Effective classroom management fosters a supportive learning environment where students feel safe, engaged, and motivated in their classroom learning. By minimizing disruptions, promoting positive ...

Managing student behavior is probably one of the biggest challenges for teachers - and one of the main reasons why so many end up quitting the classroom. All too often, the temptation is to focus on ...

I read with interest Anna Broadbent’s essay on the benefits and pitfalls of class participation grades. From my perch as a provost, former dean and former department chair, I find that the grade for ...

I describe one professor’s new approach to grading participation. I ask you to tell us how it’s going so far this semester. I share articles and opinion pieces on teaching you may have missed. Mark ...

Students who enroll in William Altman’s psychology classes at the State University of New York’s Broome Community College sometimes find themselves hooked up to an electroencephalograph—a device that ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about a professor who changed his approach to class participation because he found the traditional model arbitrary. Is the number of times you talk in class really a fair ...

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is committed to promoting student success by communicating the expectation of regular attendance and participation in classes. This policy serves as a ...