Essential Instructional Skills for Professional Driver Trainers UNIT 6: Practice Teaching

Unit Objectives: You’ll be able to: Develop and present your 3-minute overview Complete a brief lesson plan for your teaching demonstration Present your teaching lesson Employ the 4-step teaching/learning process in your presentation North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Motivation: 3-minute Overview Introduces the teacher/instructor Relates to prior learning States the main topics States the purpose of the learning (i.e., benefits of the lesson) States the objectives of the lesson Gives the time-frame of the lesson North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Motivation: Learning Environment Seating arrangement Table space Climate control (lighting, ventilation, etc.) Wall charts and other permanent displays Whiteboard/flip-chart arrangement Projector/screen Preview audio-visual support North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Presentation: Your Lesson Plan Provides the content to be taught Identifies visuals to be shown Provides instructor notes/prompts Provides points of emphasis Provides sample questions to be asked North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Presentation: Guidelines Use simple language Be familiar with the lesson Use eye contact Use humor but not jokes Ask questions often North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Presentation: Guidelines cont’d Stay in control Use body language, but avoid distracting mannerisms Be yourself Use visual aids North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Application: Guidelines Questions to be asked Learning activities Teacher Learner Skill activities North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018

Evaluation: Guidelines Use oral questions Directly related to the stated objective of the current lesson Student-led demonstrations Formal tests Homework North American Transportation Management Institute, © 2018