Tips for Teaching
Remember that:
- your students are here to learn from you and they respect you
- you don't have to know everything about your subject, but you might want to know where to find the answers to those tricky questions. Students are usually fine to wait a little while for the answer even if you have to Google it and get back to them later. ;-)
- you are teaching because you love what you are teaching
- let your passion show
- this is fun
- this is YOUR class for YOUR cause and the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it
- you may learn more from teaching that what you actually teach
- to really know something is to teach it
- you are making a difference
- your are building awareness for a worthy cause
- we are proud of you
In class, it helps to:
- split the lesson up into small chunks interspersed with different group activities
- engage the students by encouraging questions and participation in discussion
- be funny
- look into the eyes of the student who is asking a question and when you have finished providing your answer, check in with the person that their question has been answered
- speak clearly and loudly
- check to make sure everyone can hear you
- create an agenda for the class so that you can follow a roadmap
- know what you are going to talk about
- improvise
- tell a story
- use props
- practice your lesson plan
- feel confident
- know that this is a warm and loving environment and we are all friends here
- have a 15 minute break every 90 minutes