Knowing What You Don't Know

Do you introduce students to each other at the beginning of a course?

Do you ensure you meet students’ individual goals and objectives?

Do you have a written plan for the course overall?

Do you use a lesson plan for every session?

Do you use aims and outcomes for each session and, if so, are they SMART?

Do you cater for different abilities and disabilities within the same class?

Can you teach the same session in three different ways?

Do you teach in the way that your students like to learn?

Do you know for certain that your students have learnt what you’ve taught them?

Do you know how to manage disruptive or inappropriate language or behaviour in your class?

Do you know if your students haven’t understood something you have tried to teach?

Is more of your lesson you talking, rather than your students working in pairs or small groups?

Do you embed equality and diversity within your teaching sessions?

Do you know two different ways of giving developmental feedback?

Do you know how to evaluate the effectiveness of a session?