I believe the biggest success for me was that I was able to spend several years in a co-taught setting observing another teacher deliver the SIM strategies. I was able to listen to her instruction, which helped lay foundational understandings and familiarity with SIM, as well as the strategies.
Before instructing others, I spend a day preparing the powerpoint, creating materials that can be given away as door prizes, making copies and organizing the materials. I spend the greatest amount of time reviewing each slide and writing notes about what I would like to say in reference to that slide. I want to be sure to incorporate all of the information without reading the slide verbatim or writing all of the information on the slide.
While presenting the strategy, I try to make it as interactive as possible by modeling how I would deliver the instruction to a classroom full of my own students. I also provide them with useful ideas and suggestions that worked for me through my own trial and error. Based on the feedback, the instructors feel that this is very helpful and has helped them feel more at ease with the delivery of their own instruction.
I believe the greatest challenge that I have faced is time. I must be extremely mindful of the time while delivering the instruction or I will inevitably run and not deliver all of the necessary content. I have gone back and revisited my delivery to determine what I can change or how I can tweak my delivery, which has helped considerably.
Before instructing others, I spend a day preparing the powerpoint, creating materials that can be given away as door prizes, making copies and organizing the materials. I spend the greatest amount of time reviewing each slide and writing notes about what I would like to say in reference to that slide. I want to be sure to incorporate all of the information without reading the slide verbatim or writing all of the information on the slide.
While presenting the strategy, I try to make it as interactive as possible by modeling how I would deliver the instruction to a classroom full of my own students. I also provide them with useful ideas and suggestions that worked for me through my own trial and error. Based on the feedback, the instructors feel that this is very helpful and has helped them feel more at ease with the delivery of their own instruction.
I believe the greatest challenge that I have faced is time. I must be extremely mindful of the time while delivering the instruction or I will inevitably run and not deliver all of the necessary content. I have gone back and revisited my delivery to determine what I can change or how I can tweak my delivery, which has helped considerably.