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SDD18: Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations
Hours: 1.3
Have you ever found yourself under stress in your classroom as a result of a disruptive student? During this workshop, we will discuss classroom strategies for dealing with difficult students and related situations. Additional topics we will examine: Responding to a classroom crisis; minimizing inappropriate behavior; when is it appropriate to refer the student to counseling; contacting ACC police.
College professors are progressively finding themselves “dealing with difficult classroom situations” more than ever before. There are many beliefs as to why such of behavior is on the increase in higher educational settings. During this session, professors and college staff members will receive an overview on strategies for classroom management with an aim of increasing student productivity.
Mervin James Jones is assistant dean at ACC’s Eastview Campus. He has served the college since 2008. He previously served as Counselor and Assistant Professor at both the Riverside and Round Rock Campuses. Mervin has almost 9 years of experience in higher education and over 30 years experience working with diverse populations. He has taught classes for the Student Development Department at ACC. While serving in this role, Mervin has led multiple initiatives at the college. He has also been the recipient of the ACC Leadership Award for initiating college-wide veteran initiatives. Mervin was the founder of the ACC Veterans Advisory Committee. The committee was organized with the goal of collaboratively working with faculty and staff to address student veteran transitional concerns and served as a liaison between student veterans and local veteran related agencies. He also initiated an annual college wide event called From Humvee to ACC. This event was targeted at educating student veterans and prospective student veterans and their families about their educational and health related benefits. He also created a student- led veteran’s club called VALOR (Veterans Achieving Leadership Outside the Ranks). Before coming to ACC, Mervin served in the United States Army for 23 years. While on active duty, among other duties, Mervin was responsible for the welfare, training, mentoring, and counseling of soldiers. Mervin currently serves as a volunteer at the Round Rock Opportunity Center, one of the city’s alternative public schools. Mervin’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Columbia University and a Master’s of Arts degree in Clinical Counseling from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
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