Classroom Management: How to Teach Like a Pro
Delaney Kirk,
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B (Des Moines) August 3-5, 2006 in Des Moines, IA Apply: UWA
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Note: In your application, please specify at which one of the three
venues you wish to attend.
While most teachers are comfortable
with the course content of what they are teaching, many do not feel they have
been prepared in "how" to teach.
Especially lacking is how to manage a classroom (how to handle
absenteeism, tardiness, cheating, difficult students;
how to set classroom expectations; how to write an effective syllabus).
This three-day workshop will focus
on various issues of classroom management beginning with the first day of
class, and will address issues such as:
·
How to
establish and maintain your credibility as the instructor from day one
·
What to do
that first crucial day of class to set class expectations
·
How to
convince students that your class is critical to their future success
·
How to
motivate students to take responsibility for their success or failure in class
·
What classroom
policies to include in your syllabus
·
How to deal
with those difficult students who come in late,
disrupt class, sleep in class, dominate the class discussion, turn papers in
late, etc.
·
Pros and cons
of using teams; how to assign teams, grade assignments, and deal with
complaints that team members are not doing their share
·
How to prevent
cheating and how to handle it if it does occur
·
How to get
responsible and useful feedback from students to improve your teaching
In addition, participants of this
interactive workshop are encouraged to bring their questions about classroom
management. At the end of the workshop,
you should feel more confident about your ability to manage your classroom.
For college instructors of: all disciplines. The
workshop would be particularly useful to those faculty members who are
beginning their teaching careers, new faculty in the first few years out of
their educational programs, or experienced faculty with questions as to how to
manage this “new” generation of college students. In general, if you want to improve your classroom
evaluations and become a better classroom manager, this workshop is for
you. Prerequisites: none
Dr. Kirk is a Professor of Management at Drake University with 25
years of teaching experience (learned the hard way sometimes) in both large and
small, public and private universities.
She has conducted numerous teaching workshops and attended many academic
conferences. She was the featured expert
for the Chronicle of Higher Education’s online chat on classroom management on
September 15, 2004, and has earned the prestigious Drake University Board of
Governor’s “Excellence in Teaching” Award.
Her recently published book “Taking Back the Classroom: Tips for the
College Professor on Becoming a More Effective Teacher” is recommended reading
for this course.
Email: Delaney.Kirk@drake.edu
Schedule for Workshops
Thursday 8:45
registration
9:00-12:00 Workshop
12:00-1:00
Lunch on your own
1:00-4:00 Workshop
Friday 9:00-12:00 Workshop
12:00-1:00
Lunch on your own
1:00-4:00 Workshop
Saturday 9:00-12:00
Workshop
All handouts will be given out the first day of
the workshop. Come prepared to ask your
questions about classroom management.
Logistical Information For All
Sessions
The
June 8-10, 2006 workshop will be held in Room GDH 361 at
The August 3-5, 2006 workshop
will be held at
Lodging
Holiday
Inn Express DES MOINES-AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY (5 short blocks from Drake campus) located at 1140 24th Street, Des Moines,
IA 50311
Tel: 1-515-255-4000
Check-In Time: 3:00 PM
Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/dsmia
*cost per night $79.95
Hotel Fort
* cost per night $99 (this is
a special rate, so mention you are attending a workshop at
Tel.1-800-532-1466
http://www.hotelfortdesmoines.com
Renaissance Savery Hotel
* cost per night $99
Tel. 515-244-2151
http://www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/DSMBR
Bed
and Breakfasts in
http://www.bbonline.com/ia/des+moines.html
“The
Cottage” is located just a few blocks
from campus
*cost per night $85-$99
Airport
The following airlines fly
into
http://www.dsmairport.com/Travel_Info/Airline_Info.htm
http://www.drake.edu/about/campusmap.html
Stuff to do in
http://www.drake.edu/stuff2do.html
Full List of Restaurants in
http://www.sourceguides.com/restaurants/Iowa/DesMoines/DesMoines.html
The
January 4-6, 2007 workshop will be held at
Travel and Lodging. Each participant is responsible
for his or her own travel and lodging arrangements; please note that the
Tampa-St. Petersburg area is a very popular Winter
tourist destination. For those traveling
from outside the
Directions
to Course Venue -
**Those participants coming from
south of St. Pete (
Take I-75
north toward
Merge onto
I-275 N (exit 228) toward St. Pete (you will pay a $1 toll to cross the bay via
the
Once in St.
Pete take the
Turn left
onto
Turn right
onto US 19, alias
Turn left
onto
Proceed on
Stay on
The Science
building (West wing) is the 2nd building on your right and you can park
in the small lot west or north of it.
Proceed to the lobby next to the Science office.
**For those
of you from out of town who may have opted to stay in a motel east of 34th
Street (US 19) or north of 5th Avenue North, you should work your
way to the corner of 34th Street and 5th Avenue North,
then follow 7-9 above (go west on 5th Avenue North). If you decided
to stay on
Go northwest
on
Stay straight
to go onto
A couple of
miles north you will make a slight left onto
Shortly
thereafter you will arrive at the corner of
Stay on
The Science
building (West wing) is the 2nd building on your right and you can
park in the small lot west or north of it.
Proceed to the lobby next to the Science office.