Practical Training Activity

Lesson Plan Development and Teaching Training for Flight Instructors 

Objective: 

The purpose of this training is to build upon knowledge of defense mechanisms by creating a lesson plan for private pilot students. This activity will assess knowledge of defense mechanisms, measure effectiveness of teaching methods through peer feedback, and help create a practical tool that can be utilized with students. 

1. Create a lesson plan that can be utilized in flight training for private pilots. 

2. Connect material learned into a useable teaching aid.

3. Assess lesson plan effectiveness through peer review.

Biblical Perspective: 

Throughout this activity, instructors will have to include an area of biblical intergration into their lesson plan. This will make instructors think critically about how lesson plans can reflect biblical principles and how to integrate it into their teaching. Through the creation of a lesson plan, instructors are urged to analyze and process all materials through a biblical lens. When producing your lesson plan, focus on having integrity and producing quality work that is your own. Proverbs 10:9 says "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out" (English Standard Version, 2011). While creating this lesson plan, meditate on Proverbs 10:9 and remember how integrity is so important when producing quality work for your students. 

Practical Activity: 

Utilize the link below as the first resource, this will go over all the instructions and details for each participant to go over the lesson plan activity. Make sure each person has their own handout, and a printed copy is recommended. 

Practical Activity Handout  

Lesson Plan Template:

Utilize this link as a template to creating the lesson plan. This template does not have to be used, but can be helpful as a starting point in order to create your own lesson. Download this document, and create a copy in order to edit it. You can either do it digitally, or printed. 

Lesson Plan Template Link 

Facilitators Implementation Guide: 

If you are the facilitator of this course, utilize this guide below as it gives details on the schedule, instructions, discussion questions, and biblical integration. 

Implementation Guide- Facilitators Handout

Assessment Tool (Grading Rubric): 

Use the below attached rubric as a grading baseline for the peer review section of the activity. 

 Rubric  

Resources: 

Here is a list of resources that are useful for the lesson plan 

1. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (2023) 

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak 

2. Aviation Instructor's Handbook (2020) 

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/aviation_instructors_handbook 

3. Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards (2023) 

https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/private_airplane_acs_6.pdf 

•  Focus on the Risk Management sections, as defense mechanisms are apart of risk management 

Discussion Questions: 

1. What is one thing that went well in your lesson plan?

2. What needs to be improved upon? 

3. How do you properly integrate biblical principles into teaching? 

4. What is a way to measure student's understanding of the lesson?

References: 

Aviation Instructor’s Handbook. (2020). United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Airman Testing Standards Branch.

English Standard Version. (2011). Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2010%3A9&version=ESV 

Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. (2023). United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Airman Testing Standards Branch.

Private pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards FAA-S-ACS-6C. (2023).      https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/private_airplane_acs_6.pdf