Before you start teaching

Exam: Should test a student’s knowledge. Not what they memorized, but what they understood with their own way of thinking, and words.

1. Put together the exam.

First put together everything you want to include in the chapter. Make sure it is done in a frame: has everything from beginning to end.

Then plan your lessons according to what you want in the exam, not the other way around. Many teachers mess up this. They abstractly, with no plan start to give lessons, and expect students to have a correct big picture from the many different little pieces. Without structure, it won’t make sense.

Don’t put too much material in one exam. The less, is the better. Easier to learn, understand, and will lead to better grades.

Max. 3 lessons should be able to inclue everything for the exam. If it was not enough, you should part the materials and rather have two smaller exams.

Whatever topic you teach, make sure it’s easy to follow on, and spot the connection between ideas. Think about it: as a student what questions would you have after reading your presentation?

don’t mention unnecessary information.

when you mention information, don’t use synonyms. Use the exact same words. The more they hear it, the more likely they will remember it. When you use a synonym, as fresh information they might mistake it for a completely different thing.

Color code everything: Title, information, etc. And stick to it.

It will be much easier to understand and remember.