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*Leverage prerequisites - Determine what, if any, prerequisite knowledge your students possess and what you can lean on when extending those understandings to new subjects or concepts. | *Leverage prerequisites - Determine what, if any, prerequisite knowledge your students possess and what you can lean on when extending those understandings to new subjects or concepts. | ||
*Balance theory and practice - Theory is great for sharing good [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_model mental models] and bad for hands-on experimentation. Practice is great for hands-on experimentation but not great for developing good mental models. Try to address both during a class and go back and forth between them. Theory should inform practice. Practice should demonstrate theoretical concepts. | *Balance theory and practice - Theory is great for sharing good [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_model mental models] and bad for hands-on experimentation. Practice is great for hands-on experimentation but not great for developing good mental models. Try to address both during a class and go back and forth between them. Theory should inform practice. Practice should demonstrate theoretical concepts. | ||
For more reference, [https://wiki.protospace.ca/images/0/06/Transport_Canada_Flight_Instructors_Guide_Learning_Factors.pdf Transport Canada's Flight Instructors Guide] has a great guide on helping others learn and strategies to do this. | |||
You may also consider contacting the instructor for Protospace's [https://my.protospace.ca/courses/442 Train the Trainer course] | |||
Don't be shy to ask questions about effective teaching on the forum or by [[#Shadowing_and_Co-instructing|shadowing]] more experienced instructors to see how they do it. | Don't be shy to ask questions about effective teaching on the forum or by [[#Shadowing_and_Co-instructing|shadowing]] more experienced instructors to see how they do it. | ||