Instructor Guidance

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Lesson Plans

• Soil Survey Division Training Instructor Guide (210 KB)
• Creating a Lesson Plan (334 KB)
• Lesson Plan Format (19 KB)
• Lesson Plan Template (44 KB)
• Example Lesson Plan (27 KB)
• Writing Training Objectives (188 KB)
• Performance Objectives Worksheet (27 KB)
• Cognitive Performance Objective Action Verbs (60 KB)

Tips

• Creating PowerPoint Presentations (283 KB)
• NRCS Official PowerPoint Template (66 KB)
• Effective Presentations (64 KB)
• Learner Participation (55 KB)
• Use of Small Groups (44 KB)
• Use of Flip Charts (45 KB)
• Use of Handouts (43 KB)
• Writing Test Questions (45 KB)
• Using and Answering Questions (50 KB)
• Closing Sessions (56 KB)
• Creating Job Aids (157 KB)

NEDC Instructional Systems Design

AgLearn Trainer Skills Workshop (After logging in, use the “Simple Catalog Search”) -- a 4-day Train the Trainer classroom course

USDA’s Graduate School Instructor Training