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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 5-1
Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › What is Teaching? › Process
preparing, presenting applying, and assessing lesson material and covers various delivery methods in depth. Essential Teaching Skills Four essential skills good teachers have include: 1. People skills 2. Subject matter expertise 3. Assessment skills 4. Management skills…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 5-2
Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › Essential Teaching Skills › Management Skills
Management Skills Management skills generally include the ability to plan, organize, lead…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 5-2
Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › Essential Teaching Skills › Subject Matter Expertise
Subject Matter Expertise A subject matter expert (SME) is a person who…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 5-1
Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › Essential Teaching Skills › People Skills
People Skills Effective instructors relate well to people. Effective communication, discussed in…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 4-7
Chapter 4: Effective Communication › Developing Communication Skills › Role Playing
role playing, the learner is provided with a general description of a situation and then applies a new skill or knowledge to perform the role. Experience in instructional communication comes from actually doing it and is learned in the beginning ... supervisor can play the learner AMT for a maintenance instructor applicant. It is essential for the flight instructor to develop good ground instruction skills, as well as flight instruction skills to prepare learners for what is to transpire…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-29
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › The Multitasking Mistake › Priorities of Task Management
learner pilot or technician, practicing specific skills is essential, but flying a cross-country trip or repairing a collapsed landing gear requires “putting it all together” in the right way to achieve success. The following section looks at the challenge ... adjusting for minor deviations through the flight controls. We assume that, due to experience and practiced refinement, such skills at some point become automatic and somewhat instinctive. This belief can lead to a false sense of confidence that the routine…