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Classroom Etiquette

In order to maintain our classrooms in a professional, collegial, healthy and safe condition, please:

  • Shut down and log out of classroom technology at the end of class.
  • Remove all garbage (especially food items) at the end of class, and put it in the correct waste receptacle in the hallway.
  • Ensure that windows are closed and locked.
  • Do not remove/bring in chairs from other rooms or offices.
  • Refrain from bringing in kitchen appliances or other appliances/machines.
  • Remove all projects from the bulletin boards at the end of class (since other classes may need to use the spaces during their own time).
  • Do not to hang things from the ceiling or disturb the ceiling tiles in any way.
  • Refrain from taping things to the walls, windows, ceilings and SmartBoards at any time… the tape peels the paint from the walls and makes a mess on shiny surfaces!
  • Inform the Adriano Morassutti (adrianom@yorku.ca) if the room is in disrepair or needs to be cleaned. For immediate spills or messes call extension 22401.
  • Inform the IT Department (edhelp@yorku.ca) if technology needs to be repaired.
  • Do not leave personal items in the room.
  • If accessibility spaces are indicated, refrain from placing furniture into the space. Please also be responsive to accessibility needs.
  • Ensure that the door is locked and closed firmly at the end of class.

To assist with keeping Faculty of Education classrooms open (yet locked) during class times without disruptions, we have purchased door stops. Please be reminded to:

  1. Remove the door stop from the door at the end of class
  2. Hang it on the inside door knob for safe keeping

See example:

Please also be reminded that door stops work best when used at the outer edge of the open door.

Please also see example:

Using chairs and other obstacles to keep doors open can be a fire and a trip hazard.

Also, thank you for remembering to close and secure the door at the end of your class and for returning the door stops to the safe and secure location on the inside door knob at the end of each class, both to secure/lock the classroom (preventing vandalism) and to prevent trip hazards. Please also remember to ask students to leave the room at the end of class.

These door stops are available in the following Keele campus Education-owned classrooms:

  • DB 3144
  • DB 3146
  • DB 3140
  • MC 050A
  • MC 050B
  • MC 050C
  • MC 157A/B – one door only
  • WC 030 – one door only
  • DB 3069 – one door only
  • DB 3072 – one door only

Off-Site Locations Classes are offered off-site from our Keele campus:

  • Catholic Education Centre (CEC) (a BEd cohort)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) (a BEd cohort)
  • Glendon Campus (a BEd cohort)
  • Toronto District School Board (TDSB) – Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit School (a BEd cohort and Graduate Program cohort).

Please note that extra care is required when teaching in any off-site locations to preserve the condition of the spaces. Please refer to the classroom etiquette guide for details. We are guests in these locations!