Classroom Management is “the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior.” (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classroom_management)
Disruptive behaviour from one student distracts the focus of other students. It negatively impacts learning.
Examples of Disruptive Behaviour
Here are examples of disruptive behaviour that I’ve seen from students:
Being late for class
Distracted by their mobile devices
Chatting amongst themselves
Interrupting the educator or other students
Before you move onto the next section, think about how you would handle these situations.
Strategies & Tactics for Managing Disruptions
The following resource provides an excellent table for handling disruptions.
To summarize, it looks at disruptions like the undermining of the instructor’s authority, leaving class too frequently, spacing out, cellphone distractions, monopolizing discussions, etc. We’ll be exploring these further in detail (relating it back to my training experience…
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