I have been facilitating electrical knowledge to the next generation of trades people for just over 3 years. In this time, I have been faced with some hard decisions, sad conversations, and poor exam results. This is not to say there haven't been good times, fantastic times even, which have lead me to learn, grow, and focus on becoming the best facilitator of knowledge I can be. In my time in the classroom I have noticed 3 main values start to emerge.
Firstly, I am 100% student driven. My goal every day is to see my students grow, learn, and succeed at applying the theoretical knowledge from the classroom to the practical knowledge of the shop.
Next, I tend to focus on the apprenticeship of students, whether that be using the more skilled students in the room to mentor others, or by bringing in experts from the electrical field to demonstrate skills and answer questions about the electrical field.
Lastly, I like to focus on the information, and how it is transmitted, using a multitude of techniques and methods. I use PowerPoints that explain the information. Then I use worksheets for the students to practice the skills required for the learning objective. Finally the students use the labs to apply the knowledge from the lesson to further understand the material covered in the learning objectives.
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