Hi Melissa, You are well on your way to developing a teaching style that is suitable for your field and comfortable for you and your students. By being open to suggestions and help from other professionals in the field you will advance quickly in your professional development. Your mention of timing brings up an area that all educators have to deal with. How do you find the right mix of time to spend on each area? Experience will help you greatly with this area but what do you do in the meantime? A suggestion would be to solicit constant feedback from your students. Handout 5x7 cards and have the students anonymously evaluate the just presented lesson or demonstration. The students will give you a very accurate picture of how you did, whether you gave with too much explanation or too little. They can also give you input into your demonstrations, study problems, etc. This form of evaluation is very low risk in that the students can say what they want without fear of reprisal and you can get the feedback you need. By using this method you will get a very clear picture of areas of strength and areas needing improvement, plus you can correct any major problems mid-phase. This method can also help you to develop confidence in your abilities as an educator. Keep in mind you are good in your field, you are now sharing it instead of practicing it. What you want to know is how you can best share it with your students.