This is a presentation based on the article by Lisa Rodriguez on the same subject.

1. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
FOR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS
ERCILIA DELANCER
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FELLOW
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN
OCTOBER 8, 2012

2. WARM UP
You have been given a card with a specific season
of the year.
Find three other people with the same card.
They will become your group.
Find a table and have a seat.

3. GETTING TO KNOW EACH
OTHER
 Find out the names for your team members.
 How long they have been teaching.
 What field of English they specialize in, i.e. EAP, ESP.
 Favorite city in the world.
 Favorite song.
 Last book read.

4. WHAT DO WE HAVE IN
COMMON?
 Let’s find out what each group found to have in common with
other members of their team:
1. Graduated from the same university?
2. Teach in the same field?
3. Have been teaching for the same length of time?
4. Like the same city and/or song?

5. W H AT I S P RO P E R C L A S S RO O M
M A N AG E M E N T ?
 As part of your team, come up with a definition of what you
considered to be appropriate classroom management at the university
level.
 We will discuss each contribution and then come up with a
consensus.
 A list of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors will be discussed
with their respective recommendations.

6. OUR DEFINITION
Classroom management refers to the set of most
consistently established and managed rules for
students’ expectations and behaviors explaining
their rationale for each behavior. For this
purpose, management refers to issues of
supervision, refereeing, facilitating, and even
academic discipline.

7. WHY DO STUDENTS
MISBEHAVE
 Boredom: pacing of the class might be too slow or material too
easy.
 Frustration: pacing is too fast and student is unable to absorb the
new material .
 Too much drilling: activity demands little thinking.
 Discussion topic is of little interest or relevance to the student.

8. HOW DO YOU TEACH?
 1 . How many students do you have in each class?
2. Do you know each student’s name?
3. Do you have a routine to start and end your
classes?
5. What resources do you have to use?

9. HOW DO YOU TEACH?
 5. Do you have student helpers?
 6. Do you ask students to bring resources?
 7. Do you use group and pairwork?
 8. Do you use Bloom’s taxonomy to ask question?
 9. Do you include Ss in decision making or ask for Ss input?
 10. Ask for the students’ feedback?

10. HOW TO AVOID
CLASSROOM MISBEHAVIOR
 • Set learner expectations through a well-crafted syllabus
 • Create a safe environment and emphasize time on task
 Assess students’ needs
• Encourage attendance and participation
• Design meaningful learning experiences
• Learn about the college and its resources
• Motivate learners with the power of peer pressure and peer
admiration

11. HOW TO AVOID
CLASSROOM MISBEHAVIOR
• Provide technical assistance to all learners
• Develop feedback mechanisms
• Arrange for work-based learning
• Arrange for service learning

12. HOW TO AVOID
CLASSROOM MISBEHAVIOR
 Nurture interpersonal relationships
• Create connection activities
• Guide, tutor, and coach
• Maintain an attractive and supportive
environment

13. PRACTICAL STEPS
 Create the classroom rules the first day of class.
 Have students work in groups to set the rules.
 Vote on the most appropriate rules.
 Have students write the characteristics of a good student.
 Display their findings.
 Hold a “Question and Answer Session” on “What do I do if…?
Where you provide answers to possible scenarios in the classroom.

14. BECOME A HUMAN BEING
Talk to the students about yourself.
Show a photo of your family.
Bring a photo of your pet.
Talk about the latest book you are reading.
Compare your college years with their own.

15. CLASSROOM RULES: AN
EXAMPLE

16. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Undermining the instructor’s authority by frequently challenging
what’s being said.
 Possible solution?

17. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Leaving class too frequently.
 Possible solution:

18. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 “Spacing out” or clearly showing that he/she is not paying
attention.
 Possible solution?

19. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Mobile phone rings during class and student answers it.
Alternately, the student is caught texting during the class or checking
their email.
 Possible solution:

20. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Loudly chewing gum so other students get distracted.
 Possible solution?

21. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Verbal or physical threats.
 Possible solution?

22. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Poor hygiene: Student shows up wearing excessive perfume, not
wearing deodorant, excessive B.O. and so on.
 Possible solution?

23. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Monopolizing discussions to the exclusion of other students.
 Possible solution?

24. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Sleeping in class.
 Possible solution?

25. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Repeated tardiness
 Possible solution?

26. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Refusal to participate or speak in class.
 Possible solution?

27. EXAMPLES OF
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS
 Sexual innuendo, flirting or other inappropriate behavior.
 Possible solution?

28. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Sharing/copying work
 Possible solution?

29. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Plagiarism or lying
 Possible solution?

30. EXAMPLES OF
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS
 Other disrespectful behavior
 Possible solutions?

31. EXAMPLES OF DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIORS
 Too much chit chat
 Possible solution?

32. SOLUTIONS
 I hope that working with your colleagues has given you a
chance to add an arsenal of strategies to deal with disruptive
behavior in your classroom.
 Any comments, questions or suggestions are welcome. You
can write to me at:
ercilia.delancer@gmail.com