Important things to remember when delivering a lesson (suggested checklist):Shercy Ramos-Garvida

ON MANNER (the way the lesson is taught):

Choose appropriate, colorful, interesting pictures for the lesson. Do not put a picture that may cause any discrimination to race, physical appearance, name, or any quality possessed by a student.Writings on your visual aids should be readable by the students even on the last row.Use colorful visual aids, but refrain from using shocking colors.Choose appropriate Powerpoint slide designs and the suited font, font size and font color for the slide design.Pick the language which you are most fluent.Explain carefully, thoroughly, and clearly in a satisfactorily audible manner (not too loud or too soft).Pick the appropriate activities that are engaging, interesting. It should not be time consuming nor cause them to be unmanageable.Be sensitive when calling students, know when they are ready to engage so as not to put them on the spot. Never embarrass a student.

ON MATTER (the content of the lesson):

Give only correct, validated, objective points. If unsure, do not relay this to the students.Make sure that concepts are explained thoroughly and deepened.Develop higher order thinking skills in the presentation of your lesson (encourage analysis, synthesis, creativity, ability to make value-judgments).Clearly show the connections between topics and subtopics.Choose examples that the students can relate with.Focus on depth rather than coverage.Show a logical flow of the every part, as well as how the part is related to the whole.Display mastery of your lesson. Be open to accommodate questions in the middle of your discussion. Know if the questions can be answered now or a little later. Make sure that you can still be go back to your flow even after the interference.If you open up a question at the beginning of the lesson, make sure that you will give the answer before you end the lesson. Do not leave your students hanging, unless you’ve asked them to research on the answer and promised a succeeding session for further discussion of the topic.Do not leave out the critical parts of the lesson. Encourage the students to see the weaknesses and the points that need to be improved in the topic discussed.Offer diverse perspectives. Broaden the world of the students. Every session, at least give one new learning that they can find application in their own life, the moment they leave your class.Always end with a synthesis and a conclusion.