Essential Instructional Skillsfor Professional Driver Trainers

UNIT 6: Practice Teaching

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Unit Objectives:

You’ll be able to:Develop and present your 3-minute overviewComplete a brief lesson plan for your teaching

demonstrationPresent your teaching lessonEmploy the 4-step teaching/learning process in your

presentation

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Motivation: 3-minute Overview

Introduces the teacher/instructorRelates to prior learningStates the main topicsStates the purpose of the learning (i.e., benefits of the

lesson)States the objectives of the lessonGives the time-frame of the lesson

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Motivation: Learning Environment

Seating arrangementTable spaceClimate control (lighting, ventilation, etc.)Wall charts and other permanent displaysWhiteboard/flip-chart arrangementProjector/screenPreview audio-visual support

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Presentation: Your Lesson Plan

Provides the content to be taught Identifies visuals to be shownProvides instructor notes/promptsProvides points of emphasisProvides sample questions to be asked

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Presentation: Guidelines

Use simple languageBe familiar with the lessonUse eye contactUse humor but not jokesAsk questions often

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Presentation: Guidelines cont’d

Stay in controlUse body language, but avoid distracting mannerismsBe yourselfUse visual aids

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Application: Guidelines

Questions to be askedLearning activities

Teacher Learner

Skill activities

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Evaluation: Guidelines

Use oral questionsDirectly related to the stated objective of the current

lessonStudent-led demonstrationsFormal testsHomework