CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

You can establish a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning, especially with advance planning.  Communicate to your students your expectations for classroom behavior along with the consequences for not meeting those expectations.  Use the following links to find more specific information on managing your classroom.

Use the YTC Great Expectations document to clearly articulate your expectations for your students.  You can share this with your students for their information and/or have them sign the document to indicate they understand the expectations.

You set the tone for your classroom.  Use this link to read Great Expectations for Faculty.

YTC has written guidelines to help you deal with disruptive or distressed students.  From the links below, download the guidelines; then listen to the short video for an overview.  If you must file an incident report for disruptive or distressed student behavior, you can use the reporting form.

Guidelines for Dealing with Disruptive Students

Video for Dealing with Disruptive Students

Disruptive/Distressed Student Reporting Form

Behavior Intervention Team (BIT):  As a proactive measure to contribute to a safe campus environment, York Technical College has established a Behavior Intervention Team to intervene early and provide support and behavioral response to students displaying varying levels of disruptive or distressed behaviors. The BIT members are Kelli Dawkins, Dean for Students, Cindy Mayfield, Associate Dean for Arts and Sciences, Kerri McGuire, National Board Certified Counselor, Sally Herlong, Disability Services, and Ben Bowen, Public Safety Officer. Please feel free to consult with the BIT members about student behavior concerns.

Manatee Community College (Florida) has assembled several links that offer valuable tips on classroom management.

http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/2892.asp