CPD 2

Title: Proactive Classroom Management

Tutor: Theresa Morris, Academic Development

Place and Date: JAG JA130 - 03/03/2020 11:00 - 12:00

This session's objectives were:

• To encourage all staff to reflect on the effectiveness of their management of classroom behaviour
• To explore strategies to respond to challenging behaviours
• To facilitate mutual support
• And to foster discussion and dissemination of best practice

A disruptive behaviour can be viewed as anything that interferes with student learning and the delivery of teaching that enables or facilitates student learning. Some common causes are

• A specific learning, emotional or social need not being met,
• Boring session - lecturer not prepared or enthusiastic
• Or seeking attention

Setting classroom norms is one of the best methods of classroom management we can use in such condition. We can involve students in the construction of a list of expected behaviours on day one. We can hang a flip chart or poster and list expected classroom behaviours for everyone to see, and refer to this list when disruptions occur.

For more serious problems, or if the disruption persists, we can rely on these steps to conflict resolution:

• Speak with the student privately.
• Confront the behaviour, not the student.
• Speak for yourself only, not the class.
• Seek to understand the reason for the disruption.
• Ask the student to recommend a solution.
• Review your expectations of classroom behaviour, if necessary.
• Try to get agreement on expected norms.
• Explain any consequences of continued disruptions.