Managing the Classroom Environment
2.5 Fostering personal growth by encouraging learners to be innovative, creative, and independent within a framework of social responsibility
Managing the dynamics of your ‘classroom’ is critical for maintaining a positive and constructive learning environment for you and your learners. The following list of tools will provide you with some tips and strategies for classroom management and conflict resolution in your face-to face, hybrid and online learning environments.
Students at Risk
Academic Success provides students with support and resources to achieve their academic and personal goals. It aims to improve student retention and graduation, develop strategies and identify best practices that foster the success of Algonquin College students.
- Academic Advising at Algonquin College
- Examples of Support Services at Algonquin College
- Model of Advising at Algonquin College
- Instructor Strategies to Improve Online Student Retention
- Learning contracts in the classroom: tools for empowerment and accountability
- Learning contracts in undergraduate courses: Impacts on student behaviors and academic performance
- Resource Document: What if Sheet
- Student Success Specialists
Addressing Disruptive Student Behaviour
Oftentimes, faculty are unprepared to address issues of student aggression or disruptive behaviour in the learning environment. Difficult students require a sufficient amount of TIME and ENERGY from instructors that can leave faculty feeling dissatisfied and unfulfilled. The following is a list of resources and suggestions for addressing student aggresssion.
- Classroom Behavioural Strategies and Interventions
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Management: The Background
- Classroom Management Tips for Online Courses: Dealing with Difficult Students
- Dealing with Difficult Students
- Dealing with Difficult Students in the Online Classroom
- Dealing with Disruptive Behaviour of Adult Learners
- How to Manage ‘difficult’ students online
- Laying the Foundation for Positive Classroom Behavior