Three things to consider when delivering a lesson...
When I started 3 years ago, I had a hard time coming up with ways of delivering the lesson at hand for my students. I would stick to the syllabus and teach all that was required for the day, but then hit a wall when I would start to talk about other things pertaining to the subject at hand; making them lose interest. I decided to go to my mentor and ask him for advice, one thing thing that he told me was to consider these three things before teaching a class: 1)What they should know 2)What they will know and 3)What they will know
I found that when considering those three points, it made it easier for me to decide exactly how much information I would deliver, so that I don't lose my students interest. Thoughts on any of this???
-Gabriel
Pre-assessments are a good way to evaluate this. I find them very effective.
I think the mentor was correct. You need to consider what they know about the subject so you can prepare lessons that are interesting and not redundant. You have to always prepare lessons based on what I need to cover.
Gabriel,
I think that your mentor eloquently stated the idea that an instructor "must keep it simple". By simplifying the instructional purpose, the instructor does not allow themselves to "oversaturate" the lesson plan with ancillary topics, that may limit the time for the more important topics to be covered. It is best to start with the basics when preparing for the class and add additional items, as time permits.
Tremayne Simpson
