has worked, because I am able to hear them out and make sure we have a conversation.
Nice to be knowledgable of the different teaching strategies.
This section gave me the idea to use the technique onmoving the front row with the back row.
This section has taught new strategies for engaging students. I think the talking allottment by cards is intersting. I wonder if it would not only help the talkative students monitor their contribution though would it also encourge the none participative students to use their cards? It could potentialy help the instructor with a visual que on who to engage.
One strategy I like to use is to call on a student then ask a question. For example, I might say, "Stacy, can you explain ...." This allows the question to be directed at an individual student rather than have the Center Stage student to take over. This gives me the control over the class and gives other students a chance to participate.
Keep all students engaged at all times and try not to be a broken record. As I have always been told change is the only constant in life and you have to learn how to adapt to it day by day.
Being mindful to reflect how you, the instructor, may be coming off to a student and potential negative impressions
I learned the different types of students that we have every day in our classes, I will use the minute papers and the seating chart.
always have time for your students
Yes, these strategies are each very helpful for the different types of behaviors that come across me. I think the having them prove their claims when they have an excuse has gotten them to perform the work in future assignments rather than try come to me empty handed.
we are all adults here, and we all have cell phones, my policy is that as long as they are not a distraction i dont particularly care. at the same time theres a big difference between checking/silencing a call or text and browsing/wasting time. prolonged cell phone use must be taken out of the classroom
Great ideas!!! I love the 5 colored approach. Definately going to try this with my students!
each student will have a different personality and it's our job to notice this and find the right teaching method to help them learn.
I have delt with students like this and what i do is walk over to the student and ask them a question on the topic i was just going over, usualy that triggers them into being more active in class.
