Hello RetiredMajor,,,
You have somewhat described the most basic lesson plan format,,,
The 3-T Lesson Plan Method,
1) Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.
2) Tell 'em.
3) Tell 'em what you just told them.
It sounds strange but this is what it takes to be an effective teacher.
A lesson plan, even one as simple as the one you related,,,
Is a very important step in teaching anyone how to do anything.
One of my professors stated that the difference between a teacher and an orator,,,
Is that a teacher will decide what to say ahead of time while an orator will merely ramble on.
I have known many experts in many fields,,,
Most could not teach anyone else how to do their job.
Like KenpoTex stated,,,
Understand that just being good at something doesn't mean you're going to be able to teach it effectively.
That's why in Oklahoma, Career Tech instructors are required to have,,,
A Bachelor's Degree in Career & Technical Education,,,
As well as proven competence in their career field.
I am a graduate of the USAF Instructor Academy,,,
It's the equivalent education level of a B.S. in Vocational Education,,,
In that it has about as many butt-in-seat hours as a B.S. in Education requires.
I also have a B.S. in Career & Technical Education,,,
And a M.S. in Occupational Education.
Hello Pax,,,
Would I be correct in assuming you are looking for ways,,,
To make yourself a better teacher/instructor?
Without knowing anything about you or your teaching style,,,
The one thing I will recommend for you is to research the topic of
Lesson Plan Development.
As part of my job, I evaluate new teacher performance,,,
The single complaint from school principals is that they either don't create lesson plans,,,
Or that the lesson plans they create are either not implemented properly or they are weak in development.
In short, they have not defined (in excruciatingly great detail),,,
Exactly what the
goal of the particular lesson will be,,,
And what are the
objectives to be measured.
Notice: Goal is singular and Objectives are plural
Goals are broad desires,,,
There should only be one broad goal per lesson plan.
Objectives are
measurable steps/tasks,,,
There can be as many objectives as necessary to achieve the goal.
For a 3-4 hour seminar/class there could easily be several goals,,,
There needs to be a detailed lesson plan developed for each individual goal.
A
goal statement would be:
By the end of this lesson, each student will be able to assume a proper Weaver Stance.
A
list of objectives would be:
Proper shoulder/hip alignment to the target.
Proper spacing of the feet.
Proper grip with the primary hand.
Proper grip with the secondary hand.
Proper flex to the knees.
I do take a lot of classes in shooting/gun handling,,,
Most of the people who are teaching can do what they are teaching about,,,
But regrettably, in a lot of cases, they have no idea how to organize their knowledge into a teachable format.
Students leave their class knowing some buzz words,,,
But no real detailed knowledge they can take home with them to practice.
I have reread this post several times,,,
It's an example of a poorly developed lesson,,,
I am rambling too much and have not clearly defined my goal.
Lemme try again.
A Goal Statement would be,,,
By the end of this lesson Pax will be able to develop a detailed lesson plan.
Objective list: Pax can,,,
1) Define the goal of the lesson.
2) Define and list the individual objectives to achieve the lesson goal.
I hope that made better sense.
Aarond