#classmanagement

Classroom management strategy is a technique to improve student behavior and academic engagement. Please see my video for an example of routine.

(Gif: Possibly the best solution for no voice policy & ASL environment. Just kidding!!)

My eyes are always locked on my learners (not as in a creepy way) to ensure they’re doing well or confused, at the same time I could feel their vibe & sense too. It’s weird and complicated to explain. It’s like I have a secret special power. I think it’s important to check on your students if they are feeling overwhelmed, unsure-- go and support them. Some days they would have their “bad” days.

Last Thursday October 10th-- one of my usual routines: I would count my learners’ signatures from my roll call sheet and then I count their heads (to make sure no one try to fool me if they did not attend to my class session). Somewhat I felt like one of their heads was missing. I had a confused expression on my face while holding my roll call sheet. Two of my learners were able to read my face and they communicated with me in ASL-- one of their classmates was on the phone. About 10-15 minutes later, she came back into the classroom and I sensed something was not right coming from her. I signed to her if she was okay and she shook her face. I took her outside to have a private conversation while learners review vocabulary. She informed me her friend just passed from battling a cancer. I told her it was okay for her to dismiss from my class and she didn’t want to miss my class session. Again I encouraged her to take a day off to focus herself and provided her the sources if she needed to talk to someone. She thanked, gave me a hug, grabbed her backpack and departed. Few days later, she e-mailed me to thank me for understanding how she feels.

Class Management

Effective class management is critical for every college teacher to possess as one of strong skills. While it doesn’t happen overnight, it is a skill that the teachers acquire and hone over time. The class management is a way of keeping the students engaged in their learning process without distractions or disruptive behavior in the classroom. 

In order to have classroom management skills, the teacher would need to have the patience, knowledge, time-management and organization. In addition, syllabus is a wonderful classroom management tool that sets clear the expectations for students’ learning outcomes, deadlines, grading, late assignments and assessment. This approach would assist the teacher communicate clearly with the students in order to motivate the learners and create a safe environment for everyone involved.