Teach Me Anything task
NOTE: You don’t need to read this discussion until you reach the “Teach Me Anything” lesson this week.
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Please prepare and teach something in 5–10 minutes to a small group of people.
Ideally, please teach the other trainees on the course. Try to organise a short Zoom session together to do this.
If this isn’t possible, you can teach a few friends or family members gathered around the kitchen table or somewhere similar. If you can’t get two people together, then just teach one person. Face-to-face is best, but online is fine if needed.
You can teach them anything you like, for example: “how to fix a bicycle puncture”, “a few basic salsa dance moves”, “how to tie a fisherman’s knot”, “how to do the moonwalk” or “how to introduce yourself in Russian”.
Spend a little time preparing beforehand. Think about:
- What will you say?
- Will you write or draw anything to support your explanation?
- Will they need to make notes or do anything else?
- Will you bring in any objects to show them?
- Or will your students mainly just listen to you?
After you’ve given your lesson, have a short discussion with your peers/students. Together, agree on what went well and how the teaching could be improved. What do you wish you had/hadn’t done? What have you learnt about teaching?
In the forum discussion:
- Write a few paragraphs describing the experience as your main post.
- Post a second comment responding to another trainee’s entry.
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