The educational process is not complete if we do not share with others what we have learned and studied. Teaching is how we can best share what we have both learned and studied. In prior posts it has been written how to be efficient at learning ( 5 Steps to Efficient Learning ) and efficient at studying ( 4 Steps to Efficient Studying ), now here are three steps which can be taken to be efficient at teaching:
1) Be prepared.
It is difficult, if not nearly impossible, to just "wing-it" when teaching. As skilled and quick thinking as some may be, it is highly recommended that prior to teaching we take the time to prepare on the subject area, skill, standard, knowledge, etc. that is to be covered. Part of preparation should also include how those who are being taught may react to the material being presented.
2) Be Engaging.
Connect with those you will be teaching. As we teach, we engage in studying, learning, thinking, and communicating. A good teacher knows how to engage what is being taught by building connections which can lead to searching for further information. It is by building these connections that teachers make the most valuable contribution to education which is the search for further knowledge and clearer understanding.
3) Be Fair.
It is understandable that developing connections with those whom we are teaching will develop uniquely to each individual, but we must be firm in being fair and balance as we are teaching. If we are unfair, and treat some with a more favorable approach, we will become responsible for creating an unbalanced education environment where some will succeed and some will fail.
As educators we are constantly taking part in the different stages of the educational process: Learning, Studying, Teaching. To become efficient educators, it is key that we also become efficient in each of the stages within the educational process. The better we are at each stage, the better we will be at the overall process and in turn, we will be able to help others go from being uneducated to becoming life-long educated.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
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