Be on time. Be prepared. Be organized. I have fallen short with each of these elements at one time or another. After 7 years of teaching several related courses to prepare students for our specific industry, I have made many mistakes. But if it is one of the essential elements above, it is more serious than any other mistake I have made. Sometimes my demo is not perfect. So what? I tell them that it is not, and tell them why. And during their production, I watch over them to make sure they are working toward not making the same… >>>

I teach the first lab class in a very exciting 'hands on' industry. Over the last six weeks, the students have completed several theory or preparation courses for this lab class. There is lots of information to review for my class and I find it helpful to break up the 'intro' over two days. I review the most important topics on day one, especially safety issues,so that the students have plenty of time to be active in the lab on the first day. Then the second day I finish the remaining topics. Also, each day is built on the last,… >>>