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

2. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-2 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

3. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-3 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

4. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-4 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

5. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-5 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

6. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-6 Presentation: Guidelines Use simple language Be familiar with the lesson Use eye contact Use humor but not jokes Ask questions often

7. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-7 Presentation: Guidelines cont’d Stay in control Use body language, but avoid distracting mannerisms Be yourself Use visual aids

8. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-8 Application: Guidelines Questions to be asked Learning activities  Teacher  Learner Skill activities

9. North American Transportation Management Institute, 2014 6-9 Evaluation: Guidelines Use oral questions Directly related to the stated objective of the current lesson Student-led demonstrations Formal tests Homework