Delivering Your First Session Welcome to your Delivering Your First Session Which of the following best describes the benefit of planning for your first session? Planning will show anyone observing your session that you are organised Planning gives a logical order, clarity about aims and outcomes and will help you to support your students Planning gives you and your students confidence Planning makes you think about your teaching before the actual session How can you best create a WOW moment in your first session? By spending money on resources By using the latest technology By thinking outside the box and using innovative teaching and learning methods geared to your students By making your lecture dynamic - it's all down to you! Which of the following is not part of the 'fail to plan = plan to fail' diagram? I need to have completed the scheme of work for the whole course by the first session I need to allow for different levels of ability in the group I need to check that my students have learnt what I've taught them I need to identify what resources I need during the session Which best describes a good powerpoint slide? Pack as much information in as possible Keep layout plain and clear with no distracting colours or pictures Use lots of different tools like animations to keep students interested Keep each slide short, to the point and make them look attractive Which of the following is not true about timing of the session? You should plan in short blocks of 15 minutes to keep timings flexible You should stick to your timings absolutely to ensure you finish on time You should plan a reserve activity in case your students work faster than you anticipated You should be prepared to carry a topic over until the next session if necessary Why do you need a contingency plan when you are teaching? In case your original plan wasn't very good In case you have a class visit and you need to change tack In case something goes wrong so that you can carry on seamlessly You don't - good lesson planning will ensure you don't need a back-up Which of the following is not student centred? Students find out the knowledge for themselves Assessment is formative throughout the learning Students actively engage in their learning Students listen to the teacher lecturing and passing on their knowledge How long does it take for a student's attention to start to drop? 15 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes 1 hour Which of the following is not a type of presentation equipment? Magic paper A blackboard The internet A book What should you do when your students arrive? Check your lesson plan so you know what you are doing Make sure the internet is working Greet them, introducing yourself and the other students Wait for everyone to arrive if they are late Time's up By |2020-04-20T13:57:16+01:0012/11/2019|Comments Off on Delivering Your First Session