I plan to incorporate preplanned lectures, hands-on activities and media clips into my teaching style. This will hold the student's attention and actively engage them in the learning process.
Varying your method of delivery seems to be the best way to keep students engaged.
PLAN PLAN PLAN plan your lesson plans with contingencies (things go wrong, have a back up plan), practice demonstrations before hand,
Attention spans are short, plan for 10-15 minute lectures and lessons,
Have students practice their newfound knowledge shortly or immediately after acquiring, this helps them retain it
Sometimes when I am in front of my students i will have a moment where I am unsure of myself, and my self-confidence drops dramatically.
I found the suggestions on how to deliver a quality lecture very helpful.
Don't read your lecture (I am guilty of this)
Prepare yourself emotionally for class
Avoid a cold start,
Grab students' attention with your opening,
Vary your opening,
Announce the objectives for the class, and
Establish rapport with your students.
The idea of dividing lectures into 10-15 min increments should make planning/ preparing to teach easier. Diversifying content delivery keeps students and instructors engaged.
Be confident, be prepared and be personable and you will be successful.
Even when I develop a lesson plan, it is important to remain flexible to adapt to the needs of the students. I plan to use several teaching methods to reach as many students as possible.
Guide students while they are doing demonstrations and be sure to bring them all together at the end of a demonstration to remind them of what they have learned and how they are progressing
Switch it up occasionally. Using the same teaching methods can become monotonous and lessen student retention. By using varied teaching methods you and increase engagement and retention in the classroom!
Make sure you practice a demonstration before presenting to the class.
I will try to apply more variation to my lecture delivery, this has been very helpful.
It is important to present content in different forms of delivery to try to accommodate as many learning styles as possible.
Always vary learning styles when delivering lectures to ensure that all your students have their needs met.
Remember that students have different learning styles. It will be important to implement teaching to confirm to these styles.
Develop lesson plans using various learning styles.
Student comprehension is of vital importance, referencing back to my experience as a student in a technical college environment an effective lesson plan within my courses greatly contributed to my comprehension of the material being presented. Being properly prepared and presenting the material to students in which they will better understand and comprehend the material is of great importance.
Make sure that I can properly vary my teaching style so that each student can learn from each style and also make sure that i practice each demo.
Reading the room, knowing your audience. This should allow a successful delivery and good learning experience for the class. Sometimes more than one delivery method may be needed: so be it, it's about the students, you do what you have to do so the learning environment is productive and effective.
Use a variety of teaching methods.
You should be on the lookout and be aware of better and different ways you can offer instruction. Learning styles vary, so you should vary your delivery to address as many styles as possible. Prepare demonstrations before class and practice them, have a back up plan incase something goes wrong.
