Getting Results

Learn to teach in a community college setting. This multimedia resource will challenge your previous thinking about teaching and learning and give you the basic tools for effective classroom practice. The key theme of the course is to encourage you to focus on what the students will do and take responsibility for their success. 

Classroom Management

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Good classroom management is critical to creating a good learning environment. The information and techniques suggested in these links can help you effectively prevent or address student behavioral problems in the classroom.

• Classroom Management Strategies: Bronx College offers techniques and tips for helping faculty manage their classroom.
• Handling Crises:  De-escalation tips for college instructors.

Rubric Generator: Rubistar.com

Create rubrics to improve student learning, ensure fair grading and reduce time spent grading student work.

Rubistar offers rubric templates and automatic rubric generation for a wide variety of academic subjects. While many teachers want to use rubrics or are experimenting with writing rubrics, they can be quite time-consuming to develop.

RubiStar can help you in a variety of ways:

• Want to develop a rubric from scratch? Rubistar can help you create beautifully formatted rubrics without having to use Excel or Word tables.
• Want to develop a rubric for a fairly standardized type of assignment? Rubistar offers plenty of easy-to-use customizable templates for many subjects and assignment types.
• Want to see rubrics created by hundreds of faculty members to see if you can glean some ideas? Rubistar has thousands of rubrics created by other teachers for a wide variety of subjects and assignments. You're free to use these rubrics as is or customize them to meet your needs.