Starting job as an electrical instructor (Advice?)

[RdmanElect]

Hey guys, I got a night time teaching position at a local trade school. Just wanted to reach out to get some advice. I've never taught in a formal setting before so I'm pretty excited. Should have about 15 students. Seems like I'm going to be developing my own curriculum while meeting some of their criteria. I've been making power point presentations and working on talking around the slides. Anyone have any advice?

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[ron]

You would be surprised by Googling for .ppt files, how many Electrical basic or Electrical introduction or just about any other electrical search terms have presentations out there that you can borrow ideas from. Even some manufacturers have presentations for you to use, depending on what you are teaching https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/prod...-protection/fuses/training-presentations.html

 

[infinity]

I know this is Mike Holt's forum but he does have some of the best training materials out there. Just on example:

Mike Holt Enterprises - Classroom Training Products.

We specialize in creating electrical training products that work. Reach out today to see how we can help your program with our dynamic books, instructor resources, and online training system.

www.mikeholt.com

 

[RdmanElect]

I know this is Mike Holt's forum but he does have some of the best training materials out there. Just on example:

Mike Holt Enterprises - Classroom Training Products.

We specialize in creating electrical training products that work. Reach out today to see how we can help your program with our dynamic books, instructor resources, and online training system.

www.mikeholt.com

I reached out to Mike holts team in regards to purchasing just the power point slides, but I was told I have to order 20 or more books which the school isnt interested in funding at this time.

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[augie47]

Is it more a "practical-how to class" or a Code class ??

 

[tom baker]

I have a BSe degree in Workforce Education, instructed over 500 electrical classes. I used Mikes materials 90% of the time as it saved me time and his graphics are the best. It will take you 8 hours of development time for one hour of podium time, will your school pay for your development time?

 

[Pdub]

Congratulations! Teaching is a rewarding experience. I’ve been doing it for 10 years now. Often you are a week or more often a day ahead of the class. You will forever be learning and getting better. You don’t need to have all the answers, but be prepared and honest. Your students will appreciate you being genuine. As stated above Mike holt slides are great, Ryan Jackson is amazing too. Your coworkers will likely be willing to help mentor and share as well. I find making a list of objectives ( or maybe your program will have one already) you want to have students be able to do, and then creating labs or exercises to map back to those objectives will give you focus in your planning from course level down to the day to day. Don’t be afraid to review and revisit. Covering less material more thoroughly is better than drowning your class in info.
Best of luck, I hope you enjoy this aspect of the trade.